Mao Again.

I was from Hong Kong and have moved overseas since High School. However, Hong Kong remained the place to be within Asia until I came home to stay for over half a year recently. We have always prided ourselves in manners, freedom of speech and ability to self govern among other things. However, It is disappointing that my experience after living in Hong Kong again for half a year left me thinking how the atmosphere has changed, for the worse. A few of my friends who recently returned to Hong Kong for a trip would have shared my complaints about being pushed, seeing people picking a fight early in the morning on a train, etc. On a higher level, the Chinese government has demonstrated its pose against freedom and democracy repeatedly among the International community.

If the values that Chinese government is attempting to promote in Hong Kong do not compromise on fairness and justice, freedom of speech and independent thinking, surely we would not have taken such a strong stance against their proposed plan. Unfortunately all I have is fears if I was ever forced to take on those lessons. Alas, can we be assured that history would be taught in such a way that children can develop their own opinions against what had happened?