Hong Kong was a colony of the United Kingdom, ruled by a governor appointed by the monarchy of the United Kingdom, for 156 years from 1841 (except for four years of Japanese occupation during WWII) until 1997, when it was returned to Chinese sovereignty. Negotiated by Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, it commits Beijing to ensuring political and economic freedoms in the city that aren’t afforded to the 1.4 billion people in mainland China. ", "The Chinese Communist Party is already using facial recognition technology and brainwave trackers to monitor students in mainland. It would also entail a host of practical changes that would take years of transition to avoid catastrophe, from monetary policy, taxes and capital movement to passports, visa rules and customs procedures. Emotionless 3. But I … ... How Hong Kong is home to the crazy rich and the mega poor - Duration: 24:11. 11 tracks (30:02). Hongkong (chiń. The date marking 50 years since Britain handed over Hong Kong to China will also see the legal expiration of the “one country, two systems” experiment that guarantees the former colony’s autonomy. When our producers were in Hong Kong, they often asked people, "What will Hong Kong look like in 2047?" Instead, the correct way to think about it, is that you would actually think of Hong Kong's status as if it went through three stages: Step 1, Hong Kong was UK territory, sort of. “I will be 80 or 90 years old at that time (2047). A lot of things in Hong Kong will be suppressed like they are now in China, through controlling the economy, monopolies, speech and behaviour, everything, unable to receive information from the outside [world]. That raises the prospect of years of unrest in Hong Kong if the students driving the movement continue to fight. With the protests today, Beijing now realizes it has lost a generation of young Hong Kong people. We have to fight for the rights of that we are entitled (promised during the handover).” —⁠Daniel Tai, 25, healthcare professional, “They might be building ‘re-education camps’ near San Uk Ling. “Is 2047 the end date of the ‘two systems,’ or what?”. That could accelerate Hong Kong’s dwindling economic importance to Beijing when compared with other mainland cities. Young people are filling up the Independent Square to attend an outdoor concert, and signs of Hong Kong enterprises light up the Victoria Harbour skyline. It’s still a long way off. At one recent rally, Alex Lo, 22, dressed in black with a grey mask and sunglasses to hide his face, worried that Hong Kongers would soon no longer have access to information on Facebook and Instagram—much less elections. We can see all the things the Communist Party are doing. A Love Story 8. What will be left of Hong Kong’s autonomy in 2047? “We never thought this day would come this quickly.”. We need to think about future Hongkongers, our next generation. Thunderous chants echoed among Hong Kong’s skyscrapers as huge crowds of people, most dressed in black and some waving revolutionary flags, shut the city down once again. Many of the young people driving the protests—who will be middle-aged in 2047—see the freedoms they now enjoy as incompatible with China’s political system. ", "It's 2047, the 10th anniversary of the Hong Kong Independent State. The costs of doing that could be tremendous, not least due to the fears businesses would have of coming under China’s legal jurisdiction. Or will he be someone more open, as was the case with Xi’s predecessors?”. “In the minds of a lot of mainlanders, and maybe in the mind of Deng Xiaoping—I don’t think he actually thought it through—was the view that somehow you could achieve economic sustainability and reforms without political liberalization,” said Anson Chan, one of Hong Kong’s top bureaucrats up to and after the city’s return to Chinese rule. They could adopt the model of Xinjiang to rule Hong Kong. Hong Kong 2046 2. Listen free to Hong Kong Express – 2047 (Hong Kong 2046, Emotionless and more). But one of the biggest unknowns about Hong Kong’s future revolves around the fate of China itself, particularly after President Xi Jinping leaves office. “If the current turmoil and violence continues in Hong Kong, and the city becomes a center of anti-China hostility, then 2047 will be the end of ‘one country, two systems,’ as far as Hong Kong is concerned.”. “In 2047, many Hong Kong people are afraid they can’t have elections, they cannot go to Facebook or Instagram, like in China nowadays. Teenagers here … I worry about my next generation, my children and grandchildren.”, ▲ “I came out today to send an important message to them (China): If you don’t give us proper freedom and abide by the Basic Law, then it will be harder for you to rule Hong Kong.”, Hong Kong’s biggest protests have drawn millions, ▲ “My greatest fear is that we won’t be able to say what we want, to voice our opinion, to actually fight for what we think is right. In a future more closely linked to China, the fate of the dollar peg is unclear—along with whether China will loosen state control over finance and make the renminbi fully convertible. China would like Hong Kong to replicate Macau, the former Portuguese colony that also adheres to the “one country, two systems” framework. And international companies also like Hong Kong, even with the unrest. 11 Songs. That will be fifty years after the city's return to Chinese sovereignty. “Fully integrate it.”. And I might not be able to stand here, to be interviewed by you guys, when 2047 approaches.” —⁠Zoe Fung, 24, nurse “They might be building ‘re-education camps’ near San Uk Ling. “That’s why we need to go out to the street and tell the government what we’re thinking.”. Flirtations 6. “We think all this connectivity to the mainland—whether it’s the high speed rail, the Zhuhai bridge, the Greater Bay Area—to us, it’s all good because it helps the economy, it helps Hong Kong,” Chan said. She catches the 20:46 to the island. When China regained sovereignty over Hong Kong from the British in 1997, it was under an agreement to allow the city a “high degree of autonomy” for 50 years. 2047 by Hong Kong Express, released 12 July 2014 1. Freedom belongs to Hong Kong. Hong Kong in 2047 Bullis Student Tutors. “In 2047, our freedom will become nothing in Hong Kong,” he said. It’s completely different. O nome Hong Kong é originário do seu principal produto de exportação do período colonial. “They said ‘no change for 50 years,’ but it feels like a lot has changed, so we have to come out to resist,” said Winnie Wong, a 25-year-old engineer. It continues to be an important source of IPO fund raising for mainland firms, and bond issuance is a significant source of funds for Chinese corporations. Hong Kong’s demographic character has already changed drastically since the 1997 handover, with more than a million mainland Chinese settling in the city of 7.4 million. They want Hong Kong identity. Between 1982 and 1983, Hong Kong’s currency lost 25% of its value, culminating on Black Saturday with an all-time low of HK$9.80 to the dollar. So this young generation, a lot of them would lose their future and freedom.”, ▲ “We never thought this day would come so quickly because they said things would ‘remain unchanged for 50 years.’ But now, 28 years before [2047], it already feels like that there’s no such thing (that they have broken their promise). Yet as 2047 gets closer, businesses will want certainty about what happens next. In March, the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong warned that “the proposed arrangements will reduce the appeal of Hong Kong to international companies.”. I am thinking for my children. That puts Hong Kong and Beijing in a delicate dance. Incredibly low tax rates—a cap of 17% on individuals in Hong Kong, compared with as much as 45% on the mainland—have also made it an irresistible place for global businesses to profit from China’s rise, all with the protection of an independent judiciary. Underground Bar 5. There may be more political suppression, such as using the courts to apply harsher sentencing on the youth or those who have participated in protests. Young people are filling up the Independent Square to attend an outdoor concert, and signs of Hong Kong enterprises light up the Victoria Harbour skyline. The demonstrations were sparked by a bill allowing extraditions to China and expanded to include demands for universal suffrage—a promise that has yet to be fulfilled after the 1997 handover. They could adopt the model of Xinjiang to rule Hong Kong. The unresolved political conflict has deeply shaken the business community. Will ongoing political protests forestall a crackdown or provoke one? They are not alone. The government pegged Hong Kong’s currency at $7.80 in 1983, where it’s remained. “They don’t want any of these things. “When protesters are being locked up and detained in mainland China already, no one should expect people to travel to mainland China to enjoy the idea of the Greater Bay Area,” said Joshua Wong, 23, the city’s most famous pro-democracy campaigner, who was barred from running for office. Loading... Unsubscribe from Bullis Student Tutors? [h œ̂ː ŋ k ɔ̌ː ŋ], ang.Hong Kong, mandaryński pinyin: Xiānggǎng wym. “Maybe we should talk about it,” Bernard Chan, who helms the Executive Council that advises Hong Kong’s leader, said unprompted during a mid-September interview on the 16th floor of an office boardroom overlooking the city. We’ve obviously done a very poor job in letting them understand what’s at stake.”. China’s per capita GDP puts the country roughly in line with Mexico and Lebanon, while Hong Kong is more on par with Germany or Canada. Try it free. Etimologia. “Deng’s comments are very wise, but they have a precondition,” said Gao Zhikai, who worked as Deng’s translator and is also a former Chinese diplomat. We feel fear. Note: Data shows Hong Kong's financial sector GDP as a percentage of Mainland China's financial sector GDP, Sources: Bloomberg Economics, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, China Ministry of Commerce, Prior to the unrest, many business groups also opposed the extradition bill over fears that executives in Hong Kong could be snatched away and forced to stand trial in courts beholden to the Communist Party. In early December, some 800,000 protesters marched through the streets of Hong Kong for one of the first officially sanctioned demonstrations in months. A Hong Kong that has democracy and freedom, human rights, and where we won’t be silenced.” —⁠Helen Chan, 18, student, “I will be 80 or 90 years old at that time (2047). ‘No major shift’ in policy Its constitutional affairs bureau said in 2016 the Basic Law had no expiry date. "If Beijing and the Hong Kong government continue to monitor its citizens, censor their thoughts, and suppress freedom of speech, inevitably by 2047 Hongkongers can only put on the same face, follow the same set of rules, and ostracize anyone displaying any sign of independent thinking. Hong Kong, fast forward to 2047 The city need not fear a People’s Liberation Army bloodbath, but the likely scenario when ‘one country, two systems’ expires will be equally terrifying Alex Lo If we don’t do anything now, we can’t expect them (China) to do anything when this 50-year promise expires. I am not worried about myself. “We know in the long run that’s not feasible.”. ‘What is the most unique advantage of Hong Kong, which has served Hong Kong best?’ That’s the rule of law. All of the unrest is really about Hong Kong’s future: Can the city retain its freedom of the press and assembly, its English common law legal system, its low tax rate and open markets? The past decade showed exactly how China wants things to go. “[I] can’t even see what tomorrow will be like, not to mention 2047.”, Tens of thousands of Mainland Chinese move to Hong Kong each year. I worry about my next generation, my children and grandchildren.” —⁠Anna Chan, 40s, service industry, “I came out today to send an important message to them (China): If you don’t give us proper freedom and abide by the Basic Law, then it will be harder for you to rule Hong Kong.” —⁠Thomas Tai, 26, admin worker. https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2019-hong-kong-expiration The common law system. We can see all the things the Communist Party are doing. In Hong Kong, the countdown is on to 2047 Shannon Gormley: Hong Kong authorities withdrew an extradition bill that spurred protests by the millions. “My greatest fear is that we won’t be able to say what we want, to voice our opinion, to actually fight for what we think is right. Right now, China’s leadership has the final say over Hong Kong’s elections for chief executive, and it has ruled out any demands that would allow the city to vote in a leader that stands up to Beijing. Hong Kong: huit militants arrêtés en vertu de la loi sur la sécurité nationale imposée par Pékin. In 2047, our freedom will become nothing in Hong Kong. That’s why we need to go out to the street and tell the government what we’re thinking.”, ▲ “I feel like as long as everyone stands unified, we will eventually get what China promised us in the first place.”, ▲ “It’s not going to be me proving it.”, —With assistance from Josie Wong, Miao Han, Dandan Li, Hannah Dormido and Adrian Leung. That includes widespread controls on the internet, the use of technology like facial recognition to clamp down on dissent and re-education camps for hundreds of thousands of minority Uighur Muslims in the western region of Xinjiang. Whether it can stay that way is a bellwether for China’s rise—and how it will co-exist with the West. Hong Kong is 11,422 days, or 274,128 hours, away from July 1, 2047, when a Sino-British treaty related to the city's handover expires and deals a new hand regarding the territory's political future. Despite the crucial nature of the transition, conversations with current and former officials in Hong Kong suggest there have been no official discussions about what happens in 2047: Chan said simply it was “way beyond for us to consider today.” But he and others, including government-linked figures in Beijing, say all signs indicate that China is happy to leave Hong Kong’s economy alone as long as the city toes the line politically. Sources: Civil Human Rights Front, Hong Kong Police. A lot of things in Hong Kong will be suppressed like they are now in China, through controlling the economy, monopolies, speech and behaviour, everything, unable to receive information from the outside [world]. Traces Of Tears 11. If we do not keep resisting, our young people will be subjected to even harsher surveillance when Hong Kong fully returns to China in 2047.". It’s completely different. Midnight Market 7. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and … Because they can change the Hong Kong system at will.”. Xi has centralized power and pulled the country in a more authoritarian direction than when the 50-year grace period was struck. READ FULL ARTICLE. David Webb, a former investment banker and corporate governance advocate who’s lived in Hong Kong since the early 1990s, recalled the financial turmoil that began almost 20 years ahead of the official handover. So for now, Beijing has good reason to maintain “two systems.” Nearly 60% of China’s outbound investment is channeled through Hong Kong, putting it ahead of Shenzhen and Shanghai. At the same time, it installed an immigration checkpoint downtown at a high-speed rail connection to nearby Guangzhou, built a bridge linking the city with Macau and the mainland, and created a sweeping plan known as the Greater Bay Area to integrate Hong Kong’s economy with southern China. Back in 1984, Deng Xiaoping said Hong Kong could have another 50 years if that period wasn’t enough. Slowly we are losing more rights and freedoms. We feel fear. Note: Statistics show annual arrivals on so-called One Way Permits for Mainland Chinese citizens who settle in Hong kong, “Xi won’t be around forever,” Anson Chan said. Others see a more incremental way forward. 香港, kantoński jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 wym. Beijing has blocked a path to meaningful Hong Kong elections, banned pro-independence politicians, and undermined the independence of the judiciary—seen worryingly in the rendition of booksellers peddling works critical of Communist Party leaders. HONG KONG -- There has been a lot of talk here lately about the year 2047, 50 years after the return of the special administrative region to China from the U.K. in 1997. "It's 2047, the 10th anniversary of the Hong Kong Independent State. “We are still within the time frame of the ‘remain unchanged for 50 years’ promise. While 2047 might be seen by some as a "doomsday" for Hong Kong, it can also be seen as an opportunity for us to negotiate a new treaty with Beijing so that we can change our fate. by Suzanne Pepper 11:30, 24 March 2019 22:50, 31 March 2020. Secondly, this Hong Kong-incubated, adverse development of the law, shepherded by the judiciary, poses a visible threat to the prospects of retaining the essence of Hong Kong’s remarkable common law heritage over the long-term, beyond 2047. How much can Beijing flex its political muscle without threatening the city’s economy? Everyone has to come out and resist. Why? I am not worried about myself. In a vengeful mood, Beijing may even make sure that post-2047, Hong Kong will have even less room to administer itself than other major Chinese cities. Plik Hong Kong Express 2047 06 Midnight Market.mp3 na koncie użytkownika Luxe101 • folder Hong Kong Express - 2047 • Data dodania: 14 lip 2018 In 2047, our freedom will become nothing in Hong Kong. Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. Xi praised the gambling hub earlier this month for having “correctly exercised its high degree of autonomy,” including its implementation of a law that makes disrespecting China’s national anthem a crime. Capital has started flowing out as tourist arrivals and retail sales plummet, pushing Hong Kong into its first recession since the global financial crisis. The U.S. Congress, deeply divided over the impeachment of President Donald Trump, managed to unite long enough in November to pass the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which strengthened provisions that tie the city’s preferential tariffs to its political autonomy. Drunk 4. They say this connectivity will further marginalize Hong Kong. 2047 He follows her through the synthetic haze of Kowloon. The United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty after more than 150 years of colonial rule. The proposed amendments that sparked the protests would allow Hong Kong residents, foreign residents, and visitors to be extradited to mainland China, where they would not be guaranteed a fair trial and may be subject to torture and other human rights abuses.The amendments to the relevant laws—the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance—were announced in February 2019, and form… Hong Kong - formerly a British colony - was returned to China under the "one country, two systems" principle, which allowed it to retain more rights and freedoms than the mainland until 2047. “His successor, whoever he may be, will he continue in this authoritarian vein? Hong Kong, fast forward to 2047 South China Morning Post 發布於 2019年08月12日16:08 • Alex Loalex.lo@scmp.com The city need not fear a People’s Liberation Army bloodbath, but the likely scenario when ‘one country, two systems’ expires will be equally terrifying; The future of Hong Kong … That’s why we need to go out to the street and tell the government what we’re thinking.” —⁠Alex Lo, 22, Student, “I feel like as long as everyone stands unified, we will eventually get what China promised us in the first place.” —Jojo Chan (left), 18, student As Hong Kong’s protests took a decidedly violent turn earlier this year, one of the city’s top officials was preoccupied with something potentially more explosive: What happens on July 1, 2047. Kowloon Destroyer 9. China agreed to accept some conditions, as is stipulated in the Sino-British Joint Declaration, such as the drafting and adoption of Hong Kong's "mini-constitution" Basic Law before its return. So this young generation, a lot of them would lose their future and freedom.” —⁠Kelvin Lam, 21, student, “We never thought this day would come so quickly because they said things would ‘remain unchanged for 50 years.’ But now, 28 years before [2047], it already feels like that there’s no such thing (that they have broken their promise). I am thinking for my children. In recent years, it’s become harder to separate Hong Kong’s political autonomy from its economic strengths. “Also, it’s for our next generation. The city’s government has said little on Hong Kong after 2047. At least, first, we have to fight for the remaining 28 years.” —⁠Winnie Wong, 25, engineer, “[I] can’t even see what tomorrow will be like, not to mention 2047.” —⁠Emi Lo, 38, service industry, Absent any clear signals from Beijing, Webb went on, many could jump to the most drastic conclusion. Print. For Chan, the top adviser to Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, it all comes down to whether the next generation can show that China clearly benefits from the city’s autonomy, “to serve the Chinese in order to extend it.” Without that, he said, “you’re gone.” “I think we still have a good chance to ask for an extension, but it’s only up to us—or up to the next generation—to prove that,” Chan said. Officials say the city’s fate hinges on serving China rather than rejecting it. Internationally, China’s encroachment on Hong Kong has prompted powerful lawmakers to question the city’s unique economic privileges. “That’s sort of demonstrative of the uncertainty that pervades the potential change of constitution,” Webb said. The origins of the 2047 deadline date back to the 19th-century Opium Wars, when China ceded parts of Hong Kong to Britain in perpetuity and leased … Up to now, this is what’s kept Hong Kong, one of the most business-friendly economies on the planet, distinct from China. The city overwhelmingly sympathizes with the goals of the protesters, as seen by the hundreds of thousands of black-clad demonstrators who have flooded the streets month after month. Mysterious Train 10. O pau-de-águila, uma madeira resinosa escura e perfumada usada em incenso e perfume, era este produto.A sua presença constante no porto da cidade, fez com que ganhasse o apelido de "porto perfumado" (em cantonês é "trầm hương" - romanização do cantonês; "hēunggóng"). We asked three illustrators — Noble Wong, Tse Sai Pei — to consider the same question. Pro-democracy candidates won 85% of seats last month in an election for local district councils, a huge embarrassment for officials in Beijing. And I might not be able to stand here, to be interviewed by you guys, when 2047 approaches.”, ▲ “I expected to be older when 2047 came,” is the darkly humorous meme that has circulated among youth in Hong Kong over the last week. “If Hong Kong is very rational—pursuing democracy but not in violent ways—and has very stable development, the central government may decide that ‘one country, two systems’ stays after 2047,” he continued. Slowly we are losing more rights and freedoms. Everyone has to come out and resist. This American Life is produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago and delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange. At least, first, we have to fight for the remaining 28 years.”, ▲ “If by 2047 the so-called ‘two systems,’ the privileges, are still and remain only to be good for Hong Kong people, then I think it’s the end,” Chan said. Not democratic elections.”, Either way, Beijing has little incentive to make radical changes, said Martin Lee, a barrister who was on the drafting committee of Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law. 2047 is the year in which China’s promise to allow Hong Kong to maintain its way of life under the One Country, Two Systems principle expires. ▲ Demonstrators stand under an umbrella on Harcourt Road as laser lights are projected on the Central Government Offices during a protest in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, China, on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. ▲ “In 2047, many Hong Kong people are afraid they can’t have elections, they cannot go to Facebook or Instagram, like in China nowadays. They already have plenty of power, he said: “There’s no need to change. Hongkongers stand tall and proud, never forgetting those who devoted and sacrificed themselves to the revolution. The Hong Kong Basic Law ensured that Hong Kong will retain its Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam said Thursday that the 'one country, two systems' framework under which the city enjoys freedoms unknown in China could continue after a 2047 … At that moment, One Country, Two Systems (1C2S), the arrangement governing the relationship between Hong Kong and China’s central government through 2047, came into force. In my opinion the misunderstanding was that Hong Kong was somehow ex-UK territory therefore it is special before 2047.