Singapore will be worse off.....
Very simple....because the people who run and manage it, will be
thinking of their own interests, ie the British will be thinking
about their interests. First and foremost, above all, at the end of
the day, they will put their own interests first, the interests of
London. Everything will be put under that priority.
Hong Kong.....only when during 1990s, when Britain realized they
were finally going to handover it to China, did they start to allow
democracy. They were very clever, before handing Hong Kong to
China, spring democracy around, knowing full well that China is
having socialist system. Did they bother to 'grant' democracy to
the people of Hong Kong previously, in 70s, 80s?
Hong Kong residents can have some kind of special passport, but
cannot live and reside in Britain. What does this mean?
Equality?
There is this kind of view around ....not just in Singapore but in
many countries.....that Britain is somehow a benevolent
colonialist......I think this view is a little bit naive.....yes
they are quite good in management, they establish rule of law, and
the treatment of the colonized people is less harsh than other
colonialist nations.........but at the end of the day, they are
still thinking of their own selfish interest, and they are still
'colonialist', and to think otherwise is naive.
So I think.....yes....definitely Singapore is better off as an
independent.
Meat Pao.
