Economic Thesis
While recent political unrest in Hong Kong has subsided after Chief Executive Carry Lam withdrew the Extradition Bill, severe, irreconcilable tensions between the Hong Kong population and Mainland China make the resurgence of another political crisis inevitable. 90% of all protesters are young university students who feel hopelessly lost in an era of greater integration with China. For starters, housing prices in HK has reached nearly 22 times household income, making residential needs the most unaffordable in the world. Furthermore, young adults in HK have no representation in the political sphere, as over