While this is awful, how many people realise that Hong Kong was never a democracy? Under British rule it was governed by someone appointed, no voting.

We were in Hong Kong last weekend (on the way back from Manila), and we spent a few days sightseeing. It was a great place, but that was as a visitor and not a resident. I really wish I'd visited >10 years ago when it was under British rule (just like I wish I'd flown Concorde when I had the chance ... no point in reminiscing).