Even now that administration of both Hong Kong and Macao has been returned to China, the two are still subjected to the old comparisons by outsiders, with Hong Kong seen as the thriving international metropolis and Macao the quaint little village.
港澳情結一前一後，國際大都會的香港和小鎮風情的澳門先後回歸中國，兩者也經常被外人放在一起比較。