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Social mood is negative in Hong Kong and China and anything can become a flash point for a war of words. In this case, a child going to the bathroom on the street. Mainlanders have been attacked for their use of streets as a public toilet and this incident was filmed by someone upset at it, which then led the parents to attack the photographer.
SCMP report here: Hongkongers clash with mainland parents after toddler urinates in Mong Kok street
Global Times here: Urinating toddler video sparks outrage
Then: Backlash Over Hong Kong’s Treatment of Mainland Visitors
And this: Hong Kong Howls, But 88% of Mainland Chinese Don’t Mind Public Urination
Video here (壹周刊发视频说明孩子在香港街头小便事件), which has the picture showing the girl defecated as well. No doubt this new evidence will ignite Round 2.
Things will only get worse if the real estate market truly bursts.
Somewhat off topic but I think that as things like this continue to happen (mainland-HK fights), mainland tourists will start to skip HK in favor of Macau. As I see it, Macau through Sands is positioning itself to become the shopping capital of China as well as obviously being the gambling capital of China. The new Shoppes malls they've opened are enormous and loaded with not only all the brands of HK, but even ones I don't see around Hong Kong.
ReplyDeleteLived in HK for over a year now and you if want to avoid mainland tourists it is extremely easy to do so - avoid TST, Mong Kok and the Macau Ferry Terminal. If you avoid those two places you can generally go for weeks without bumping into any tourists.