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Old Jul 3, 2017 | 5:27 am
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Originally Posted by tentseller
Really? Maybe a long time ago, BUT it has been over 20 yrs since HRH sailed the HMS Britannia out of the harbour.
Originally Posted by TravelDream
What?!

What I wrote is simply a fact.

The MTR subcontracts out security work at stations. These guards are poorly paid and are unlikely to speak English. Therefore, for them, it's not worth the hassle of stopping non-Chinese people.
Also, what does the British royal family have to do with anything? I didn't say, 'If you're white'... This would equally apply to black people, Indians, Arabs etc.
I am questioning the accuracy of your stated fact. One ore two observation does not make it a fact.

Your statement, which I have bolded, showed a lack of understanding of the real Hong Kong social-political landscape.
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