It's like going into Hollywood and argue against the merits of producing entertainment. Hong Kongers are perplexed:
Shouts of "People before profit," "No tariff cuts" and "Down with the WTO" echo through the city that prides itself on being one of the world's major financial centers and a poster child for laissez-faire capitalism.
"Most people in Hong Kong don't understand what they (the anti-free trade protesters) are doing. This is not in their culture. They like free trade," said K.K. Cheung, a 68-year-old retired construction engineer.
Money, trade, markets. It built Hong Kong. It's the lifeblood of Hong Kong.
