Seven months of political turmoil have turned Hong Kong from a city of possibilities into a place of doubt and disillusion. In recent months I've talked to many people -- young and old -- who are questioning their future here. These are their storieshttps://nyti.ms/39Du5hN
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Marriage and starting a family are no longer topics that Edmond Chan, 29, and his girlfriend talk about. His role has changed from a math teacher to guidance counselor to students who can't talk at home. Yet he can't talk to his own parents who refuse to talk politics.
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Ivan Lam, 24, returned after uni in the UK against the advice of family. It was home, he told them. These days he's less sure. We talked at a protest where he watched in dismay as an older man was suddenly shoved into a police van by riot police. "That's our future," he said.
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"If you can afford it, leave," Ted Suen, 42, tells friends. Yet he is not willing to. He coordinates a network of volunteers that help protesters, ferrying them to and from protests and connecting them to medics.
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Ted was the most optimistic about the future, perhaps in part because of the work he is doing. “In Hong Kong, everyone wants to win the lottery. We know we won’t win, so why do we keep buying tickets? Because we have hope.” Read more herehttps://nyti.ms/39Du5hN
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