In recent years, there has been a massive influx of mainland Chinese people, coming down, taking our jobs, clogging our streets, taking our allocated school places (kids are allocated spots here, because schools are at capacity), giving birth in our hospitals and claiming benefits. Mainland Chinese students come to our universities and receive tens of thousands of US dollar's worth in grants each while local students struggle. They are often loud, often low class, hate us for living a better life. They are seen as a nuisance. Worse yet, the government allows this daily desecration of our city because the officials in the Chinese capital have paid them billions. Due to the increasing number of classless millionaires and rising GDP, they come down and throw money in our faces, acting as though money gives you power and authority. The worst of all this is that they are greatly boosting our economy, so we are forced to yield. It's insulting.
I say the vast, vast majority of Hong Kong citizens are highly against this. Everywhere I go, all I hear and see is complaints and hatred for the mainlanders. The better side of me acknowledges that all are equal and deserve equal opportunities, but the realistic side of me sees the changing landscape. When I was still studying in the UK years ago, Hong Kong was a beautiful place. It is still beautiful now, but it is tinged with the smell of lower-class citizens dirtying our place.
I say the ratio of people that support democracy over pre-elected puppets is about 85:15. There will always be those who support the flipside.
My ex was from China though. The only one I ever loved. Deeply. (no drake though)