CORRECTION: Those ladies in the shot were NOT homeless! But there were indeed many other homeless in downtown. Also, check out my other video interviewing HK locals about their opinions on Mainland China... czcams.com/users/shorts7WPtJ3FEDgY
Why the British Fleet came to Hong Kong and looting this great city in 1840 and they lost this great City during the WW2 when the Japs came in the Christmas Day 1941 and the Royal navy came back in 1945 , if the Chinese fleet come to the UK homelands in 2023 , What do you think about it , that's Why people should love each other and respect for each other in this Earth
I am truly impressed that you done your homework and researched in the history of Hong Kong under British Colonialism...There are still people in the UK believe that the UK owns the moral high ground and can intervene in China's internal affairs related to HK. My hats off to you for your bravery in speaking the truth. I hope you won't be getting hate from the Brits.
Exactly. It's so weird to me that Britain which is Thousands of miles away still think they have any power over the land they STOLE and which China took back home again and made prosperous. China is one of the only nations to be able to fight against colonialism andsadly many countries don't have much power.
@manfunny917 Nah, criticizing a democracy is not brave. Brave is making a video about how many Chinese suffered and died under the Great Leap "Forward" and Cultural Revolution while living in China
The HK domestic workers, mainly from Philippines, get together in public parks for meals and socializing on their days off but when it rains, they just hurdle together under covered walkways and spend the time eating and talking.
@@livinlavidalukethey are domestic helpers who love the centre location to get together becoz it’s convenient to each other. Local has been opened some schools n community centres for them, but most of them prefer to stay at the bridge and parks of central. That’s their freedom and happiness. Thx for your video. It’s a lot of hard work and they are lot of contents.
I spent 10 years living in Hong Kong between 1992 and 2002. I saw the change when Hong Kong returned to China 1997. You are correct, Hong Kongers had more freedom after the British ruled. The British took so much money out of Hong Kong.
Yes, they are domestic helpers from Philippine and Indonesia. But there are indeed some homeless ppl (like in Sham Shui Po or Mongkok) and ppl living in small flat as tiny as a cage (20-50 ft2)
While there are homeless in Hong Kong, those you show on the video are actually domestic helpers from SE Asia taking their holiday. The domestic helpers would go out and kind of take over the financial district and have their "picnic" there for Sunday or any holiday. Normally, they live with their employer but on holiday they would spend the entire day away from their place of employment.
I am from Hong Kong so glad you came here but definitely two days are not enough to see HK! I would say Hong Kong is a very good place to live concerning lots of options for food, good education, good transportation, living convenience, nice scenery, free flow of money, low tax rate, high freedom, very safe to live & etc. Since Hong Kong is a financial center I have to admit it is one of most expensive place to live as well ! Btw, One shot you shown they are not homeless people they are foreign domestic helpers, they usually gather together in their day off on the street/ bridge! 😅
I was born in Hong Kong and raised in Canada. In comparing Hong Kong to the Chinese Mainland cities, I much prefer the latter. They have a standard of living, cleanliness, and safety that feels a lot closer to Canadian cities.
Thanks for the video on HK! I’m a big fan and follow all the China CZcamsrs. My family lives in mainland, but I’m here in HK. The wealth inequality is absolutely a problem here. 1 in 5 people live below a poverty line that is half the poverty line in America! Quite shocking considering how expensive it is to live here. So I agree with you, am much more supportive of the system in China. Hope you are able to visit again soon and spend more time in HK next time!
Oh thanks so much for clarifying - i asked one of them who was a filipina and didnt speak english well and she said she had no home, but it makes sense all of them aren’t. But other than the video, there were a few beggars on the streets for sure
great video outlining the history of HK which you have hit the nail right on the head. i think you are right on many points, HK is cool for a week or two but there is certainly more to enjoy in China. I seen loads of homeless people in HK!! albeit not the ones (the domestic helpers on their one day off) you shown in your video. the homeless are usually men sleeping under bridges, and in areas like shamshiupo and in recent years even in Wanchai where they sleep in 24 hrs macdonalds.
Thank YOU, Luke... you have such a noble and pure heart... your words bring healing and understanding... I love that ringing noise from the traffic lights... It is so uniquely Hong Kong hahahaha... Every time I watch walking videos of Hong Kong posted on YT, hearing the sound in the background brings back nostalgia...
Excuse me! Those ladies sat on the carton paper boxes are not homeless, nor beggars. They are domestic helpers in Hong Kong, taking care many families in Hong Kong.
There's this internet figure who bicycle across mainland for 10 years, never loses his bike and he rides to hongkong last month and lost his bike the first day. This says so much about the security therr.
Welcome to Hong Kong .Hong Kong is an international city which is a mixture of west and east cultures. Nx time , you can visit the discovery bay which is a beautiful island where many western people living in .
Looking at the British Museum, you may wonder why there are so many Chinese cultural relics in foreign museums. In fact, the Chinese cultural relics displayed in the British Museum are only the tip of the iceberg, and most of them are stored in warehouses because the UK has acquired too many Chinese cultural relics. Long ago, Britain invaded China and set fire to the Old Summer Palace, plundering Chinese cultural relics and transporting them back to Britain. The Chinese cultural relics displayed in the British Museum are not only a symbol of British colonial aggression against China, but also a shame to China. China will never forget that it will sooner or later make those bandits pay the price. Because bandits and villains are always annoying.
Yeah. Those are mainly the laborers from the Philippines and other southeastern countries having lunch or breaks. Hon Kong has to import their laborers from other countries.
I am English, I love China and it’s history which is just magnificent, if a bit bloody. Having learned some I think Britain owes China more than any other country. We need to stop picking on China. Considering what it has achieved in such a short time it is truly astonishing and amazing- other places like Africa I think would have been better off had we stayed. What we did with opium was absolutely appalling. This is the one country I would like to apologise to. So yes, I would go to England and tell my friends - which I have already done by the way, that what we did to China was truly appalling, but that is history and how the world was at the time, but if there’s one country we need to acknowledge what we did, it is China. And I would say that to anyone. I expect many people know this already at home. It would not be news.
10:24 "There are many homeless people, there are beggars" ....actually you misunderstood the scenario. Actually they are not beggars nor homeless people. Those are just the tens of thousands of domestic helpers coming out to rest and gather with their friends during the weekends at Central because there are fewer people at the business district during the weekend. It is totally different from what is happening at NYC or San Fran or Phil. It happens every Sunday, It is a common thing in HK. Don't misunderstand that. Of course, there are homeless people, but it is not that serious and many are waiting for social service and some refused to accept govt's help.
I guess you were in HK some time last week? around the Ching Ming Festival (AKA Qingming Festival) which was on the 5th? You should expect rain around that time according to the Chinese Lunar calendar. There is even a well-known poem which associates Ching Ming with rain. It's not 'science' and it might not be true outside East Asia, but it's ancient wisdom.
Oh, almost forgot... yes, there are homeless people in HK, but not those shown in your video when you mentioned the subject. Nope, they are foreign maids (mostly Indonesians & Filipinos) spending their day off with fellow maids. Since they are more likely to send their hard-earned cash home rather than spend it, and there are precious few places to house so many people for free in HK, they just have sort of 'urban picnics' in various places in the city. 😅
Honestly your sound like Joann Condon 😆 from my favorite show Little Britain. I hope you continue to do videos showing the real China , not like some videos which are either extremely positive or negative. A real world from objective view 😉 something fun, interesting. You will beat the channel Abroad in Japan. Go go gooooo! 😆😆😆
Hi Luke, I was wondering how I should explain to my English friends about Uyghurs in Xinjiang. They believe that China slaughters Uyghurs when it's clearly not true. Every time I have this conversation with them, I am always in the wrong, they just don't believe what I say and I say that Uyghurs are treated very nicely in China. What do I say to them?
@@livinlavidaluke some hongkong gaa zaa will not like your video because you said british did not give them freedom and democracy, you little broke their hearts
@if i am a foreigner, i will prefer Hong Kong more. I am not saying mainland is not good, it has many good things. Mainland has so much to offer, different styles of architecture from different minorities, different style of cuisine 'ba da cai. xi', you name it. But the problem is it is almost impossible to get a permanent residency in mainland, whereas in Hong Kong it is not difficult, all you need to do is literally staying there for 7 years legally. I assume, if you love China, you will want to become a resident one day, but not necessarily giving up your original citizenship, you can do so in Hong Kong, but in Mainland it is like 100 times harder. Not to mention that you can easily travel to mainland China to have fun from Hong Kong during the weekends or your annual leaves.
if i am a foreigner, i will teach English in Hong Kong, coz i will be able to get a permanent residency there, and the pay is higher in HK too, then I will travel to mainland to have fun during my weekends and annual leaves. It is just maximisation of profits. Sorry to be this '功利‘, at the end of the day I am from a 'financial' city haha.
Not sure what u smoking but the chance of local representation died the day it was handed back. 50 years no change was a pipe dream. Sad what HK has become compared to what it could have been…
so are you smoking opium the drug that made this place a colony? ever since the 1st date it was handed back, it was governmented by HKers, if not locals representing Hong Kong who then? 50 yrs is already half way there, China have indicated many times after 2047 it will be the same, but we can all wait and see how it will turn out my friend, your pipe dream is dying DREAM BIG ... go to Taiwan, Low Britain or Separate States these places are fuxking good lol PEACE
I agree, Hong Kong could have been destroyed by American and British collusion with local Hong Kong corrupt leaders. Now Hong Kong is finally a free sovereign place that is free to live and prosper.
CORRECTION: Those ladies in the shot were NOT homeless! But there were indeed many other homeless in downtown.
Also, check out my other video interviewing HK locals about their opinions on Mainland China...
czcams.com/users/shorts7WPtJ3FEDgY
wow, so many gaa zaa in your interview
homeless had me in stiches!
Why the British Fleet came to Hong Kong and looting this great city in 1840 and they lost this great City during the WW2 when the Japs came in the Christmas Day 1941 and the Royal navy came back in 1945 , if the Chinese fleet come to the UK homelands in 2023 , What do you think about it , that's Why people should love each other and respect for each other in this Earth
OMG I was going to correct you about the homeless people you talked about, they are domestic helpers
I am truly impressed that you done your homework and researched in the history of Hong Kong under British Colonialism...There are still people in the UK believe that the UK owns the moral high ground and can intervene in China's internal affairs related to HK.
My hats off to you for your bravery in speaking the truth. I hope you won't be getting hate from the Brits.
Exactly. It's so weird to me that Britain which is Thousands of miles away still think they have any power over the land they STOLE and which China took back home again and made prosperous. China is one of the only nations to be able to fight against colonialism andsadly many countries don't have much power.
Why he doesnt do it in UK, I prefer to watch him say this while live in UK. Thats real bravery.
@manfunny917 Nah, criticizing a democracy is not brave. Brave is making a video about how many Chinese suffered and died under the Great Leap "Forward" and Cultural Revolution while living in China
They are not beggars. They are domestic workers enjoying their day off work with friends.
Thanks for the correction! Someone told me they were, but my mistake i should have triple checked
🤣🤣🤣
This guy has no idea 😂
The HK domestic workers, mainly from Philippines, get together in public parks for meals and socializing on their days off but when it rains, they just hurdle together under covered walkways and spend the time eating and talking.
@@livinlavidalukethey are domestic helpers who love the centre location to get together becoz it’s convenient to each other. Local has been opened some schools n community centres for them, but most of them prefer to stay at the bridge and parks of central. That’s their freedom and happiness. Thx for your video. It’s a lot of hard work and they are lot of contents.
I spent 10 years living in Hong Kong between 1992 and 2002. I saw the change when Hong Kong returned to China 1997. You are correct, Hong Kongers had more freedom after the British ruled. The British took so much money out of Hong Kong.
@Mon œil 最簡單舉一個例子，青馬大橋，裝模作樣公開投標，韓國公司傻傻的以十多億落標，結果英國集團以六十億奪得，多不多？😆
@Mon œil 「青馬大橋由莫特·麥克唐納公司(Mott MacDonald)（英語：Mott MacDonald）設計，並由英國的特法佳建築(亞洲)有限公司(Trafalgar House Construction (Asia) Ltd) 、高捷達土木工程有限公司(Costain Civil Engineering Limited) 及日本的三井物業有限公司(Mitsui Construction) 組成的英高日建築聯營所負責興建。」維基百科
拗多無謂！
As soon as you cross the border from Hong Kong into Shenzhen, it's a different world. Shenzhen is so modern, cleaner, and safer.
@Mon œil 没搞错，现在确实深圳更modern先进，香港的吸引力在慢慢减弱。
Those people sitting on the sidelines are foreign workers. They go out there every Sunday.
Thanks for clarifying
Yes, they are domestic helpers from Philippine and Indonesia. But there are indeed some homeless ppl (like in Sham Shui Po or Mongkok) and ppl living in small flat as tiny as a cage (20-50 ft2)
While there are homeless in Hong Kong, those you show on the video are actually domestic helpers from SE Asia taking their holiday. The domestic helpers would go out and kind of take over the financial district and have their "picnic" there for Sunday or any holiday. Normally, they live with their employer but on holiday they would spend the entire day away from their place of employment.
Still hate to say, it's not a good scene to see so many people take over a whole place with luggage, rubbish...I was shocked when I first time saw it
what a good place to picnic. Happy for them
I am from Hong Kong so glad you came here but definitely two days are not enough to see HK! I would say Hong Kong is a very good place to live concerning lots of options for food, good education, good transportation, living convenience, nice scenery, free flow of money, low tax rate, high freedom, very safe to live & etc. Since Hong Kong is a financial center I have to admit it is one of most expensive place to live as well ! Btw, One shot you shown they are not homeless people they are foreign domestic helpers, they usually gather together in their day off on the street/ bridge! 😅
all very good points in favour of living there too, thanks for your comment. Will return back again soon i'm sure
I was born in Hong Kong and raised in Canada. In comparing Hong Kong to the Chinese Mainland cities, I much prefer the latter. They have a standard of living, cleanliness, and safety that feels a lot closer to Canadian cities.
Thanks for the video on HK! I’m a big fan and follow all the China CZcamsrs. My family lives in mainland, but I’m here in HK. The wealth inequality is absolutely a problem here. 1 in 5 people live below a poverty line that is half the poverty line in America! Quite shocking considering how expensive it is to live here. So I agree with you, am much more supportive of the system in China. Hope you are able to visit again soon and spend more time in HK next time!
Many Hong Konger have moved to the mainland due to more affordable living and better life.
Welcome to HK ..good summary and briefing of HK .. especially for those who have never been to HK ..
Thanks for giving a TRUE brief history of Hong Kong.
Thanks for your comments and information. That's so accurate to treat the Hong Kong history. 👍
Of course mainland as it is very spacious and safe
香港的贫富差距确实很大，但是在视频里10:27 处，并不是乞丐流浪汉，我第一次去香港时，也看到很多这样的人（绝大多数是女性）把大纸箱拆开铺平在地上，问了在香港的家人才知道，这些人很多是菲佣休息的时候出来相聚在一起，吃饭聊天吃零食、联络感情，因为放假休息时间短暂，很快要回归工作，所以不能去更远的公园或郊野，只好选择在宽敞的天桥上两边
Oh thanks so much for clarifying - i asked one of them who was a filipina and didnt speak english well and she said she had no home, but it makes sense all of them aren’t. But other than the video, there were a few beggars on the streets for sure
@monil7591 你说的都对
@Mon œil 香港是15年免費教育的，大學也有各類減免和支助！
Absolutely love this video! ❤❤
Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much for telling the historical truth!
great video outlining the history of HK which you have hit the nail right on the head. i think you are right on many points, HK is cool for a week or two but there is certainly more to enjoy in China. I seen loads of homeless people in HK!! albeit not the ones (the domestic helpers on their one day off) you shown in your video. the homeless are usually men sleeping under bridges, and in areas like shamshiupo and in recent years even in Wanchai where they sleep in 24 hrs macdonalds.
Glad you enjoyed it:)
你说的正确，在中国大陆，非常安全，生活非常方便。衷心祝愿你学业有成！
Thank YOU, Luke... you have such a noble and pure heart... your words bring healing and understanding... I love that ringing noise from the traffic lights... It is so uniquely Hong Kong hahahaha... Every time I watch walking videos of Hong Kong posted on YT, hearing the sound in the background brings back nostalgia...
One good thing for Hong Kong is the signs on roads usually have Chinese and English both, so u can know the places easily
Brilliantly insightful and well researched comparison.
Excuse me!
Those ladies sat on the carton paper boxes are not homeless, nor beggars. They are domestic helpers in Hong Kong, taking care many families in Hong Kong.
There's this internet figure who bicycle across mainland for 10 years, never loses his bike and he rides to hongkong last month and lost his bike the first day. This says so much about the security therr.
Unfortunately HK and its people have been stuck in time. Everyone else has moved on.
Hi, there is a reason for those annoying ringing noise of the traffic lights 🚦, it’s to help blind people when is safe to cross the road 😉
Welcome to Hong Kong .Hong Kong is an international city which is a mixture of west and east cultures. Nx time , you can visit the discovery bay which is a beautiful island where many western people living in .
Yeah i didn’t have enough time to go there! Next time i’ll definitely go!
I am sorry to hear that you encountered people trying to sell you drug/weed in HK. Report it to the police and do HK a favour, thanks.
Hi Luke, China turned from Communism to Socialism which bring out the difference of modern and older China almost 40 years ago
Communism is actually the pinnacle stage of socialism or rather socialism is the early stages of communism.
I’m a mainland Chinese, thank you for your introduction.
Looking at the British Museum, you may wonder why there are so many Chinese cultural relics in foreign museums. In fact, the Chinese cultural relics displayed in the British Museum are only the tip of the iceberg, and most of them are stored in warehouses because the UK has acquired too many Chinese cultural relics. Long ago, Britain invaded China and set fire to the Old Summer Palace, plundering Chinese cultural relics and transporting them back to Britain. The Chinese cultural relics displayed in the British Museum are not only a symbol of British colonial aggression against China, but also a shame to China. China will never forget that it will sooner or later make those bandits pay the price. Because bandits and villains are always annoying.
the noise beeping sound is for the safety of pedestrians who are blind and partially sighted...
Yeah. Those are mainly the laborers from the Philippines and other southeastern countries having lunch or breaks. Hon Kong has to import their laborers from other countries.
Like your videos a lot, from mainland. ❤
1:00 i guess you are an honest man.....compared to your politicians LOL
I am English, I love China and it’s history which is just magnificent, if a bit bloody. Having learned some I think Britain owes China more than any other country. We need to stop picking on China. Considering what it has achieved in such a short time it is truly astonishing and amazing- other places like Africa I think would have been better off had we stayed. What we did with opium was absolutely appalling. This is the one country I would like to apologise to. So yes, I would go to England and tell my friends - which I have already done by the way, that what we did to China was truly appalling, but that is history and how the world was at the time, but if there’s one country we need to acknowledge what we did, it is China. And I would say that to anyone. I expect many people know this already at home. It would not be news.
A sober person. You know more about Hong Kong than many people...
really enjoy your video... showing how good is hk
10:24 "There are many homeless people, there are beggars" ....actually you misunderstood the scenario. Actually they are not beggars nor homeless people. Those are just the tens of thousands of domestic helpers coming out to rest and gather with their friends during the weekends at Central because there are fewer people at the business district during the weekend. It is totally different from what is happening at NYC or San Fran or Phil. It happens every Sunday, It is a common thing in HK. Don't misunderstand that. Of course, there are homeless people, but it is not that serious and many are waiting for social service and some refused to accept govt's help.
mainland china more advance ,and people more kind than hk
香港就是中国的😂😂😂
well said I agree
Woo😁
the sounds of traffic light is for body handicapped people.
Very interesting to hear about HK's history
It's a really great video！！
Annoying ring from the traffic lights are for blind people who need to cross the road
In the UK we have something they can hold at the traffic lights and it starts spinning to let the blind person know when to go😁
You ever get told you sort of resemble the British comedian David Mitchell?
Zhuhai is paradise 🎉🎉
I have a feeling many subscribers from Hong Kong are leaving. 😂
I guess you were in HK some time last week? around the Ching Ming Festival (AKA Qingming Festival) which was on the 5th?
You should expect rain around that time according to the Chinese Lunar calendar. There is even a well-known poem which associates Ching Ming with rain. It's not 'science' and it might not be true outside East Asia, but it's ancient wisdom.
I went March 24 haha
Oh, almost forgot... yes, there are homeless people in HK, but not those shown in your video when you mentioned the subject. Nope, they are foreign maids (mostly Indonesians & Filipinos) spending their day off with fellow maids. Since they are more likely to send their hard-earned cash home rather than spend it, and there are precious few places to house so many people for free in HK, they just have sort of 'urban picnics' in various places in the city. 😅
@@livinlavidaluke you must be a rainmaker then lol
good introduction basic but good for beginner!
Whether one prefers HK or Mainland, depends on one's priority.
Because Hong Kong is open to foreigners, they also have lots of CIA operatives there.
I am from Thailand , Do you like Thailand ? Welcome to Bangkok Thailand
welcome to come HK again, 2 days is not enough to explore HK
Honestly your sound like Joann Condon 😆 from my favorite show Little Britain. I hope you continue to do videos showing the real China , not like some videos which are either extremely positive or negative. A real world from objective view 😉 something fun, interesting. You will beat the channel Abroad in Japan. Go go gooooo! 😆😆😆
is it possible for someone who speaks japanese, french and english to live in China mainland ? or do we need to speak chinese absolutely ?
If you are in a major city then you don’t need to know Chinese, no problem
@@livinlavidaluke thank you a lot ! ❤
Greeting from Vietnam
Hi Luke, I was wondering how I should explain to my English friends about Uyghurs in Xinjiang. They believe that China slaughters Uyghurs when it's clearly not true. Every time I have this conversation with them, I am always in the wrong, they just don't believe what I say and I say that Uyghurs are treated very nicely in China. What do I say to them?
We call this phenomenon "brainwashing". Those people are very poor. They have already lost their own brains.😢
Fun fact: some beggars traveled from mainland the hong kong to do their business lol
Welcome to Hong Kong!
hi from a hongkonger
hey! let me know your feedback of the video :)
@@livinlavidaluke some hongkong gaa zaa will not like your video because you said british did not give them freedom and democracy, you little broke their hearts
@if i am a foreigner, i will prefer Hong Kong more. I am not saying mainland is not good, it has many good things. Mainland has so much to offer, different styles of architecture from different minorities, different style of cuisine 'ba da cai. xi', you name it. But the problem is it is almost impossible to get a permanent residency in mainland, whereas in Hong Kong it is not difficult, all you need to do is literally staying there for 7 years legally. I assume, if you love China, you will want to become a resident one day, but not necessarily giving up your original citizenship, you can do so in Hong Kong, but in Mainland it is like 100 times harder. Not to mention that you can easily travel to mainland China to have fun from Hong Kong during the weekends or your annual leaves.
if i am a foreigner, i will teach English in Hong Kong, coz i will be able to get a permanent residency there, and the pay is higher in HK too, then I will travel to mainland to have fun during my weekends and annual leaves. It is just maximisation of profits. Sorry to be this '功利‘, at the end of the day I am from a 'financial' city haha.
You are so funny!
so long since last
+100
The swastika represents the circle of life and the arms of the milky way
👌🥂💚💕🥂
BIG UP CCP ❤❤❤
Not sure what u smoking but the chance of local representation died the day it was handed back. 50 years no change was a pipe dream. Sad what HK has become compared to what it could have been…
so are you smoking opium the drug that made this place a colony? ever since the 1st date it was handed back, it was governmented by HKers, if not locals representing Hong Kong who then? 50 yrs is already half way there, China have indicated many times after 2047 it will be the same, but we can all wait and see how it will turn out my friend, your pipe dream is dying DREAM BIG ... go to Taiwan, Low Britain or Separate States these places are fuxking good lol PEACE
I agree, Hong Kong could have been destroyed by American and British collusion with local Hong Kong corrupt leaders. Now Hong Kong is finally a free sovereign place that is free to live and prosper.
He's drinking Chinese ccp kool aid