"Hong Kong is developing in a similar way to Taipei before the 1980s. The economy has always come first in Hong Kong," points out cultural commentator Danny Yung. Cultural and intellectual groups played an important role in the emergence of Taipei citizen action in the 1980s.
「跟 80 年代前的台北一樣，香港的『經濟生產』角色重於一切，」香港文化評論家榮念曾指出，文化界在 80 年代台北興起的市民運動中，曾經扮演了重要角色。