Posts tagged UK

Ricky | Crossing oceans to find a place with Freedom

Ricky, 31 years old, is an accounting clerk. For freedom, he is willing to leave his home in Hong Kong. As part of the first cohort of the United Kingdom’s “Leave outside the Immigration Rules” (LOTR) program, he hopes to offer help from afar to those who feel trapped. He was diagnosed with depression a few years ago and spent a long time in treatment. He now wants to raise public awareness for mood disorders.

Overseas, Politics, FamilyWe Are HKers2 January 2021UK, london, LOTR, emigration, emigrant, national security law, nsl, depression, emotional health, mental health, bno, europe, overseas, abroadComment

Jeremy | Hongkonger who studied and is working in the UK - "If you are forced into a corner and no one listens to you...what else can you do, except protest?"

The crux of the problem is that Hongkongers see no future. They are terrified of what will happen in 2047. We have been protesting since the handover in 1997. We have given the government many chances to implement changes. Yet, time and again, they have failed us. What more can we do? What more should we do?

Family, Personal, Identity, Politics, OverseasWe Are HKers3 December 2019Jeremy, UK, government, protest, hongkonger, corner, don, sl, nora the cat, overseas, LGBTQ+, youngsters, TotoroComment