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As Hong Kong celebrates the 28th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, I can’t help but recall my first impressions of the city. As a child, I watched the handover ceremony on television in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Hong Kong wasn’t very familiar. We knew it as the land of kung fu or Britain’s crown colony. I read about Kai Tak airport in a book written by Satyajit Ray and imagined Hong Kong as a vibrant city, shrouded in mystery.
I thought of Hong Kong the way it was depicted in Hollywood films – full of intrigue, skyscrapers and narrow, neon-lit alleys. I never thought I would one day live here.
After concerns about the national security law and the city’s Covid-19 measures prompted many to leave, some in the West proclaimed that “Hong Kong is over.”
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