My Parents are from Hong Kong. They immigrated to Malaysia when it was still British Colony. I was born in Malaysia but every time I visited Hong Kong Relatives, I feel like I have come home. I Love the Food and the Hong Kong Culture.
Home is where the heart is. My parents emigrated to Germany in the 1970s. Even growing up in Germany and living there for 30 years, I am still happy to have decided to move back to HK and living here happily for the last 11 years. I don't have anything bad to say about Germany. Life there can be enjoyable. My parents have retired and are still living in Germany. I moved back to HK because I was curious about my parents place of birth and their culture at first. Since coming back to HK, I feel more comfortable living in HK, and I feel more home here than when I was in Germany. Everybody needs to experience for themselves if a move to another place is right choice for them.
@@chinchowpowpook As citizens, we got a right to protect, a right to criticise our government, a right to vote and freedom of speech. Without these, you are just a muted slave living under a dictatorship.
I’m Australian born Chinese. I can relate to your story. I’ve been in HK for 20+yrs. I was always proud to be ethnic Chinese growing up so I wanted find out more about my culture. Chinese may try to preserve the Chinese culture overseas but you don’t realise just how little is preserved until you come here.
I feel the same way. I am slowly making my way back after living in USA for 27 years. I think part of it is that I or (we) don’t have to work in hk. I worked in hk for one year and it was not enjoyable. I love my Chinese background and I would not mind retiring in hk half of the time out of the year. I am fortunate to have this choice.
Wow. This has to be one of the most well directed documentary done by CNA. I don't say that often, not even to most of the movies. This 46 mins video has blown my mind with it's pacing cinematography, and most importantly, storytelling.
Gee, what so great about this video? I didn't find any part particularly touching. I did find a part particularly laughable though: a supposedly well educated young man going to a fortune teller for advice on his and Hong Kong's future. How pathetic ?!
Deeply moved by the documentary. Someone choose to leave and someone choose to stay, but one's roots and birthplace are an indelible part of their identity, and can never be forgotten
Just like their earlier piece "One Way Ticket Out of HK", Ms Wei Du and the CNA Insider team have produced another excellent video that made me feel for the persons in it. I wish Mr Lai the best of health following his eye surgery and Mr Chan the freedom and space to pursue his passion. May Endo-san have a never-ending stream of creative ideas to hone his craft. And may Ms Liu find the happiness and contentment in her career success and hopefully a partner who loves cats ;-)
thank you from hongkong, as a konger, i cannot express how touched i am after watching this. for obvious reason, the work outside hongkong will become more valuable than ever.
@@MACKOBII no. Fck off. I'm a Hong Konger and support the CPC. They have done more to HK than any other government INCLUDING the invader government that is the Brisith govt. Long live China and HK.
this documentary managed to capture the exact kaleidoscope of tumultuous emotions that has created the seismic shift in HK these past few years. kudos producers and editors that closing line from ronson: it's not rational... so simple, yet so utterly piercing; truly mirrors what many singaporeans feel about our own country - we have an irrational love for what Singapore used to stand for, and feel a deep sense of loss and nostalgia for it, unable to not want to hope and bear witness to how it can evolve for the better.
Many have chosen to stay because their roots are here. Similar to many who may be experiencing the harshest state of being, they still will not leave their motherland.
I have lived in this city for over a decade and I am losing sight of her. What the funny thing is, a few days ago, in the official "Hello, Hong Kong" advertise, the bright colours of the images did not give me any hope. But that was the same day that I watched year of renyin. I saw hope in the whole depressingly colourful documentary and realised what it is that some people really like about this place. But this hope was followed by despair, as if the desert was connected to the sea and the sea was connected to the desert again😢
Good production. Sharp editing esp when the bus scenery at Oxford melts into HKG. It really speaks of how their hearts are still in HKG. Stay strong HKG!
People who choose to leave Hong Kong do not do so only for political reasons. Even without the politics, HK is suffocating as a to live in - small space, congested, society values, education system etc etc. Not everything is about politics - and do not fully trust what the media tries to tell you.
The fact is, politics is unavoidable. Politics has forced how the country shape its way, no matter how you don't like politics but politics affects everything including economy, education and wages/pension, and even your freedom of browsing internet.
Those criticise SG without freedom of expression should change their mind after viewing this unbiased documentary. Freedom of expression with truth, not rumour. Well done SG for making many similar doc. that interview both sides of the events.
lol not to take away the effort from the crew, but without freedom of expression is in SG lol. Like if they can make a documentary about SG on similar issues (which I think they can tbf, it isnt that sensitive yet), then we are talking
Thank you so much for making this authentic documentary! I feel really moved to watch it as my family and I have moved to other country from HK few months ago! Gratefully, we’ve settled down in the brand new country but we still miss our hometown from the bottom of our hearts obviously! Nobody wants to leave their homelands frankly! Anyways, truly hope every Hongkongers will be happy and healthy no matter where they live! 🍀🍀🍀 Also, hope everything goes well with the Hongkongers especially those who will move to the other countries!🍀🍀🍀
Time will heal. Take me as a perfect example, I miss HK in the first year, but I now love Canada very much where I don't even want to visit HK as I find HK is a boring place.
Pray for UK nurses, transport workers, teachers and all workers protesting for better pay amidst the high cost of living in UK and recessionary situtations. More than 1m are protesting right now in Uk.
I’m from Hong Kong. Hong Kong is my place. Here is relatively less crime than the European countries. Salaries are high. My children have good jobs. My home is comfortable. The management is good. We have a maid for 30+ years. She is almost a family member. We are not rich. But we have enough. Best wishes to Hong Kong people!
Never will I believed that Hong Kong is any less democratic than Singapore. Millions of Hong Kong residents are permitted to demonstrate in public throughout the year, which is a stark contrast to Singapore one-man protest no allowed, speaks volume which country is more tolerance towards their own citizens. In this regard, Hongkongers impulsive exodus to UK might not necessarily be the right move. The moon is not always brighter in the west. 10 to 20 years later, Hong Kong may ended up becoming a new shinning star for many returning investors.
Many are already regretting it - lack of good jobs and dwindling amount of money. Remember when many left in the mid 1980s, scared of what might happen? Many actually went back. Things will get better again, but this time, people left not because of economics but because of stupid politics and they'll find it very hard to go back to HK while still struggling in UK. UK is not the land of milk and honey.
Post national security and covid era, the protest culture has largely disappeared in HK, even the iconic June 4th massacre commeoration is viewed as seditious to the country and now banned.
@@pbworld7858 stupid politics are everywhere, UK/EU included. Jumping away from frying pan and landed inside a boiling pot makes no difference. Youngsters are very impulsive. under western influences. The immigrated journalist who complained about PRC politics will have same critical view about the UK government eventually. Newspaper existed to create a living income for some people. Personally speaking, no news is actually good news. The same herd of sheeps will soon return to their familiar pasture to graze on.
are you sure singapore do not allow protest? we even have a protest corner where you can say anything and not be prosecuted. do Hong Kong has that, even during your master's time.
But Hong Kong government r did not allow these protests to happen. HK people protested often illegally, because the police didn’t give authorisation to them. Certainly now you can’t get any protests authorised at all. Singapore is still oppressive for protests, but that is only 1 aspect of democracy At least in Singapore you can vote for all your MPs. LegCo members can barely be voted in now and the Policeman in a chief is just appointed by the CCP.
Having lived in HK now for 31 years what's particularly striking/ depressing to me is that Singapore is now the liberal place relatively speaking. Back when I first came to HK we had a completely free press that could openly question anything the gov did. And we used to laugh at draconian Singapore where even cartoonists had to be careful. Now it's the complete opposite and it's OUR cartoonists that need to be careful as our unelected policeman CE John Lee constantly warns them. Our free press has been systematically dismantled with RTHK gutted ( it's now Chinese state media owned ) and a new gov stooge put in place to run it with zero prior experience in media. Which is no problem of course if your job is just to self censor and make sure nothing that questions the government is ever put out. Could RTHK in 2023 have made this fantastic documentary that CNA just made? 100 percent no chance. Absolutely not. Frankly it would likely be deemed "seditious". A brilliant independent HK documentary maker that made a film that won a hatfull of international awards had their film banned by HK censors because it featured a single protest scene. And the protest in question wasn't even in Hong Kong it was in Taiwan AND it was actually a protest against the current Taiwanese gov but that was STILL deemed too sensitive by HK censors who fear any scenes of protest against authority. Another documentary got banned because of one scene where someone had a yellow umberella. That's the level HK has currently descended to. Now we look like North Korea compared to Singapore. So I congratulate CNA for making something thought provoking and valuable, something we can no longer do in our new police state.
Hong Kong beats UK, US on 'human freedom' index in 2013 .... the monkey face joshua wong would've been in jail a long time ago if he lived in Singapore ...... young Singaporeans are much smarter than those christian hongkies western wannabe ......
@@paulzhang1310 Yeah we're not in 2013 anymore in case you hadn't noticed. We are a decade on and things are looking VERY different. I don't know why I'm even engaging with you since calling JW "monkey face", apart from being really childish, just outs you as the Wumao you so obviously are. Enjoy your 50 cents mate💰
Let's be clear: That was not a pro-democracy movement. That was an anti-CCP and anti-mainlander movement. They didn't ask for democracy back when the British ruled Hong Kong for 99 years.
Democracy for Hong Kong during British times is rejected by mainland China as historical documents showed. The protest is triggered by extradition law proposal and subsequent request what was promised in the one country two system basic law. This whole debacle could have been avoided if the CE sincerely talked to the people. It would not be further inflamed if the police force address police brutality issues, it pushed a lot of people over when CE refused to call for investigation of police of the 721 incident for a long time,subsequently this report cannot be trusted because all the sources of information on this report only come from the police.
@@midasgold4223 BS rewritten history. 150 years of British rule no democracy. the British saw a way to put sand in china's eyes by suddenly feeling Democratic when handover drew near
@@martinhawes5647 there you go democracy.First rule of democracy freedom of speech, you just broke that rule by making a personal attack against someone who has a different opinion.😀
SAID THAT CARELESS PHILOSOPHY TO PEOPLE SUFFERING AND LIVING IN A COUNTRY WITH NEVER ENDING MISERIES ❗️❗️❗️❗️ PLEASE.....NO MORE THIS KIND OF SAYING ❗️❗️❗️ IT IS NOT SUPPORTING PEOPLE LIVING IN MISERIES......BE MORE COMPASSIONATE ❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️
@@healthytruth1363 Seriously????? You really think HK is the only place with ever increasing draconian political policies affecting its citizens? Y if you are familiar with history it is true that no place have stay prosperous infinitely.
@Cracker Zelda ...thanks for your comment. No one ever thought that living in HK would turned into such a nightmare as soon as China took over . It was indeed very sad to live there....according to a good friend who was born and breed there . She said HK is never the same again ❗️❗️
Good work CNA! You've made your best effort to cover different groups of people in the society, maintaining a sound balance of views and perspectives. Also I'd like to bring everyone's attention to this fine piece of detail at 45:42 - "January 2023, China reopens its borders. Hong Kong doesn’t regain access to the mainland before (the rest of) the world." This marks a good summary on the dilemma of Hong Kong in post-National Security Law era: the SAR government tried to please Beijing by turning the city into a #policestate, putting protesters and journalists into jail, and strictly following zero-COVID rules. However the pro-China guys simply can't buy back their trust from Beijing even licking its arse.
By the same token, licking the western rear ends has been a total disaster for many misguided advocates of so called freedom & democracy which didn’t exist in the colonial days of UK dominance over HK society. Now is the time for many HK people to wake up from their Colonial Slumber & face up to some realities of the new HK today & esp. so , after the devastation caused by terrorism & protestors who had totally screwed the very freedom enjoyed.
@@Wbliss I want to increase my comments’ reach so let’s be clear on one thing: the thuggish Chinese Communist is the true source of terror and the root cause of the worsening governance in Hong Kong since 1997. People of the world should learn the stories from Hong Kong, and wake up from the growing threat from the new-Nazi regime of this century.
Before I had a good Hk friend and have found that Hk ppls are friendly and desire for freedom. He was sent to canadian school by his family when he was young and is living there. However he moves forth and back between Hk and Canada because his homeland and his family is there. After having seen this documentary film, i remember of him and feel sympathisch for him and hk ppls. This world needs more sympathy than the oppression. I also liked to see hongkong films and its songs before. I feel that the Hk singers and art films in previous period are more meaningful and beautiful than in nowadays. Transforming period creates wonderful peoples unless we dont give up.
Is sad to see what CCP has done to HK. Is the end of HK and in time the CCP will remove the name of Hong Kong. I'm glad all my friends and family have left HK for good.
HK ppl are making it miserable for themselves.. I urge those that want to leave to go ahead.. especially those that seek to head to the west. It’s a good thing for Chinese & Asians in general.. they can populate & enlighten the west to our Asian values, culture, nuances, etc
Majority stayed because the grass is not greener on the other side. HK might not be perfect, but no place is. lack of press freedom is a shame, but i still wouldn't swap hk for uk or canada. hk is still a great place for me.
I'm currently staying shenzhen and went to Hong Kong last week (similar like Malaysia - Singapore custom). Things have changed after 3 years. There's a big contrast in terms of culture, people and almost every aspect in working environment between Mainland China and Hong Kong. People stay put in HK for different reasons, there's a hidden voice in every person that wants to speak out loud desperately however due to the fact of the environment (part of China). It's extremely tough and now i understand them more about Hong Kong citizens. They are really grit-and-grind people and deserve a lot better
Excuse me but I'm a Hong Konger born and bred and I approve and appreciate the Chinese govt. Don't lump us al in with the people you "met" most of us dissaporve of the protestors aka the terrorists that were trying to burn HK to the ground.
@@rabbitazteca23 In fact I didn't hear much about that Hong Kong people are "appreciated" with Chinese govt. What I've heard mostly around the streets is how ridiculous the coronavirus policies are in HK and China these years, despite their political stands.
Excellent documentary that clearly painted the gloomy life in the once vibrant Asian city, now overshadowed by oppressive government. I lived the best years there, and I'm glad that I left before this darkness. There's no happiness in this city anymore. Free Hong Kong!!!
well, not a single protest, especially violent protest ever happened in Singapore... only one party had their grip in Singapore... great democracy there...
There are high inflation problems in the US and most of the European countries , due to the Ukraine War . 20% of the people in UK will become poor in 2023 due to high inflation , and many need help from the Food Bank . Make sure you have enough money before migrate to US or UK .
Leaving HK if you are 50s and go to somewhere else is not a wise move, unless you are well established and rich. No country would let you work 10 years, and retire getting their benefits. You may as well stay in HK and would get your benefits even though is little. Peace.
When you realise that a kid at the age of 4 needs to learn how to worship and love the President of the country, you know it is a bad place for your children.
When you realize that a kid at the age of 4 experiences drive by shootings, home invasions, fentanyl abuse, racial discrimination against Asians in a country.You know it's a bad place for children.
Hongkongers can stay or leave anytime, so total freedom in this respect !! By the way, what happened to this guy who went to Oxford? Did he have a good time there?
@@bananian yo moron, like it or not when PRC established in 1949 the people is agreed the system is like that. IF you don't like it feel free to move to another country. HK belong to china 🇨🇳
Hi CNA Insider, closer to your home, how about doing an objective 😊 analysis piece on Keppel OM bribery saga or SPH fudging of circulation numbers? Looking forward to your precious insights! 😀
What did you think about THIS documentary? Or are you just here for the whattaboutisms deflection? If you look at CNA TH-cam channel- and CNA is of course Singapore state media - they have many pieces critical of government..They have one of their most viewed long films about childhood poverty in Singapore which was deeply critical of the failings of Singapore's social welfare system. And actually the backlash from that film led to some major reforms in social work / welfare. Could RTHK make such a film about HK in 2023? Would they choose to do that ?
@@willsmith39 Calm down. I am just requesting them to do an analysis of the sizzling hot topics closer to their home. Why do you ASSUME that this will be critical of their government? Ask your question of RTHK to RTHK. Calm down 😊
@@muntongleong1755 First off I don't have to ask the question to RTHK. It was obviously a rhetorical question - we all know the answer already. However if I misunderstood where you are coming from then I apologize. It looked a lot to me like the typical Wumao response to anything critical of HK gov, namely deflection. If that wasn't your intention then I withdraw my comment.
@willsmith39 No I do not think you have misunderstood his intention. He is those typical Hongkonger who thinks that Singaporean do not have freedom of speech and are afraid to speak up against the ruling party. As a true blue Singaporean who had worked and lived in HongKong for 15 years, it does not amused me that typical Hongkongers seemed to live in the woods and would pick every opportunity to bad mouth Singapore. As a matter of fact Singaporean by and large are complain Kings and Queens concerning our government. The difference is that we can substantiate our criticism about our government. We believe in constructive criticism that are factual. That to me is the essence of freedom of speech and expression. However, Hongkonger pride themselves as democratic and are free to speak their minds, but isn't it a fact that Hongkong has never had and will never have universal suffrage whether it was under British then or Mainland China rule now. I have yet to experience a democratic country that does not have universal suffrage. But of course Hongkong was never a country to begin with so this anomaly doesn't fit them.
What a great documentary. I won't fault anyone for staying. However, I won't make that choice to live under authoritarian dictatorship. That's just me.
You only see the surface of things. Political democracy can't be achieved without economical democracy. HK people's lives weren't really better off before China take over because they were slaves to big firms and real estate tycoons. That's no democracy! They're brainwashed to believe that Western capitalism is more democrat but it's not! It's just a different kind of slavery.
Great documentary but l do have a little objection when Ronson Chan who was in Oxford, mocked UK citizens for being so libtard (the subtitles said left wing but it actually is libtard as in liberal retard) that their main concern is climate change, because there is no life or death issue affecting them. As a journalist himself, what he said was rather short-sighted and also slightly entitled. So what if UK citizens are putting climate change as priority rather than the ever increasing erosion of human rights and press freedom in HK? There are so many issues affecting UK people right now: inflation, cost of living crisis, astronomical increase of expenditure, food banks, recession, job losses that perhaps the issues faced by HK people isn’t on top of the list in UK folks mind. At least HK people can come to UK on BNO route and have a fresh start. Spare a thought on those who are a lot less fortunate such as Syrians, or the Ukrainians who are being bombed left and right currently.
It is not about regret. It is about sometimes people cannot find jobs with their skill sets. These are not the rich who reap the cream off HK to flee. How often it is. Can you find a job in UK or Singapore, or Japan or Australia or Canada or India? If you cannot, then you will return too. Right?
The fact that the majority of people in this city are still pretending that life is just as usual under the national security law and continuing to indulge themselves in good times is making me sick. Freedom is never free, nor is it granted by dictatorship, u have to sacrifice or even shed blood in order to secure your freedom. These people simply either dont understand or are in denial. I m a HongKonger and have left already, I m utterly disgusted by ppl who are chasing pop idols as a form of escape from reality. They would rather be slaves than stand up for their values, if they have any at all.
I returned to HK because I won't be assaulted by rioters. The mood is so much better compared to 2019. Wherever you are happiest, that's where you should stay and I'm happy for you. HK has political lines that we have not been able to cross. True in 1997, and true today. If you cannot accept that, you will never be happy with HK and that's Okay. But not everybody has the same values--you cannot define them for us, nor shall we define them for you.
My Parents are from Hong Kong. They immigrated to Malaysia when it was still British Colony. I was born in Malaysia but every time I visited Hong Kong Relatives, I feel like I have come home. I Love the Food and the Hong Kong Culture.
Home is where the heart is. My parents emigrated to Germany in the 1970s. Even growing up in Germany and living there for 30 years, I am still happy to have decided to move back to HK and living here happily for the last 11 years. I don't have anything bad to say about Germany. Life there can be enjoyable. My parents have retired and are still living in Germany. I moved back to HK because I was curious about my parents place of birth and their culture at first. Since coming back to HK, I feel more comfortable living in HK, and I feel more home here than when I was in Germany. Everybody needs to experience for themselves if a move to another place is right choice for them.
As long u live responsibly as a citizen not to vandalise nor trouble making..hk will back his glory’s days
Yeah, and not dare to say the government is wrong about anything… including when they kill your family.
@@chinchowpowpook As citizens, we got a right to protect, a right to criticise our government, a right to vote and freedom of speech. Without these, you are just a muted slave living under a dictatorship.
I’m Australian born Chinese. I can relate to your story. I’ve been in HK for 20+yrs.
I was always proud to be ethnic Chinese growing up so I wanted find out more about my culture.
Chinese may try to preserve the Chinese culture overseas but you don’t realise just how little is preserved until you come here.
I feel the same way. I am slowly making my way back after living in USA for 27 years. I think part of it is that I or (we) don’t have to work in hk. I worked in hk for one year and it was not enjoyable. I love my Chinese background and I would not mind retiring in hk half of the time out of the year. I am fortunate to have this choice.
This is what a TV channel should be, and what a TV channel should produce!
Thank you CNA, happy to see you can make something that outstanding
I'm deeply moved by their love for their home country. Another exceptional documentary. Well done!
Home country as in China?? Hong Kong isnt a country
Wow. This has to be one of the most well directed documentary done by CNA. I don't say that often, not even to most of the movies. This 46 mins video has blown my mind with it's pacing cinematography, and most importantly, storytelling.
Gee, what so great about this video? I didn't find any part particularly touching. I did find a part particularly laughable though: a supposedly well educated young man going to a fortune teller for advice on his and Hong Kong's future. How pathetic ?!
@@martinleung212 有咩問題呢？年年初三都政壇人物去車公廟，話幫香港人，幫香港求箋啦！
It reflects how ridiculous the HK law system has become which makes people totally lost faith in the system and one’s future.
@@martinleung212 I'm educated and go to my pastor for God's guidance.
Thank you CNA for the coverage. A perfect atmosphere throughout the film to encapsulate how life has been for Hong Kong citizens in the past 4 years.
Deeply moved by the documentary. Someone choose to leave and someone choose to stay, but one's roots and birthplace are an indelible part of their identity, and can never be forgotten
Just like their earlier piece "One Way Ticket Out of HK", Ms Wei Du and the CNA Insider team have produced another excellent video that made me feel for the persons in it. I wish Mr Lai the best of health following his eye surgery and Mr Chan the freedom and space to pursue his passion. May Endo-san have a never-ending stream of creative ideas to hone his craft. And may Ms Liu find the happiness and contentment in her career success and hopefully a partner who loves cats ;-)
thank you from hongkong, as a konger, i cannot express how touched i am after watching this. for obvious reason, the work outside hongkong will become more valuable than ever.
Hong Kong has been invaded by CCP. Kongers have to stand up and fight against the oppression.
@@MACKOBII no. Fck off. I'm a Hong Konger and support the CPC. They have done more to HK than any other government INCLUDING the invader government that is the Brisith govt. Long live China and HK.
this documentary managed to capture the exact kaleidoscope of tumultuous emotions that has created the seismic shift in HK these past few years. kudos producers and editors
that closing line from ronson: it's not rational... so simple, yet so utterly piercing; truly mirrors what many singaporeans feel about our own country - we have an irrational love for what Singapore used to stand for, and feel a deep sense of loss and nostalgia for it, unable to not want to hope and bear witness to how it can evolve for the better.
Thank you, CNA. An absolute masterpiece.
i deeply regret not visiting HK pre-pandemic. Thanks CNA. Another outstanding documentary.
Beautifully shot, and very touching. Respect, CNA!
Thank you 🙏🏻
香港人加油
香港已經沒有新聞自由，也沒有新聞機構會報導真實的香港。
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Many have chosen to stay because their roots are here. Similar to many who may be experiencing the harshest state of being, they still will not leave their motherland.
香港人加油💪🏻
I have lived in this city for over a decade and I am losing sight of her. What the funny thing is, a few days ago, in the official "Hello, Hong Kong" advertise, the bright colours of the images did not give me any hope. But that was the same day that I watched year of renyin. I saw hope in the whole depressingly colourful documentary and realised what it is that some people really like about this place. But this hope was followed by despair, as if the desert was connected to the sea and the sea was connected to the desert again😢
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Good production. Sharp editing esp when the bus scenery at Oxford melts into HKG. It really speaks of how their hearts are still in HKG.
Stay strong HKG!
Thank you for publishing this valuable documentary
Another great documentary on Hong Kong. Thank you, and stay _safe_!
Awesome work! Thank you.
Superb documentary , Thank You CNA
very good coverage thank you
a documentary without commentary, a masterpiece
People who choose to leave Hong Kong do not do so only for political reasons. Even without the politics, HK is suffocating as a to live in - small space, congested, society values, education system etc etc. Not everything is about politics - and do not fully trust what the media tries to tell you.
Yes the media created false news hence social unrest,,good they shut down n reporters lost their jobs and reflect n repent themselves..
You cannot deny that politics is the major pushing factor
Sad
The fact is, politics is unavoidable. Politics has forced how the country shape its way, no matter how you don't like politics but politics affects everything including economy, education and wages/pension, and even your freedom of browsing internet.
It’s at least a catalyst. HKers have always had to dealt with those things. Otherwise how do you explain the uptick on emigration figure?
what a recap of this sad year. Thanks CNA.
Thank you for the report. I like CNA, because it is pretty objective.
The rain in 1997 was an omen. Gosh, life is tough.
Thank you for this excellent documentary! Every aspect is nicely done. What a contrast to what has happened to HK. Sad!
Thanks for recording HK, our home
Those criticise SG without freedom of expression should change their mind after viewing this unbiased documentary. Freedom of expression with truth, not rumour. Well done SG for making many similar doc. that interview both sides of the events.
lol not to take away the effort from the crew, but without freedom of expression is in SG lol. Like if they can make a documentary about SG on similar issues (which I think they can tbf, it isnt that sensitive yet), then we are talking
Thank you so much for making this authentic documentary! I feel really moved to watch it as my family and I have moved to other country from HK few months ago!
Gratefully, we’ve settled down in the brand new country but we still miss our hometown from the bottom of our hearts obviously! Nobody wants to leave their homelands frankly!
Anyways, truly hope every Hongkongers will be happy and healthy no matter where they live! 🍀🍀🍀 Also, hope everything goes well with the Hongkongers especially those who will move to the other countries!🍀🍀🍀
Time will heal. Take me as a perfect example, I miss HK in the first year, but I now love Canada very much where I don't even want to visit HK as I find HK is a boring place.
It's over no longer HK citizens.
Bye good luck
Made me feel nostalgic about a place I have never been to. What a beautiful documentary.
Well done, another well-produced documentary since the "One Way". Thank You.
Let's pray for the journalists, nurses, and social workers in Hong Kong.
Why? Are they sick? Maybe you should pray for yourself
Pray for UK nurses, transport workers, teachers and all workers protesting for better pay amidst the high cost of living in UK and recessionary situtations. More than 1m are protesting right now in Uk.
Thank you CNA
Thank you for the report.
my mood is echoed by the end music very melancholy,such a tough time to be a Hong Kong citizen
How're things now? Better or worse or the same?
Things have become much worse if you value personal freedom and democracy. You never know who maybe monitoring you and for what reason
I’m from Hong Kong. Hong Kong is my place.
Here is relatively less crime than the European countries. Salaries are high. My children have good jobs.
My home is comfortable. The management is good. We have a maid for 30+ years. She is almost a family member.
We are not rich. But we have enough.
Best wishes to Hong Kong people!
This documentary was produced very nicely with capturing a snipet of these people's lives.
Thank you CNA insider once again. 2023 maybe is another difficult year for Hongkongers, Bless all
Lovely people, all of them shown. I wish them health and happiness
Really sad for HK to lose its uniqueness and genuine beauty. It became another dull and souless city of PRC.
;( very sad.
Really sad to see tons of Asians waxing white nuts.
Glad to see a peaceful Hong Kong without riots and violence
Never will I believed that Hong Kong is any less democratic than Singapore. Millions of Hong Kong residents are permitted to demonstrate in public throughout the year, which is a stark contrast to Singapore one-man protest no allowed, speaks volume which country is more tolerance towards their own citizens. In this regard, Hongkongers impulsive exodus to UK might not necessarily be the right move. The moon is not always brighter in the west. 10 to 20 years later, Hong Kong may ended up becoming a new shinning star for many returning investors.
Many are already regretting it - lack of good jobs and dwindling amount of money. Remember when many left in the mid 1980s, scared of what might happen? Many actually went back. Things will get better again, but this time, people left not because of economics but because of stupid politics and they'll find it very hard to go back to HK while still struggling in UK. UK is not the land of milk and honey.
Post national security and covid era, the protest culture has largely disappeared in HK, even the iconic June 4th massacre commeoration is viewed as seditious to the country and now banned.
@@pbworld7858 stupid politics are everywhere, UK/EU included. Jumping away from frying pan and landed inside a boiling pot makes no difference. Youngsters are very impulsive. under western influences. The immigrated journalist who complained about PRC politics will have same critical view about the UK government eventually. Newspaper existed to create a living income for some people. Personally speaking, no news is actually good news. The same herd of sheeps will soon return to their familiar pasture to graze on.
are you sure singapore do not allow protest? we even have a protest corner where you can say anything and not be prosecuted. do Hong Kong has that, even during your master's time.
But Hong Kong government r did not allow these protests to happen.
HK people protested often illegally, because the police didn’t give authorisation to them.
Certainly now you can’t get any protests authorised at all.
Singapore is still oppressive for protests, but that is only 1 aspect of democracy
At least in Singapore you can vote for all your MPs.
LegCo members can barely be voted in now and the Policeman in a chief is just appointed by the CCP.
Having lived in HK now for 31 years what's particularly striking/ depressing to me is that Singapore is now the liberal place relatively speaking. Back when I first came to HK we had a completely free press that could openly question anything the gov did. And we used to laugh at draconian Singapore where even cartoonists had to be careful. Now it's the complete opposite and it's OUR cartoonists that need to be careful as our unelected policeman CE John Lee constantly warns them.
Our free press has been systematically dismantled with RTHK gutted ( it's now Chinese state media owned ) and a new gov stooge put in place to run it with zero prior experience in media. Which is no problem of course if your job is just to self censor and make sure nothing that questions the government is ever put out.
Could RTHK in 2023 have made this fantastic documentary that CNA just made? 100 percent no chance. Absolutely not. Frankly it would likely be deemed "seditious".
A brilliant independent HK documentary maker that made a film that won a hatfull of international awards had their film banned by HK censors because it featured a single protest scene. And the protest in question wasn't even in Hong Kong it was in Taiwan AND it was actually a protest against the current Taiwanese gov but that was STILL deemed too sensitive by HK censors who fear any scenes of protest against authority.
Another documentary got banned because of one scene where someone had a yellow umberella. That's the level HK has currently descended to. Now we look like North Korea compared to Singapore.
So I congratulate CNA for making something thought provoking and valuable, something we can no longer do in our new police state.
Hong Kong beats UK, US on 'human freedom' index in 2013 .... the monkey face joshua wong would've been in jail a long time ago if he lived in Singapore ...... young Singaporeans are much smarter than those christian hongkies western wannabe ......
@@paulzhang1310 Yeah we're not in 2013 anymore in case you hadn't noticed. We are a decade on and things are looking VERY different.
I don't know why I'm even engaging with you since calling JW "monkey face", apart from being really childish, just outs you as the Wumao you so obviously are. Enjoy your 50 cents mate💰
@@willsmith39 yeah i know it's not 2013 ..... my point is they had so much freedom so what that JW "monkey face" protesting for ?....
@Will Smith Get a life siu keung 🪳
Is this made in hkg? Does it represent freedom flow of information?
More documentaries about Hong Kongers who are living abroad now please
Good editing. Keep it up
Truly heartbreaking!! Especially when you have loved ones and friends that lives in Hong Kong.
Well done
Let's be clear: That was not a pro-democracy movement. That was an anti-CCP and anti-mainlander movement. They didn't ask for democracy back when the British ruled Hong Kong for 99 years.
你条杏-加 橙 識条铁咩!
Wumao
Democracy for Hong Kong during British times is rejected by mainland China as historical documents showed. The protest is triggered by extradition law proposal and subsequent request what was promised in the one country two system basic law. This whole debacle could have been avoided if the CE sincerely talked to the people. It would not be further inflamed if the police force address police brutality issues, it pushed a lot of people over when CE refused to call for investigation of police of the 721 incident for a long time,subsequently this report cannot be trusted because all the sources of information on this report only come from the police.
@@midasgold4223 BS rewritten history. 150 years of British rule no democracy. the British saw a way to put sand in china's eyes by suddenly feeling Democratic when handover drew near
@@martinhawes5647 there you go democracy.First rule of democracy freedom of speech, you just broke that rule by making a personal attack against someone who has a different opinion.😀
No place can be prosperous forever and no place stays poor forever either. This is the way of life.
SAID THAT CARELESS PHILOSOPHY TO PEOPLE SUFFERING AND LIVING IN A COUNTRY WITH NEVER ENDING MISERIES ❗️❗️❗️❗️
PLEASE.....NO MORE THIS KIND OF SAYING ❗️❗️❗️
IT IS NOT SUPPORTING PEOPLE LIVING IN MISERIES......BE MORE COMPASSIONATE ❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️
How about DPRK?
@@healthytruth1363 Seriously????? You really think HK is the only place with ever increasing draconian political policies affecting its citizens? Y if you are familiar with history it is true that no place have stay prosperous infinitely.
@Cracker Zelda ...thanks for your comment.
No one ever thought that living in HK would turned into such a nightmare as soon as China took over .
It was indeed very sad to live there....according to a good friend who was born and breed there . She said HK is never the same again ❗️❗️
Then let us hope the CCP will not stay in power forever.
CNA, well done 👍👍
Thank CNA to report Hong Kong. Wish you success again.
Thank you 🙇♂️
Very good documentary for us! Hope more hongkonger and people around the world could see it.
昇哥😢
Good work CNA! You've made your best effort to cover different groups of people in the society, maintaining a sound balance of views and perspectives. Also I'd like to bring everyone's attention to this fine piece of detail at 45:42 -
"January 2023, China reopens its borders. Hong Kong doesn’t regain access to the mainland before (the rest of) the world."
This marks a good summary on the dilemma of Hong Kong in post-National Security Law era: the SAR government tried to please Beijing by turning the city into a #policestate, putting protesters and journalists into jail, and strictly following zero-COVID rules. However the pro-China guys simply can't buy back their trust from Beijing even licking its arse.
This is an outdated documentary. As of now, China and Hong Kong are gradually working its way towards normalcy.
China would simply say to Hong Kong, of course you must lick my ass, your my whore. lol
By the same token, licking the western rear ends has been a total disaster for many misguided advocates of so called freedom & democracy which didn’t exist in the colonial days of UK dominance over HK society. Now is the time for many HK people to wake up from their Colonial Slumber & face up to some realities of the new HK today & esp. so , after the devastation caused by terrorism & protestors who had totally screwed the very freedom enjoyed.
@@Wbliss I want to increase my comments’ reach so let’s be clear on one thing: the thuggish Chinese Communist is the true source of terror and the root cause of the worsening governance in Hong Kong since 1997. People of the world should learn the stories from Hong Kong, and wake up from the growing threat from the new-Nazi regime of this century.
Load of crap
香港人 加油
Really good～
Before I had a good Hk friend and have found that Hk ppls are friendly and desire for freedom. He was sent to canadian school by his family when he was young and is living there. However he moves forth and back between Hk and Canada because his homeland and his family is there. After having seen this documentary film, i remember of him and feel sympathisch for him and hk ppls. This world needs more sympathy than the oppression. I also liked to see hongkong films and its songs before. I feel that the Hk singers and art films in previous period are more meaningful and beautiful than in nowadays. Transforming period creates wonderful peoples unless we dont give up.
Free Hong Kong! The current situation in HK is so sad, but the unwavering spirit of Hong Kongers is inspiring. 香港人加油. Your time will come.
Is sad to see what CCP has done to HK. Is the end of HK and in time the CCP will remove the name of Hong Kong. I'm glad all my friends and family have left HK for good.
Yeah my Hong Kong friend and her husband are also heading to UK soon for retirement.
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Are your friends having a good time out of HK???
HK ppl are making it miserable for themselves.. I urge those that want to leave to go ahead.. especially those that seek to head to the west. It’s a good thing for Chinese & Asians in general.. they can populate & enlighten the west to our Asian values, culture, nuances, etc
@@phillipfoo4305 Not untrue of what you said but feeling sad to leave family and friends is unavoidable, sigh…
Thanks for telling the story of HongKongers :) Thanks to CNA Insider
Majority stayed because the grass is not greener on the other side. HK might not be perfect, but no place is. lack of press freedom is a shame, but i still wouldn't swap hk for uk or canada. hk is still a great place for me.
26:00 笑容逐渐消失，突然下起了雨
"I can't have cats. I am very allergic."
End of story.
Haha her face when he said that he’s allergic to cats
I'm currently staying shenzhen and went to Hong Kong last week (similar like Malaysia - Singapore custom). Things have changed after 3 years. There's a big contrast in terms of culture, people and almost every aspect in working environment between Mainland China and Hong Kong.
People stay put in HK for different reasons, there's a hidden voice in every person that wants to speak out loud desperately however due to the fact of the environment (part of China). It's extremely tough and now i understand them more about Hong Kong citizens. They are really grit-and-grind people and deserve a lot better
Thank you for trying to understand what Hong Kong people have been going through.
Excuse me but I'm a Hong Konger born and bred and I approve and appreciate the Chinese govt. Don't lump us al in with the people you "met" most of us dissaporve of the protestors aka the terrorists that were trying to burn HK to the ground.
If u want freedom so bad then leave China and go to the US. See how they treat Chinese like YOU.
@@rabbitazteca23 In fact I didn't hear much about that Hong Kong people are "appreciated" with Chinese govt. What I've heard mostly around the streets is how ridiculous the coronavirus policies are in HK and China these years, despite their political stands.
@@mcyiu5816 look at his/her previous comments, you'll understand where he/she is coming from.
Hi CNA, can you film a documentary on Singapore human rights?
They will, provided their master, the US of A instructs them
CNA is owned by the Singapore government, why would the USA have anything to do with it?
@@martinhawes5647 CNA is a mouthpiece for anglo Saxons
Excellent documentary that clearly painted the gloomy life in the once vibrant Asian city, now overshadowed by oppressive government. I lived the best years there, and I'm glad that I left before this darkness. There's no happiness in this city anymore. Free Hong Kong!!!
This video so well edited!
HK is a precious pearl whose gloss has been sanded away by the Party.
well, not a single protest, especially violent protest ever happened in Singapore... only one party had their grip in Singapore...
great democracy there...
He has model of Comfort yellow cab inside his taxi !!!
Comfort yellow Prius cab. Hahaha noticed small little detail there about the owner
The other side of the lawn is always greener.
The UK and US have brainwashed HK for long hence it will take time to change. Watch this video 10 years later we ll glad to have the change.
Truly insane prices for a 2 bedroom flat. Utter madness spending that kind of money unless you are earning $500,000 a year.
There are high inflation problems in the US and most of the European countries , due to the Ukraine War .
20% of the people in UK will become poor in 2023 due to high inflation , and many need help from the Food Bank .
Make sure you have enough money before migrate to US or UK .
The mainlander (Suki Liu) is the "contrast case" for typical local Hongkongers.
一鸡死、一鸡鸣。以往省港澳原是一家。
Leaving HK if you are 50s and go to somewhere else is not a wise move, unless you are well established and rich. No country would let you work 10 years, and retire getting their benefits. You may as well stay in HK and would get your benefits even though is little. Peace.
If the daily was reporting fairly and truthfully,they will not get into trouble.
I am seeing this now end of 2023 and it is still bad getting worse into 2024. Ren yin forever lol 😆
Thank you for using Hong Kong people as the subject again!
after the rain there will be sunshine
How come insurance agents in HK and Singapore can earn so much??? Are people over-insured??
insurance agent and company are from ChinA 。I assumed
When you realise that a kid at the age of 4 needs to learn how to worship and love the President of the country, you know it is a bad place for your children.
When you realize that a kid at the age of 4 experiences drive by shootings, home invasions, fentanyl abuse, racial discrimination against Asians in a country.You know it's a bad place for children.
Hongkongers can stay or leave anytime, so total freedom in this respect !! By the way, what happened to this guy who went to Oxford? Did he have a good time there?
For some people they consider 1842 was a great year cos Hong Kong People can be part of British empire so just depends on the sides and perspectives.
Lol Stockholm Syndrome thinking. How can you to sided or defending the kidnapper? It's sick mind.
@@YogaWan-kp1kn A lot of them are like that mate, especially those Asians in western society.
@@YogaWan-kp1kn
That's more fitting of mainlanders who've been conditioned to love their dictator. 💀
@@bananian yo moron, like it or not when PRC established in 1949 the people is agreed the system is like that.
IF you don't like it feel free to move to another country. HK belong to china 🇨🇳
I miss my homeland
Where is Ur homeland ？
Hi CNA Insider, closer to your home, how about doing an objective 😊 analysis piece on Keppel OM bribery saga or SPH fudging of circulation numbers? Looking forward to your precious insights! 😀
What did you think about THIS documentary? Or are you just here for the whattaboutisms deflection?
If you look at CNA TH-cam channel- and CNA is of course Singapore state media - they have many pieces critical of government..They have one of their most viewed long films about childhood poverty in Singapore which was deeply critical of the failings of Singapore's social welfare system. And actually the backlash from that film led to some major reforms in social work / welfare.
Could RTHK make such a film about HK in 2023? Would they choose to do that ?
@@willsmith39 Calm down. I am just requesting them to do an analysis of the sizzling hot topics closer to their home. Why do you ASSUME that this will be critical of their government? Ask your question of RTHK to RTHK. Calm down 😊
@@muntongleong1755 First off I don't have to ask the question to RTHK. It was obviously a rhetorical question - we all know the answer already.
However if I misunderstood where you are coming from then I apologize. It looked a lot to me like the typical Wumao response to anything critical of HK gov, namely deflection.
If that wasn't your intention then I withdraw my comment.
Keppel saga is 小毛見大毛，五毛. Singapore is kettle, PRC is pot. Of course it is good to show Keppel story, its not the silk road.
@willsmith39 No I do not think you have misunderstood his intention. He is those typical Hongkonger who thinks that Singaporean do not have freedom of speech and are afraid to speak up against the ruling party. As a true blue Singaporean who had worked and lived in HongKong for 15 years, it does not amused me that typical Hongkongers seemed to live in the woods and would pick every opportunity to bad mouth Singapore. As a matter of fact Singaporean by and large are complain Kings and Queens concerning our government. The difference is that we can substantiate our criticism about our government. We believe in constructive criticism that are factual. That to me is the essence of freedom of speech and expression. However, Hongkonger pride themselves as democratic and are free to speak their minds, but isn't it a fact that Hongkong has never had and will never have universal suffrage whether it was under British then or Mainland China rule now. I have yet to experience a democratic country that does not have universal suffrage. But of course Hongkong was never a country to begin with so this anomaly doesn't fit them.
Tell more details about the background of each individual.
What a great documentary. I won't fault anyone for staying. However, I won't make that choice to live under authoritarian dictatorship. That's just me.
Ignorant comment
Yeah, no point staying when the real HK is dead. At least you can continue to voice your opinions overseas.
@@bananian Yawn. Typical ignorant comments
Loser
wish that malaysians who were raised in UK have this opportunity,
Chasing democracy may lead you to jail, but chasing celebrities won't. Haha!
The sad new normal in #PoliceStateHongKong
You only see the surface of things. Political democracy can't be achieved without economical democracy. HK people's lives weren't really better off before China take over because they were slaves to big firms and real estate tycoons. That's no democracy! They're brainwashed to believe that Western capitalism is more democrat but it's not! It's just a different kind of slavery.
Great documentary but l do have a little objection when Ronson Chan who was in Oxford, mocked UK citizens for being so libtard (the subtitles said left wing but it actually is libtard as in liberal retard) that their main concern is climate change, because there is no life or death issue affecting them. As a journalist himself, what he said was rather short-sighted and also slightly entitled. So what if UK citizens are putting climate change as priority rather than the ever increasing erosion of human rights and press freedom in HK?
There are so many issues affecting UK people right now: inflation, cost of living crisis, astronomical increase of expenditure, food banks, recession, job losses that perhaps the issues faced by HK people isn’t on top of the list in UK folks mind. At least HK people can come to UK on BNO route and have a fresh start. Spare a thought on those who are a lot less fortunate such as Syrians, or the Ukrainians who are being bombed left and right currently.
Many who left regretted and wanted to go home. Y ?
Most don’t regret it.
That is just what the CCP like to say in state media, to scare HK people and Chinese people from emigrating.
It is not about regret. It is about sometimes people cannot find jobs with their skill sets. These are not the rich who reap the cream off HK to flee. How often it is. Can you find a job in UK or Singapore, or Japan or Australia or Canada or India? If you cannot, then you will return too. Right?
世界就是每天都在變。說香港沒有了自由。是什麽自由？和什麽時間比較！97前？是人變了？人心變了？如果因為自已往的地方變了，就去其它地方，可能永遠不能停下來！
The environmental issues are utmost importance nowadays !!!
The fact that the majority of people in this city are still pretending that life is just as usual under the national security law and continuing to indulge themselves in good times is making me sick. Freedom is never free, nor is it granted by dictatorship, u have to sacrifice or even shed blood in order to secure your freedom. These people simply either dont understand or are in denial. I m a HongKonger and have left already, I m utterly disgusted by ppl who are chasing pop idols as a form of escape from reality. They would rather be slaves than stand up for their values, if they have any at all.
You shed blood and sacrificed by leaving for overseas😀
I returned to HK because I won't be assaulted by rioters. The mood is so much better compared to 2019. Wherever you are happiest, that's where you should stay and I'm happy for you. HK has political lines that we have not been able to cross. True in 1997, and true today. If you cannot accept that, you will never be happy with HK and that's Okay. But not everybody has the same values--you cannot define them for us, nor shall we define them for you.
They are probably in denial.
Excuse me, but what the taxi driver is heading to after ditching the drivers job?