Hong Kong singer G.E.M. is getting a lot of flak from netizens for her pro-government and pro-China actions.

Even if Hong Kong media praised G.E.M. for bringing honor to Hong Kong with her excellent performance in "I am a singer - Season 2", Hong Kong netizens are not too happy with her pro-mainland stance and are criticizing her for it, according to Zaobao.com.

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G.E.M. Deng Ziqi became extremely popular in Mainland China after her great performance in "I am a singer-season 2", a popular Hunan TV talent competition.

However, some Hong Kong people say they find it hard to consider G.E.M. as a "Hong Kong singer" because she seldom shows up in Hong Kong media and seldom sings Cantonese songs.

G.E.M. was born in Shanghai and moved to Hong Kong when she was four.

"But if [she] does not show her emotion to Hong Kong and focus her work in Hong Kong, how can we look at her as Hong Kong singer?" an anonymous interviewee said.

Netizens also criticized G.E.M.'s "irresponsible and sarcastic remarks" and "many fallacies" in her essay of support to Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in August 2013.

G.E.M. updated her facebook and Weibo page in March, saying she received her first international award. Netizens bombarded her with haughty remarks for saying "as the first Hong Kong singer representing China to be selected for the award, [I] am honored to receive the award."

G.E.M. received Nickelodeon's Kids' choice "Favorite Asian Act" award as a Chinese Singer. G.E.M. emphasized that she was "representing China" in accordance with rules of the host organizer.

The fact that G.E.M is being called a "betrayer" shows how much Hong Kong people hate Mainland China, the report said.

Hong Kong citizens consider their city as an international metropolis, not just one of the cities of Mainland China.

Having been under British rule for a long time until their turnover to China in 1997, Hong Kong people are largely democratized and have been getting increasingly restive over the mainland government's tightening grip on their freedoms, a socio-political unrest that affects even the entertainment industry, making entertainers invariably walk the tightrope.

G.E.M.'s case is a classic example of that fallout.