It’s time to accept reality – Hong Kong is a city in decline and it’s our fault

What’s your New Year’s resolution? Turn back the clock to make Hong Kong the way it was? Resurrect the Lion Rock spirit? Reclaim our city’s status as a must-go Asia tourist destination? Beat Singapore in everything like before instead of being beaten in everything?

Forget about it. Those days are gone. The Lion Rock spirit didn’t abandon us. We killed it. Our tourism crown wasn’t snatched. We surrendered it. Singapore didn’t get better than us. We got worse…

Read the full story at http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2057436/its-time-accept-reality-hong-kong-city-decline-and-its-our-fault 

ARTICLE SOURCE: South China Morning Post