The Insider Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Ok if you not aware... theres a little trouble in little china.. Hong kong.Although 95% of airsoft retailers are not currently in the "hot zones" so should be business as usual and not a problem with most online retailers orders.i'm only aware of 2 obscure shops in close proximity to central protest. but.... as they say... the shyt is about to hit the fan... as well as begin a public holiday tomorrow...(1st Oct) protests are due to escalate... tonight!Exactly what is going to happen to end this drama is unknown, so could expand areas, last weeks / months and even worse case end in a civil war.in the mean time.... its still business as usual so nothing to fear about your airsoft shoping from hk.in the near future please check to make sure... we are all still here... or at least HK post is still working and the shop you are buying from is still operational For a live feed on what is happening... you can keep up to-date with the drama's here.http://www.reddit.com/live/tnc30xhiiqomA little history...http://www.vox.com/2014/9/28/6856621/hong-kong-protests-clashes-china-explainerReading between the lines...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eob49hfqCAcAnd one ground level story of the protesters attitude pre-teargas...http://warewhulf.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/an-open-letter-to-hong-kong/ One can only hope its a just a storm in a teacup... and over swiftly.But sadly many don't see a easy simple solution that can unfold here. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Not good to hear about the troubles going on but thanks for the heads up for those that don't read the news / don't know what goes on outside the UK . Hope it all gets resolved amicably but then we are talking about the Chinese mainland government here. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
sandstorm Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 If they start another Civil War, it's going to be -interesting times- for everyone. World's manufacturing isn't 100% in China, but significant chunks of pretty important groundwork manufacturing (tools, spare parts) come from there, and if the flow coughs, things will get complicated in escalating cascade and soon. Link to post Share on other sites
johny_blaze Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Oh me and my luck....Seriously though, hope everything turns out fine and that you and all the other HK members will be alright. Link to post Share on other sites
faramon Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Thank you for posting all the extra info on it ... it kinda made it concise and easier to learn some of the whys. Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Commence panic buying... Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I think the difficulties, the "civil disobedience" and the possibility of an increasing violence are far more important than a few foreigners getting their new toys this month. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I think the difficulties, the "civil disobedience" and the possibility of an increasing violence are far more important than a few foreigners getting their new toys this month. But yeah, good point . 'fireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
DrAlexanderTobacco Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I think the difficulties, the "civil disobedience" and the possibility of an increasing violence are far more important than a few foreigners getting their new toys this month. Thankfully, the two aren't mutually exclusive! I can worry about the state of democracy in East Asia at exactly the same time as worrying if my shiny new AK is going to ship.. Link to post Share on other sites
jal3 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I think the difficulties, the "civil disobedience" and the possibility of an increasing violence are far more important than a few foreigners getting their new toys this month. Delay my airsoft orders and i'll show you "civil disobedience". Link to post Share on other sites
aznriptide859 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Commence panic buying... Did this right before all this started Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Did this right before all this started So.... before the HKD had taken a drop? Seems like a rookie error, no? Link to post Share on other sites
3vi1-D4n Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 This is gonna be fun. As a Hong Kong native, I have to say that we as a society have never truly had liberty, even under English rule. I have had family who have been jailed by the British government for being in the wrong place at the wrong time for being in suspected association with communists. Many have forgotten that Hong Kong started from a land grab; the British wanting an opium trading port in China, with a private company - Jardine Matheson (still exists today) spearheading the whole thing. However, Hong Kong people have been able to conveniently forget this part of their history, while enjoying the fruits of colonialism. We have been a bit spoilt, given up the fight for liberty, for that little bit of comfort in a world class city. I personally do not believe that my brethren understands the price of liberty, because if we did we would've been fighting the Brits after the Japanese occupation, like Malaya, or Hinduistan. If people of Hong Kong truly want their liberties, blood would need to be spilled, but hard part is that it is no longer 1760, one would need to partner with another foreign state, which really is another sacrifice on liberty and true freedom. Not to mention A partial collapse of Hong Kong would trigger the next GFC. So really, unless they are willing to sacrifice everything for their liberties, I don't think anything will change. Good entertainment at least. Link to post Share on other sites
hotelkilo Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 there are 2 aspects to this situation which i find particularly interesting, firstly the sheer size of the peaceful protests even when protesters are confronted with tear gas etc, pretty impressive and hard to ignore. (and hard to deal with using just violence..) the second part that interests me is that the british government is acting as a guarantor for the 'freedoms' of the people of hongkong, so if the chinese govt decide to go all US of A and send in the tanks+more tear gas or even start shooting people etc then it is our government which has to respond to this attempt to curtail democracy whilst a little political unrest/disruption is sometimes a good or even neccessary thing i hope this gets resolved quickly and peacefully before lots of people start getting hurt, good luck Link to post Share on other sites
The Insider Posted October 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 a gwai-lo policeman of 27 years service... died last night... with 2 gun shot wounds to the head... apparently a suicide. =/apparently.... not connected to to occupy movement...http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1605159/hong-kong-police-inspector-kills-himself-inside-north-point-stationPhilips, 50, had been in the police force for 27 years, joining in 1987, and was the chief inspector of the Crime Investigation Division (CID).RIP. Link to post Share on other sites
NonEx Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Or is it "supposed suicide" ? I hope everything works out. Nothing but <3 for HK from me Link to post Share on other sites
blobface Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Jees, how do you shoot yourself twice in the head...? That's pretty badass, but the link you provided said one shot... :S Anyway, knowing Hong Kong, people aren't going to let the umbrella protest get into their way of making monies, and a few western media conveniently over sail explaining the difference between China and Hong Kong, it's not like it will deteriorate into another Tiananmen as some papers thought appropriate to put on headlines. So.... before the HKD had taken a drop? HKD is pegged to USD Link to post Share on other sites
PureSilver Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Jees, how do you shoot yourself twice in the head...? Oh, you'd be surprised... Link to post Share on other sites
Andyjp Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 In the same boat with the South African postal strike. Bought a good bit of sweet stuff! Guess we'll just need to sit back and let politics work themselves out. Here's hoping it all works out in HK without bloodshed. Best, Andy Link to post Share on other sites
Katotaka Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Well there's a post floating around FB about how a French reporter comment the Civil Disobedience: Based on how much Hong Kong people love work and making money, this is virtually impossible! Hong Kong is in big trouble! I would say the service outside affected areas not only business as usual, in fact, more efficient. Okay, it's a bit sad, but true as hell. Link to post Share on other sites
The Insider Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 ok.... its pretty much all over now... just a little clean up left to go.A senior editor at the South China Morning Post (an honorary lecturer in media law and ethics at HKU's journalism and media studies centre,) was physically assaulted by a man attending his lecture at the University of Hong Kong yesterday and received treatment in hospital.The man, a Putonghua (mandarin) speaker, 26-year-old mainlander, who claimed to be a student from Tsinghua University in Beijing, witnesses said, expressed annoyance at Buddle's use of English instead of Chinese at the HK university, where most of the teaching is done in English."It has been 17 years into Hong Kong's handover. Why is English still used for teaching?" witnesses cited the man as shouting at about 2pm.The man was overheard telling police he thought there was "no problem" hitting a foreign teacher."He suddenly walked to the front of the class during my lecture and assaulted me," Buddle said. "There was no discussion." Link to post Share on other sites
bladerunner168 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 It's "suitcase" like this which creates so much hate and misunderstanding between native HK'ers and Mainlanders. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Wow, I would say why can't they just accept it but then we are talking about two very different cultures and two very different ways of life. Still no excuse for that kind of though. That is like a British person punching a tourist because they didn't speak English properly. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
Katotaka Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Recently, I joke to my friends that HK is practically going back to Yuan Dynasty when talking about HK/China relation. if you know what I mean...... Link to post Share on other sites
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