2)Depends on shipping,tourist &finance industry.

Simply it can't do without china.  The chinese tourist spendings in HK is enomorous. The local biz simply dont like them.Money talks, particularly in HK

Thats kid bets his personal future on money from say japan, CIA...I predict he'll get a 'scholarship' to do a degree in a US/japan college as the  2nd step to  the dark side.

Fact is western media give him publicity speaks quite a bit