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城外的人想衝進來，城裡的人想逃出來

what movie quote is this from?

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Both cities Vancouver and Hong Kong are selling the real estate dream provided by the Lee Ka Shing's Concord Pacific. Certainly these real estate moguls lack more ethics than a typical drug dealer. But why does so many in the population fall for that trap?

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It's a book.
布小熊 發表於 2012-11-1 11:08

    have u read this book? how is it? very interesting book from the review i read from wiki.

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HK is the place for the "smart" kids only.  If your kids are not so smart, it i ...
KittyLeung74 發表於 2012-11-1 13:04

Define smart, is the relentlessness to chase wealth and recognition from society considered smart?  Because of Hong Kong's free market economy, the population seem to use money as the official religion. This economic freedom is undermined by the political sanctions that infringes the rights of the citizens, so the citizens are obligated to use wealth accumulation as a measure of success. If you want to raise kids to become opportunistic, Hong Kong is the place to be.

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    Are the HK youth man enough to manufacture molotov cocktails and aim at the police? I think not. All they do is protest walk around on the street like its picnic.

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The difference between Vancouver and Hong Kong is the sense of community. Throughout my volunteer experiences I feel the community is more accommodating to the individual in Vancouver, benefits for both the community and self. But in Hong Kong, you either don't do free work without money or they expect you to donate your soul when providing volunteering labour.

For example, if you are a youth protestor in HK and is not Long Hair, you are considered naive and sometimes innocent. Elders would laugh at you, but in Western society people seem to be more tolerant of a dissident's opinion. This is the sense of community I refer to.  Society in HK have huge expectation of the individual, fame and wealth is deified by the tabloid media.

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If you want to have a relaxed life, live in Latin America. Great emerging countries there, lazy workforce, I am sure the hard-working Chinese can triumph there, they also hold high regards for Chinese people too, not like in Canada where the Anglo treat us with animosity.