“…if the Legislative Council really ends up with no representatives of industry and commerce, then it is possible that these sectors will comprehensively divest from Hong Kong.”

— Gordon Wu

Original:…如果立法會最終真係無工商界的代表，工商界可以唔同你玩，全面撤資囉。
Source: 胡應湘：爭拗至 2047 都無普選 http://www.hkreporter.com/talks/viewthread.php?tid=870295&page=1

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