CHINA vs the NBA.

[colton]

Basically, Hong Kong was British colony returned to China in 1997. During the time as a colony, Hong Kong operated under British law. When it came time to be returned to China, HKers obviously didn't want to just become part of China. So a deal was made operate under a 'one country, two systems' method going forward. Hong Kong has a mini constitution that details the powers the rights people enjoy under Hong Kong, and the degree of interference China can have with Hong Kong. So our current system has separation of powers (administrative, judicial, and legislative branches), unlike China. Chinese national laws do not apply to us because we have our own legal system. We also have our own government (which answers to China), and no censorship on the internet etc.

Within the mini constitution, there is a provision that says things would remain relatively unchanged for 50 years (until 2047). However, a lot of Hong Kong people believe that China is starting to exert more and more power on Hong Kong, in breach of the promise made prior to the handover.

The current fiasco comes from a now-withdrawn extradition bill that would have meant China can extradite people from, despite no extradition treaty being made with them. People were afraid of China claiming people committed crimes then extraditing them to the lawless and corrupt China, so over 1 million people took the streets multiple times to protest (total population of HK around 7+ million). The dumbass leader of Hong Kong (called the Chief Executive) refused to withdraw the bill for a long *** time, and made people really pissed off, and this ended up bringing up a lot more deep rooted anger people had against the government, leading to today.

Source: me, from Hong Kong

Good luck. I stand for Hong Kong.

 

[colton]

We should start a #utahjazzstandswithhongkong tag on Twitter and see if we can get it going.

I like your thinking... but I think it would be useless unless it's the whole NBA. So how about #NBAfansStandWithHongKong?

 

[colton]

We all agree that we love that this is happening to the Rockets right? **** the Rockets.

No. The Rockets GM at least cared enough to say something. *** the NBA.

 

[colton]

Lmao fake woke NBA is showing their true colors.

Shameful.

 

[jom2003]

We should start a #utahjazzstandswithhongkong tag on Twitter and see if we can get it going.

Nope. Rockets can f*** themselves. We should stay out of it. Don't get involved with this whole mess

 

[colton]

I like your thinking... but I think it would be useless unless it's the whole NBA. So how about #NBAfansStandWithHongKong?

Too long. How about #NBAfansForHongKong?

 

[colton]

Nope. Rockets can f*** themselves. We should stay out of it. Don't get involved with this whole mess

Yeah, I mean because bottom line, amiright? Who cares about human rights?

 

[NUMBERICA]

Lmao fake woke NBA is showing their true colors.

Doesn’t he have enough money? This obsession with wealth is straight up hoarding and is damn-near psychopathological.

I can sympathize with someone that has real bills to pay or a career in actual jeopardy, but the league? The stars? This **** is nauseating.

 

[jom2003]

Yeah, I mean because bottom line, amiright? Who cares about human rights?

The sad thing is, the situation in Hong Kong is all about politics at this point, not human rights.

 

[NUMBERICA]

The sad thing is, the situation in Hong Kong is all about politics at this point, not human rights.

Huh?

 

[NUMBERICA]

No such thing as enough money...

Yes there is. And that line of thinking is destroying the world. This topic speaks to that reality.

 

[colton]

The sad thing is, the situation in Hong Kong is all about politics at this point, not human rights.

I'm pretty sure the people who live there would completely disagree with that assessment. Freedom of press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from censorship, free elections, right to a fair trial by one's peers, etc., etc., are all at stake for the Hong Kong residents. (What do you think, @aussietin?)