Hong Kong with an 8 degree Cancer Sun is another country in line for Eclipse challenges through 2019. They are under increasing pressure from the authoritarian Chinese government – ‘mainlandisation’ and clamp down on moves towards self-determination – despite the pre-1997 promises of “one-country, two-systems” protecting existing rights and freedoms.
On the 1 July 1997 midnight chart the January and December Capricorn Eclipses fall in HK’s 10th house conjunct the midheaven, suggesting a crisis around direction and ambitions. With the Solar Arc Sun opposition the HK Neptune this year and Solar Arc Mars opposition Neptune in 2022 there seems little hope of a move towards more freedom though there will be some efforts in 2020 with tr Uranus square the HK Uranus. The Solar Arc Midheaven will catch the repressive tr Saturn Pluto opposition in 2019/2020 which suggests a standstill.
The 25 January 1842 HK chart, with Saturn Jupiter at 8 Capricorn, is no more cheerful – with attempts at positive change as tr Uranus squares the Sun from May 2019 onwards for a year meeting with disappointment which will drag on. Tensions with China will escalate in 2021 and worsen towards 2022/23.
HK Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s Swearing in chart with a 9 degree Cancer Sun and 9 degree Libra Moon will also be considerably rattled through 2019.
thank you – from a local hongkongese. WE detest all things china. except those who cant afford, Hkese avoid to buy made in china, china produce. One time, a flippino maid ask me to pick non-china mushroom (she can’t read chinese on the packing) ,since her “mom” tell her not to buy china products. She let go of taiwan mushroom( maybe it’s china too…) and pick korean one.
As with Taiwan, there can be only “one China”.