I spoke to a few people from UK, and my guess is that people who voted for Brexit will have a better understanding of it. No one is against the trade and economic integration, but they are against the political integration.

Then there is the languages. There is a different trying to get everyone to speak Mandarin as well, and trying to get everyone to speak Mandarin Only, while actively trying to kill Cantonese.

I really like the word Genocide used in this thread. It sorts of describe what is happening.

Hong Kong as we've all known it from before 1997 is being eroded and destroyed. People in Hong Kong hate the Chinese Communist Party and strongly dislike mainlanders, and this sentiment is fuelled by savage behaviour of mainland tourists in Hong Kong (including but not limited to defecating in public [1]). The only people in Hong Kong who are sympathetic towards the mainland are those who got involved in corrupt practices there and don't want to lose access to their illegitimate source of wealth.

[1] http://hongkong.coconuts.co/2016/02/02/chinese-woman-shocks-...

I would love to tell you more, but the overall situation is too complex to be explained here, is it okay for me to contact you directly?