Publisher's Synopsis
In Hong Kong nowadays, there is more Putonghua and less Cantonese! There are more simplified signboards, fewer Hong Kong-style stores, and fewer Hong Kong movies about the triads, replaced by patriotic movies about the involvement of the unwilling and the unwilling to commit crimes in the Mainland! The Apple Daily and Standing News sold by street vendors have disappeared, as have the June 4 symbols on the streets, and in their place are the National Security Law and the 45-second "national propaganda video" that must be shown before news broadcasts. This book is written from a "third eye" historical perspective. From the Opium War, the handover in 1997 to the passage of the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law. How did Hong Kong become the "Pearl of the Orient" in our memories? How will Hong Kong become the "Pearl of the Orient" in our memories and how will it play a key role again?
