It's funny that some people in HongKong would rather be the slaves and being colonized rather than admit they are Chinese. Maybe just being slaved for too long. lol.
All the money that comes from Hong Kong goes to China that's what matters.
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If they really wanted to, China could completely change Hong Kong but they're smart and they didn't do it and kept it as it is. Money is more important than political sovereingnty.
The thing is, literally everyone and everything (but China) considers HK a country. Down from social networking dropdowns to airport routes (Hong Kong, Hong Kong). Personally, Hong Kong to me might be geographically a part of China but it's definitely got everything it takes to become it's own independent country. Plus, there's a city called Hong Kong in Hong Kong.