childofthecave.bsky.social
Just a random guy who used to live in Hong Kong - former user of twitter to follow news and international politics.
👤 Joined on 18 October 2023
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@childofthecave.bsky.socialThis is the sight I see every time the bus I take comes out of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel on Kowloonside. A reminder: In 2019, protestors were trapped on the HK Polytechnic University campus. So those scars on the buildings and structures are less likely to have been caused by them than the police.
Show PostQuick, what was going on at PolyU when this was happening
Show PostIf you can use your wealth to buy things it should be subject to taxes even if "unrealized"
Show PostHas anyone thought to ask tourists what they want or which parts of HK they enjoyed? Years ago I took my dad on a loop of HK island on the bus (with stops) as it was the most convenient way to get where I wanted us to start/end. He was telling loads of people about it
Show PostReally quite struck by how piss-poor the UK coverage has been of the French riots, particularly from commentators. Superficial, know-nothing, self-interested, utterly unrevealing. An emabrrassment.
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