Online Public Relations Thoughts

 Here is a perfect example of Doublespeak, which first appeared in Orwell's "1984."  That is using language to obscure truth by making a lie more palatable or to reverse the meaning of words.  "Improving the electoral system" means making Hong Kong less free, less democratic and more communist.  Hong Kong has become just one more Chinese city under the thumb of the Beijing government. The cynicism is stunning, and there is little Hong Kong activists can do except to leave the territory for another country where there are political freedoms.  The question remains whether capitalists will follow.  Many companies had placed their Chinese headquarters in the territory and now must decide what to do.  How can one trust a government where true equals false and better equals worse?