(2) for instance, they claim that these HK extremists are allegedly paying local Brits to join their protests in order to make their presence more "impressive" - some keep on protesting cos they're pissed to have "lost to the HK police" & need to vent their anger & see the UK as
(3) the ideal place for this cos they assume that in this "free" society they could do/say whatever they want - many no longer bother to hide their pro-independence stance - the UK authorities now note the extreme elements among these groups, according to the commentators who
(4) claim to have inside knowledge - their black-clad appearance probably doesn't score points with locals, the commentators suggested
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(1) How the 2019 US-funded & Western supported unrest in Hong Kong affected the city, & how the city recovered & bounced back to embark on a path to further economic & financial integration with the motherland, China #RaamWTF
(2) Huge impact on tourism, with visitor arrivals declining by 50.5% by 4Q2019
(3) Saboteurs stormed about 60 different buildings & facilities of the Hong Kong SAR Government, including the Central Government Offices & Police
Headquarters (PHQ) - while besieging the PHQ, saboteurs used mills barriers & sundries to block the entrance and exit gates....
(2) "most current cases & hospitalisations are among Māori & Pacific New Zealanders, who make up less than 30% of the total population.... Māori are now presenting over half of daily case"
(3) "figures from last week show Māori are behind all other ethnic groups for vaccinations. Only 57.6% have had their first dose – compared to 74% for Pacific communities, 81% for European and 96% for Asian"
(1) Last night in Hong Kong, a Western man in his early 30s escaped after cutting the neck of a taxi driver with a hard object after a dispute in Western District - the driver later died 🤬🤬😡😡 hk01.com/article/687534
(2) police are now hunting the murder suspect, who was dressed in black when he committing the crime
(3) the Hong Hong police have released this picture of the murder suspect, who's in his early to mid-30s - police found the murder weapon, 16cm knife - the stab wound on the victim's neck was 6cm cm long & 1-2cm deep hk01.com/article/687757
(1) the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai released the “2021 China Business Report”, which found that optimism among US companies in China has surged & almost returned back to pre-trade war levels, based on a survey conducted from mid-June to mid-July 2021, with responses
(2) from 338 AmCham member companies - over 75% of the surveyed US companies are “optimistic” or “slightly optimistic” about their business outlook in China over the next five years, akin to the 80% figure observed from 2015-2018; less than 10% were pessimistic, versus around
(3) 20% in 2020 and in 2019 - 77% of the surveyed companies reported profits in 2020, & over 80% projected higher profits in 2021 than in 2020; & almost 60 % reported increased investment for 2021 compared to 2020, up 30.9 percentage points from last year