So what do we reckon is going to happen in Hong Kong?

I could be wrong, but I don't think the Chinks will actually go full Tiananmen - they're a bit more publicity conscious than they used to be - also, HK is worth too much money to them to simply turn it into a slaughterhouse.

However, I think they want the protesters to think they will.

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Originally Posted by Burney

I could be wrong, but I don't think the Chinks will actually go full Tiananmen - they're a bit more publicity conscious than they used to be - also, HK is worth too much money to them to simply turn it into a slaughterhouse.

However, I think they want the protesters to think they will.

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As you say, the chinee can't afford to mess with HK too harshly for financial reasons if nothing else, but on the other hand they can't afford to be seen to give in to protestors' demands, that could open the door to a billion fúcking rioters.

Rock and a hard place, innit.

My guess is that it won't end well.

Have you read the British embassy reports from Tianenman Square? :-(

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Originally Posted by Sir C

As you say, the chinee can't afford to mess with HK too harshly for financial reasons if nothing else, but on the other hand they can't afford to be seen to give in to protestors' demands, that could open the door to a billion fúcking rioters.

Rock and a hard place, innit.

My guess is that it won't end well.

Have you read the British embassy reports from Tianenman Square? :-(

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This thread is making me want to get a Chinese takeaway :-(

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Originally Posted by Burney

I could be wrong, but I don't think the Chinks will actually go full Tiananmen - they're a bit more publicity conscious than they used to be - also, HK is worth too much money to them to simply turn it into a slaughterhouse.

However, I think they want the protesters to think they will.

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should we, ahem, give a fúck?

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Originally Posted by Pat Vegas

This thread is making me want to get a Chinese takeaway :-(

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Singapore noodles, cripsy duck, Szechaun chicken, beef in black bean sauce, king prawn and cashew nuts.... :cloud9:

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127, 17, 83, 32 ,97

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Originally Posted by IUFG

Singapore noodles, cripsy duck, Szechaun chicken, beef in black bean sauce, king prawn and cashew nuts.... :cloud9:

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127, 17, 83, 32 ,97

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Sounds good to me. Chinese food seems to be one of the few cuisines left in the UK where they actually have salt in it.

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Originally Posted by Burney

I could be wrong, but I don't think the Chinks will actually go full Tiananmen - they're a bit more publicity conscious than they used to be - also, HK is worth too much money to them to simply turn it into a slaughterhouse.

However, I think they want the protesters to think they will.

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Definitely no Tiananmen for the reasons you say but the Chinese are, well, inscrutable so very hard to say what they will do. I can't imagine they'll allow the airport to be out of action for long

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Originally Posted by IUFG

Singapore noodles, cripsy duck, Szechaun chicken, beef in black bean sauce, king prawn and cashew nuts.... :cloud9:

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127, 17, 83, 32 ,97

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Spare ribs in brown gloop. Pork balls in fluorescent pink gloop. Special chow mein. Sesame prawn toast on the side.

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Originally Posted by Pat Vegas

Sounds good to me. Chinese food seems to be one of the few cuisines left in the UK where they actually have salt in it.

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ah, the much maligned monosodium glutamate :umami: :cloud9:

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Originally Posted by Sir C

As you say, the chinee can't afford to mess with HK too harshly for financial reasons if nothing else, but on the other hand they can't afford to be seen to give in to protestors' demands, that could open the door to a billion fúcking rioters.

Rock and a hard place, innit.

My guess is that it won't end well.

Have you read the British embassy reports from Tianenman Square? :-(

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Yes. 'Pie' :-(