Chapter 4: Hong Kong

Hong Kong is an intersectional place by nature, culture, and history, a fact reflected in this chapter’s snapshots of the people and places encountered by the author during two visits across 2018–2019. Just preceding the anti-China protests, the performance of Hong Kong creativity narrated here says much about the character of the Hong Kong that is undergoing a new transition—not the same as British withdrawal two decades ago, but one which shares some characteristics as well. The audience discussion following the public performance at chapter’s end shows the passion and concern of the Hong Kong people for their home and fears for the future.