可以肯定，1997年来，香港一直承受着包括中国崛起、全球化、高度不平等以及房价飞涨等巨大经济力量的冲击，在损害这座城市竞争力的同时加重了社会的不满情绪。
To be sure, powerful economic forces – including China’s rise, globalization, high inequality, and soaring property prices – have buffeted Hong Kong since 1997, undermining the city’s competitiveness and contributing to social discontent.