Economist for the occupation of Golan

"Some optimists see the future Golan as a sort of Hong Kong, continuing to enjoy the perks of Israel’s dynamic economy and open society, while coming back under the sovereignty of a stricter, less developed Syria."  Are those optimists Syrian or do the opinions of Syrians irrelevant here?  And we heard that talk about South Lebanon in 1982.  Do you know the rest of the story? (thanks J.)