Just 400 miles from Hong Kong, Taiwan offered the freedoms that many Hong Kongers were used to but saw disappearing in their hometown. Hong Kongers reflect on their new lives in Taiwan.

Having spent 16 months in a Hong Kong jail for his role in the protests, Chan, now a National Chengchi University sociologist, had unequivocal advice for Taiwan: “Take a lesson from Hong Kong.

When Hong Kong was handed over to China in 1997 after more than 150 years of British rule, the Bauhinia flower was chosen as the symbol of the new Chinese special administrative region.

When Hong Kong was handed over to China in 1997 after more than 150 years of British rule, the Bauhinia flower was chosen as the symbol of the new Chinese special administrative region.

The Symbol of a New, Darker Hong Kong John Lee’s elevation reflects the distrust and paranoia that have flourished in Beijing and among Hong Kong’s political elites.