Hong Kong has a very convenient feeding source of Mainland big spending comrades to build up its pillar of economy which is shopping. Elsewhere in Hong Kong sees the common sight of what is known as the pull-handle-case gang, a sarcastic address for these comrades since herds of them are always inconveniently found roaming with pull-handle luggage cases and blocking the already crowded sidewalks. Probably a taste acquired from the British, Hongkongers look more upon people of a pedigree or good education than those simply suddenly rising with an immeasurable amount of wealth. What the city has been seeing these days is troops of spenders flaunting their wealth. The cumulative effect is that some parts of the city are becoming foreign to the locals. One such example is Canton Road where the shopping comrades are lining up outside big stores or squatting or sitting elsewhere with their lootings around the clock.
(Grip On Reality: This photo was taken on my way to work. I was walking past trucks parking on a cul-de-sac when the ropes caught my attention. The light was right, the colour was right and the criss-crossing pattern was perfect and I held up my GX200. People passing by checked me out and wondered what could be made out of such a boring scene. To me, the fun in photography is that the photographer makes something interesting out of what is not obvious to most at the scene. The ropes tied in knots somehow reminded people I know who are in the grip of the recession) You must have also known a friend or two, or even yourself, being baffled by the spiral downturn of the economy. Bank went bankrupt and the rich was faced with a shrinking wealth. A friend of mine has just had his salary cut by over 10% and some of his colleagues started to be shed. But, wait. Was this done really for the sake of continuing the business? Or is there a factor or greed in it? I wonder whether the
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