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. https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2019-hong-kong-expiration 2047 He follows her through the synthetic haze of Kowloon. 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 … Teenagers here … Everyone has to come out and resist. “That’s sort of demonstrative of the uncertainty that pervades the potential change of constitution,” Webb said. 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]. In Hong Kong, the countdown is on to 2047 Shannon Gormley: Hong Kong authorities withdrew an extradition bill that spurred protests by the millions. Internationally, China’s encroachment on Hong Kong has prompted powerful lawmakers to question the city’s unique economic privileges. Traces Of Tears 11. 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 … And I might not be able to stand here, to be interviewed by you guys, when 2047 approaches.”, ▲ 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. “[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. Will ongoing political protests forestall a crackdown or provoke one? 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). They say this connectivity will further marginalize Hong Kong. That will be fifty years after the city's return to Chinese sovereignty. 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. Its constitutional affairs bureau said in 2016 the Basic Law had no expiry date. Hong Kong: huit militants arrêtés en vertu de la loi sur la sécurité nationale imposée par Pékin. Freedom belongs to Hong Kong. 2047 by Hong Kong Express, released 12 July 2014 1. The United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty after more than 150 years of colonial rule. Everyone has to come out and resist. Underground Bar 5. What people know now is uncertainty—and that uncertainty is continuing to propel the city’s pro-democracy movement forward. They want Hong Kong identity. Xi has centralized power and pulled the country in a more authoritarian direction than when the 50-year grace period was struck. 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. We asked three illustrators — Noble Wong, Tse Sai Pei — to consider the same question. 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). 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. 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. “In 2047, our freedom will become nothing in Hong Kong,” he said. They could adopt the model of Xinjiang to rule Hong Kong. “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. We’ve obviously done a very poor job in letting them understand what’s at stake.”. The city’s government has said little on Hong Kong after 2047. Hong Kong in 2047 Bullis Student Tutors. 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. I am not worried about myself. “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. Sources: Civil Human Rights Front, Hong Kong Police. 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 early December, some 800,000 protesters marched through the streets of Hong Kong for one of the first officially sanctioned demonstrations in months. 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. “We know in the long run that’s not feasible.”. 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. "It's 2047, the 10th anniversary of the Hong Kong Independent State. Hongkongers stand tall and proud, never forgetting those who devoted and sacrificed themselves to the revolution. “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. She catches the 20:46 to the island. The government pegged Hong Kong’s currency at $7.80 in 1983, where it’s remained. by Suzanne Pepper 11:30, 24 March 2019 22:50, 31 March 2020. Kowloon Destroyer 9. Listen free to Hong Kong Express – 2047 (Hong Kong 2046, Emotionless and more). Loading... Unsubscribe from Bullis Student Tutors? 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. In my opinion the misunderstanding was that Hong Kong was somehow ex-UK territory therefore it is special before 2047. “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. ‘No major shift’ in policy But I … 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. 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. 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. 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. We feel fear. “In 2047, many Hong Kong people are afraid they can’t have elections, they cannot go to Facebook or Instagram, like in China nowadays. 11 tracks (30:02). I am thinking for my children. “People will have to work on the assumption that the reason there’s no commitment is because you plan to apply mainland law to Hong Kong,” he said. We can see all the things the Communist Party are doing. 11 Songs. Regina Ip, one of the city’s most well-known pro-establishment politicians, said Beijing wants to preserve the best of Hong Kong: “And if I ask myself. O nome Hong Kong é originário do seu principal produto de exportação do período colonial. A Love Story 8. “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. Protesters he’s spoken to, however, told him otherwise. 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… Plik Hong Kong Express 2047 06 Midnight Market.mp3 na koncie użytkownika Luxe101 • folder Hong Kong Express - 2047 • Data dodania: 14 lip 2018 We need to think about future Hongkongers, our next generation. 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. 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. 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. “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. That raises the prospect of years of unrest in Hong Kong if the students driving the movement continue to fight. Pro-democracy candidates won 85% of seats last month in an election for local district councils, a huge embarrassment for officials in Beijing. [h œ̂ː ŋ k ɔ̌ː ŋ], ang.Hong Kong, mandaryński pinyin: Xiānggǎng wym. 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). When our producers were in Hong Kong, they often asked people, "What will Hong Kong look like in 2047?" The unresolved political conflict has deeply shaken the business community. “Is 2047 the end date of the ‘two systems,’ or what?”. Or will he be someone more open, as was the case with Xi’s predecessors?”. 香港, kantoński jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 wym. 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.”. 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? Capital has started flowing out as tourist arrivals and retail sales plummet, pushing Hong Kong into its first recession since the global financial crisis. At the time of the handover, the 50-year interregnum was designed to give China a chance to catch up to Hong Kong, whose economy is ranked the freest in the world by the Heritage Foundation. Print. I am thinking for my children. Officials in Beijing have pressured Hong Kong-based companies including Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. to keep employees in line and off the streets. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and … Officials say the city’s fate hinges on serving China rather than rejecting it. “Also, it’s for our next generation. ‘What is the most unique advantage of Hong Kong, which has served Hong Kong best?’ That’s the rule of law. The Hong Kong Basic Law ensured that Hong Kong will retain its “His successor, whoever he may be, will he continue in this authoritarian vein? Others see a more incremental way forward. Midnight Market 7. 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.”, ▲ 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. “That’s why we need to go out to the street and tell the government what we’re thinking.”. READ FULL ARTICLE. 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. 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. “We are still within the time frame of the ‘remain unchanged for 50 years’ promise. 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 … 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. That question has fueled the dramatic protests that have raged for more than six months, turning one of Asia’s premier financial hubs into a battleground featuring tear gas volleys, petrol bombs, vandalism, road blocks and subway shutdowns. 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. “They might be building ‘re-education camps’ near San Uk Ling. “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. 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. With the protests today, Beijing now realizes it has lost a generation of young Hong Kong people. “We never thought this day would come this quickly.”. What will be left of Hong Kong’s autonomy in 2047? 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. At least, first, we have to fight for the remaining 28 years.”, ▲ Hongkongers stand tall and proud, never forgetting those who devoted and sacrificed themselves to the revolution. 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.