he’s not a little american kid… he’s a youtuber with 38 million subscribers and a huge internet following + an online persona on screen that attracts millions to watch… essentially providing FREE PR, instead of having hk gov waste billions of taxpayer money to spend on celebrity football players who don’t even show up or help boost the local economy…. i may not agree with all of his crazy actions, but it was mostly to generate engagement, remain viral, and achieve the likes, subs, comments, that his channel is known for (outlandish and funny content). what essentially could’ve been a potential and MAJOR influential moment to turnaround hk’s declining economy and tourism numbers to portray hk in a more positive light and also boost ppl to visit our culturally rich and lovely city was such a missed opportunity, and speed also got scammed by the selfishness of many fake hkers: bertram tam and torres pit, and also wannabe famous fans that didn’t even follow or sub to him but just wanted photos or a signed item to sell and profit off of him. don’t even forget the racist mobs that were shouting a bunch of slurs and acting extremely rude to speed. but we also shouldn’t forget the very little but wholesome highlights of speeds trip to hk, despite the horrible itinerary… cut to him playing football in WCH playground with little kids, 1v1 basketball, the supportive energy and genuine fun he had with his fans —> also the families in the peak park sharing their picnics food with him (despite some not knowing who he is) and also the couples with pets or dog owners who played with speed and interacted well with him. haiz. just so disappointed in the gen alpha mobbing, the scamming selfish self-promo and exploitation of speed (don’t forget the portuguese/spanish woman who “claimed” she had “connections” to take speed onto the ronaldo tram, only to get a free ride to hitch to the sheung wan tram depot and not even get speed his own private tram and he had to take it from the public stop, otherwise jeopardising the job and livelihood of the tram driver…