HK ppl are facing the same issues as us. PRC are now taking up their jobs, taking up their resourses (hospital beds, MTR pack). A war is soon to begin.
sfoto100 said:my GREATEST fear is the loss of Hong Kong identity, HK movies (one of my my greatest love), HK food...
i talked so much, but I have not been to HK before, but I will one day. I just don't have enough leave for so many things.
To me, HK movies is the greatest! I almost only watch HK movies and nothing else, and i only like it in Cantonese
There is some flavor, taste, feel, mood that can ONLY be conveyed by HK movies, that can ONLY be convey through Cantonese!
my GREATEST fear is the loss of Hong Kong identity, HK movies (one of my my greatest love), HK food...
i talked so much, but I have not been to HK before, but I will one day. I just don't have enough leave for so many things.
To me, HK movies is the greatest! I almost only watch HK movies and nothing else, and i only like it in Cantonese
There is some flavor, taste, feel, mood that can ONLY be conveyed by HK movies, that can ONLY be convey through Cantonese!
If Hong Kongers fear this, imagine how the Tibetan people feel.
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this is a pretty good analysisBecause of the economic importance of China, Hong Kong people have taken advantage of the closeness to it for business opportunities.
Although many Hong Kong people are able to speak fluent Mandarin but Cantonese is still importantly used in their parliament, administration and education. I think Hong Kong people are protective about their dialect to the extent that they dont' want their northern rulers to understand them.
The rest of my family have moved to live and work in Hong Kong. In the 9 years of living there my daughter has learned and picked up Mandarin although at work and at home she uses English.
There is a big shortage of kindergartens teaching mainly Mandarin let alone primary schools.. Our granddaughter couldn't get into one and has to go to an American-run kindergarten. This shows Hong Kong is not very serious in promoting Mandarin as their lingua franca.
An British expatriate is exasperate about her children can't function in a local school in Hong Kong as there is no support system for anyone who can't speak Cantonese. International schools are expensive and entry is competitive as many Hong Kong people hold dual citizenships.
Cantonese is Hong Kong identity. It is not going to be easy to change it overnight. I remembered years ago it was almost impossible for us to understand magazines and newspapers published in Hong Kong because Cantonese had its own perculiar written expressions.
A few Chinese can rant all they can until their faces turn black in television but they can't change Hong Kong until Hong Kong people decide to change.
lol..calling hkgers dogs. sure kena from some hk mafia sooner or later. he come sg sure kena big time.