"We do not promise our people to turn Gaza into Hong Kong or Taiwan"

According to a Reuters article about Hamas

"We do not promise our people to turn Gaza into Hong Kong or Taiwan but we promise them a dignified and proud life behind the resistance in defense of their honor, their land and their pride," Meshaal said on Al Jazeera Television from Beirut.

Do we have a dignified and proud life? Can we defend our honor and land and pride?
I never knew Hong Kong is that good.