So how long do we think before the Chinee start shooting?

[Berni]

Even if they don't, you have to assume that quite a lot of the protesters are going to find themselves being quietly taken away when all the dust has settled, don't you?

[Chief Arrowhead]

The pitifully low allocation of the Alibaba IPO to individual investors?

[Classic Jorge]

...live in a democracy.

And their top chap is the Chief Executive, what the f**k is that all about?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Lovely cuddly commies.

[Berni]

Interesting one, though. Hong Kong is the one place the Chinese government might actually not be able to crack down.

[Chief Arrowhead]

[Berni]

[Rich]

Her Majesty will reign supreme :cloud9:

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Now they might think they can afford to get the Honkers kow towing entirely to the tenets the People's Socialistic Paradise.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Berni]

Have you glanced at a map of the world lately?

[Rich]

France?

[Berni]

[Berni]

How about Belgium?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

They're only tiny wee chaps, b.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Why would we want another pit?

[Rich]

I think they have a couple of F-16 and a helicopter.

I'm not really sure what they would offer us, tbh.

[redgunamo]

They're happier now overall.

[Rich]

[Berni]

They'd deep fried it in an incredibly light and crispy batter. You then dipped it in mayonnaise.

With hindsight, the chef may have been scotch. http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/ohwell.gif

[Berni]

The fact that they prefer it under Communist Beijing is not a ringing endorsement of our tenure in Hong Kong tbh. :-

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

The ones I knew would have much preferred that we stayed.

[Berni]

Well no wonder they hated us.

[The Tony]

The west would pretty much powerless to do anything.

[Dr Headgear - Wannabe viking]

Oh.

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

Although one Honker I knew claimed it also means vomit. Because of the dairy smell, you see.

[Berni]

Mind you, a people who can't/won't eat cheese need to take a long, hard look at themselves imo.

I knew it meant ghostpeople, btw. I was making a joke 'cos it looked like a Welsh word, see?