Comments by "Hari Sadu" (@harisadu8998) on "GBNews" channel.

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  21. ​ @xinceras-6542  Let me respond to you honestly and hopefully you will appreciate it. I am not being dishonest. I don't really like the Chinese government and I have no reason to defend them. I'm telling it to you as it is. I put the words "national security" in quotes deliberately because that is something that the Chinese government and the present Hong Kong government calls it. It is not that I agree with them. Many things do fall under national security matters but basically, if you are apolitical, just interested in making a living, life goes on and doesn't change for you. If you are a business that is engaging in political issues, there could be national security issues to deal with. But if you are just a business in the normal course of work, nothing changed for you and the legal system remains the same. What has happened in Hong Kong is chilling and the biggest concern now for many is their children's future and education which looks uncertain and dull. Once again however, if you are settled in life and not interested in politics, your life hasn't changed. Your political rights and political freedoms have been snatched, yes. Economic freedoms however, remain essentially untouched. Now many people can't stand it due to the political aspect and I for one am disappointed by it but the fact remains for many that the economic freedoms in Hong Kong are higher than in many other places. Whether we like it or not, this has happened and the UK has done the right thing to help people. However, just to make it clear, politics is not everything, education is changing (for the worse) and that's important for many people, so they may look for better educational opportunities. The Hong Kong government is tacitly saying to people to enjoy economic freedoms but to shut up about politics. That is essentially the deal. Courts remain impartial for non-political matters. Not everything is political and national security applies to political matters (including secession which is of course legal in the UK as we can see the SNP in parliament), foreign policy and some criminal matters. This is the honest answer I can give you.
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  22.  @samuelchuathecool  I agree with most of what you have said. I live in Hong Kong presently. Have done so for over 2 decades. I am not at all happy about the new political reality and all the things that have come as a result of it. This isn't what I wanted to see. There is a great degree of chill in the air and self censorship simply because people don't know what is acceptable and what it is not. And in order to find out, one risks a tolling court process which could even result in jail. The situation is distressing for many Let me put it to you this way. Most people aren't political and just get on with their lives and families. I can speak for myself that I was not particularly exercising my free speech prior to NSL. I was not interested in dissenting or getting involved but just living my life. Yes, we do read and keep up to date with politics but it was just for our knowledge. Never wanted to be involved or be in politics. The Chinese and HK governments know this. They think that although many people will be annoyed, ultimately, people will live their own lives and not do anything about it. Ultimately, I may leave Hong Kong at some point but it won't necessarily be due to NSL even though this has changed my opinion of Hong Kong. I might leave for a better lifestyle at a cheaper cost. However, if I look at my lifestyle pre-NSL and post-NSL, effectively nothing has actually changed. It just feels a little more chill to speak publicly but I never did so anyway. I just speak to my friends and I still speak the same way I did before.
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