A long and bumpy road….

Ten years ago, observers were divided between the optimists, who believed that the integration of Hong Kong in the motherland would be smooth, that the economy would continue to flourish, and that the “one country, two systems” formula would function without a hitch, and the pessimists who were convinced that after a few years, Hong Kong would become “just another Chinese City,” where corruption would be rife and basic freedoms would fad e away. Both were wrong. Last June, as on every 4 th Ju..