We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming so that a proud father can direct readers to a rather brilliant off-topic essay by my son Nate, who is living in China:
Hong Kong should not be more autonomous. Its not fair to the 1.3 billion people in China.
http://zgtnate.wordpress.com/2014/10/04/hong-kong-should-not-be-more-autonomous-its-not-fair-to-the-1-3-billion-people-in-china/