tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11154691.post7296519817872557618..comments2024-03-19T01:01:47.629+08:00Comments on Musings on Life in Hong Kong: Moon-cake or prunes - part 2 (GDP)StephenChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11720190970024188988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11154691.post-38356858195304536692013-09-15T08:57:25.722+08:002013-09-15T08:57:25.722+08:00You are quite right. Our government officials are...You are quite right. Our government officials are making more than officials in much bigger countries, with much bigger responsibilities and capabilities. <br /><br />On the other hand, many of them came from the lower classes. However, once they reach those exalted position, they forget all about their previous lives.StephenChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11720190970024188988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11154691.post-77037585457360897562013-09-12T22:23:29.306+08:002013-09-12T22:23:29.306+08:00Before I moved to Hong Kong, I thought Hong Kong h...Before I moved to Hong Kong, I thought Hong Kong had a lot of middle class people. Now my sense is that even if that were so, Hong Kong has a lot more lower middle (and middle middle) income folks than upper middle income ones -- with my reckoning being backed up by finding out facts such as the majority of Hong Kongers not making enough money to propel them into the territory's income tax paying bracket.<br /><br />In view of this, I find the amount that the government officials, etc. make to border on the obscene. At the very least, it should come down to a level closer to regular people so that they are able to experience and thus understand the concerns of regular folks.YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.com