As long as we share the same belief, and the same passion for Hong Kong and its culture, regardless of our race and language, we are all Hongkongers.

Commentary, Culture, IdentityWe Are HKers17 January 2021commentary, opinion, hongkonger, hker, hk, hong kong, foreigner, expat, belief, culture, race, language, umbrella movement, revolution, movement, anti-elab, voiceComment

Kelvin Ho-Por Lam | District Councillor—Fighting to preserve the identity of a city and its people

Kelvin Ho-Por Lam, 40s, is a former economist who was elected as the independent democratic councillor for the South Horizons West Constituency in 2019 and also ran to represent the Financial Services functional constituency in the now cancelled 2020 LegCo election. Having moved to the UK as a child, he returned to Hong Kong in 2015 in the aftermath of the Umbrella Revolution.

Miss M | Guarding the City We Call Home

Miss M grew up in Canada and returned to Hong Kong in 2008. She has since taught English at four different schools, witnessing the change of the education sector in Hong Kong from the Umbrella Movement[*1] to the Anti-Extradition Movement[*2]. Hong Kong is full of the CCP’s lackeys, but the seemingly-peaceful Vancouver is also in turmoil. Between Hong Kong and Canada, where does she belong?

Lee Johnson, Educator at an international school | Working Together for the Future of Hong Kong

Lee Johnson has been an international educator for over 15 years, having lived in Hong Kong since 2017. He also resided in Hong Kong during the Umbrella Revolution in 2014. With the current social and political unrest, and considering the range of perspectives within the school community, Lee tries to focus on ensuring the school is a safe, joyful space for the children and adults in his care, while continuing to foster a tolerant and open-minded global community.

Samuel Chan | Reconnecting people despite losing others - support through personal interactions

Samuel Chan is an organiser of Conversations with the Courageous, a volunteer group that aims to raise awareness and support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement through personal interactions with local people in San Francisco.

He is also an organiser of the Hong Kong Affairs Association of Berkeley, a group that aims to raise awareness of issues related to democracy and human rights in Hong Kong among students at the University of California, Berkeley, and the general public.

William | A playwright since the Umbrella Movement - "As long as the government has not officially implemented restrictions, I will not change the way I create."

What is frightening is that this sort of self-censorship by the organisers is subconsciously done. They may think that they have given the crew a free space to think and create, and yet they will reexamine the production even without receiving any external pressure.

Politics, Career, EntertainmentWe Are HKers22 November 2019william, totow, kc, playwright, umbrella movement, theatre, performing, arts, censorshipComment

Meifei | 'School bus' driver - "It was fate that led to us providing free rides and helping student protestors get home."

As for the ideal Hong Kong, I think it would be similar to how it was pre-1997, when there was the Independent Commission Against Corruption and a fair legal system, when the civil service system was sound and citizens had housing... Twenty years after the handover, we are shocked to discover how much we have lost. The prosperity has faded and the glory days of this resplendent metropolis are over.

Career, PoliticsWe Are HKers6 November 2019perspectives, kc, school bus, driver, free rides, student, Dunkirk evacuation, umbrella movement, protester, ProtestsComment

G - "Hongkongers are doing whatever they can, regardless of where and who they are, with the same goal in mind."

Hongkongers are doing whatever they can, regardless of where and who they are, with the same goal in mind. They’ve got it all covered. There’s even a group that collects recyclables at every protest, and another that cleans up the site after protests. It never ceases to amaze me how they can bond together so quickly and efficiently, fuelled by the anger towards injustice and the love for freedom.

Politics, Personal, Identity, OverseasWe Are HKers3 November 2019singapore, G, singaporean, JCo, Lui, perseverance, utopia, role, umbrella movement, overseasComment

An observer, an advocate, and a supporter.

We take to the streets in solidarity not only for the extradition bill to be withdrawn but more importantly, also for a democratic, free, and fair society for our next generation. Some people may think it’s impossible, but how would they know if they won’t give it a try?

PoliticsWe Are HKers15 October 2019observer, advocate, supporter, artist, umbrella movement, PRN, frontliner, occupy central, mid-autumn festival, mooncake, nataComment