The disturbances that continue to convulse Hong Kong have roots which go way beyond the original cause, opposition to a law which would have allowed extradition to the mainland. They are found in the unrepresentative nature of the political system, the above-the-law behavior of top officials, and the domination of the domestic economy by a tiny group of mega-rich oligarchs who own and develop land, own the utilities, the major retail outlets and who are widely suspected on buying the favors of multiple more officials than have ever been charged with corruption.