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Hong Kong people

Many protesters say their pro-democracy campaign is neither a revolution nor about "defeating" Beijing. But for Hong Kongers, issues of national identity and their relationship with China are still complicated.

Hong Kongers battle for their identity as well as their political rights

Hong Kong protests flared up over a matter of politics — whether China would allow full democracy for the city in choosing its chief executive. But the movement is also about Hong Kong’s unique history and identity, and how that can survive within China’s far different culture.

‘The Hong Kong we are living in today is not the Hong Kong we knew’

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