On Friday, September 6, 2019 at 8:16:31 PM UTC-4,
wakal...@yahoo.com.sg wrote:
> Take on the property tycoons? There are three major problems in doing so. First, land reform is a long-term endeavour. It can't be used to solve immediate problems, such as the protest.
Wrong according to the following written by Legislator Quat.
https://www.thinkhk.com/article/2019-08/27/36179.html
"筆者認為,政府應認真考慮使用「尚方寶劍」,即《收回土地條例》來盡快增加土地供應。條例賦予行政長官近乎絕對的收地權力,只要行政長官會同行政會議認為任何類別用途的土地符合「公共用途」,而作出公共用途的收回,政府是有權力收回量閑置的農地。若土地大部份都作規劃興建公屋及居屋,相信政府是能夠中短期內大幅改善香港的土地荒,至少讓市民見到一個清晰的時間表。
政府多番表示,《收回土地條例》是不可以隨意亂用,因為有侵犯私有產權之疑慮。但是非常時期,就要用非常手段去解決問題。發展商在新界擁有的可發展土地,超過一千公頃,即使只是收回十分之一,也有過百公頃土地,有效解決市民之急;此外,政府亦可對長期荒廢農地的擁有人開徵懲罰性稅項,甚至不續約到期的地契以收回土地。"
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> Second, Hongkies, and that includes Carrie Lam and the government leadership, as well as protest leaders such as Martin Lee and Anson Chan, are thoroughly brainwashed by their ex-colonial master. They think the British way is not only the best way, but the only legitimate way. Well, the British way (pure capitalism) is what has given rise to HK's housing problems because big money always wins.
Actually, I agree that Lam and Martin Lee and Anson China belong to the same small highly excluive and cohesive group of Hong Kongers. This is also why I think she was talking to the opposition from the beginning. No reason not to.
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> Third, even if Carrie Lam could wave a magic wan and solve HK's housing problem overnight, the insurrection would continue because the aim of the CIA is not stopping extradition or solving the housing problem. The CIA's aim is regime change - for HK and China. The only solution for Carrie Lam is to combat the CIA, starting with kicking out American instigators.
This depends on the like of Martin Lee and Anson Chan-Fong. The Democratic Party accepts 1C2S but they think Hong Kong should have a higher status according its website several year ago.
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> All the above problems were faced and solved by Lee Kuan Yew. Today, over 80% of Singaporeans live in government housing, and they are good quality housing comparable to or better than private flats in HK. LKY didn't care about British aristocratic niceties. He enacted the infamous Land Acquition Act, giving the government power to take private land with less than market value compensation. LKY didn't give a shit about the CIA or American diplomats in the country either. He actually kicked out some of them.
Hong Kong has high degree of autonomy. But self-rule is after all not self-determination. If Lam-Cheng is in communication with Beijing, the only advice Beijing would give is with caution and minimize casualty. That is she alone would be the fall guy.
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> As for protesters, he simply locked them up behind bars without trial under the also infamous Internal Security Act. For good measure, he threw away the keys. The longest-held detainee was behind bars longer than even Nelson Mandela.
This is exactly why she needs to go to the people, not waiting for the people to go to her.
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> I am not saying Carrie Lam should follow LKY to the hilt. I personally fought LKY in my own way. What I am saying is that LKY had solved the problems faced by Carrie Lam currently. She could ask Singapore for some advice.
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> LKY would never concede the moral high ground to protesters. In contrast, Carrie Lam acts as if the protesters have the moral high ground for violence and disruption of public life and space. She was stupid enough to even go to court to get a court order to stop those hooligans from occupying the airport. Which government in the world would need a court order to stop thugs from occupying a country's airport? LKY would also never concede the TV screen to protesters. In contrast again, Carrie Lam conceded the TV screen to protesters. So the world gets the impression that HK is totally in flames, and the protesters are the good guys battling the evil represented by Carrie Lam.
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> Carrie Lam is doing the opposite of everything LKY did to solve similar problems. She should ask Singapore for advice.
Again, Hong KOng is promised self-govern, not self determination.
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> Wakalukong