Hong Kong protests: young, educated mainland Chinese are questioning their place in the city
- In a series of in-depth articles on the unrest rocking Hong Kong, the Post goes behind the headlines to look at the underlying issues, current state of affairs and where it is all heading
- Here we look at how the city has drawn thousands of professionals from mainland China (gangpiao) but a summer of unrest has left many questioning the protests and their own place in Hong Kong
“What a shame for Hong Kong,” Liang, from Shanxi province in northern China, wrote in a social media post that night. “I never imagined that such a personal assault could have happened in a city that prides itself on upholding law and order.”
Liang, a Hong Kong permanent resident, said he fully supported the peaceful protests in the beginning but had since taken part in a mass rally and a crowd-funding campaign for advertisements in support of the police.
“I really value this space where we can make our voices heard – it’s something we can’t do on the mainland,” he said.
“But now, things have degenerated to the stage where the righteous police have to take the blame for worsening law and order, and radical protesters can go on a rampage, vandalising public property and attacking law enforcement with some noble excuse but without punishment.”
