[laHiesh1]

I think it's important to draw a line between positive and negative colonialism. The British were legally given HK for 99 years, built infrastructure there, and turned it into a very wealthy territory that enjoyed many freedoms they would not otherwise have if it were a Chinese territory.

Even today, there is a significant number of people within HK that want to go back to British rule. Why deny what the people want?

[gcb0]

because they are part of a ruling elite? I don't know anything, but that's usually the case