It's all relative, and full of tradeoffs as always. As an Australian citizen HK has consistently been the lesser evil over the last 10 years.

I was particularly greatful to have HK permanent residence during Covid, it meant there was somewhere I could live where my movement was not restricted and I wasn't coerced into any unneccessary medical interventions, it was very painful to see what happened to the rest of my family who were not able to escape.

That said, I would absolutely not want to be in the mainland, and so along the current trajectory I won't be able to stay in HK forever either. Networks like Bitcoin and Nostr potentially have the power to raise the general consciousness and enable change.