A Hong Kong journalist’s difficult decision to leave the city

Subscribe to our KZbin channel for free here:
sc.mp/subscrib...
Matthew Leung Ming-hong had been working as a breaking-news reporter for six years in Hong Kong but recently emigrated to the United Kingdom because of concerns about growing restrictions on journalists working in the city. Three Hong Kong media outlets popular with the opposition have folded in just six months, following the introduction of a controversial national security law in Hong Kong on June 30, 2020, raising fears about the future of press freedom in the city. The 29-year-old is starting a new life in Britain’s northern city of Manchester and plans to eventually resume his journalism career in Europe.
Related story:
After folding of Stand News and Citizen News, where next for Hong Kong media? sc.mp/d5uz
Support us:
subscribe.scmp...
Follow us on:
Website: www.scmp.com
Facebook: / scmp
Twitter: / scmpnews
Instagram: / scmpnews
Linkedin: / south-china-morning-post
#scmp #SCMPFilms #PressfreedominHongKong

[@jameszhang5377]

Please interview with him one year later again for following up.

[@chishidemeiguoheyinduren4680]

Yes! All Thanks to China’s owned SCMP Alibaba Media Group for these reporting 🤣😂

[@godzillamothra5983]

He will be to busy typing people's order in London's Panda Express. He won't have time to do interview.

[@matthewlim2522]

He will be homeless like many who chose to live in the UK

[@lonewolfwolf251]

@@matthewlim2522 ha ha ha .. the best answear .

[@BlessedSaved-1x]

@@godzillamothra5983 Or doing well for himself. Like other HK nationals here in the UK.

[@glamorouskaren]

As a hongkonger, it’s heartbroken when he mentioned the reason he switched from going to his dream to be a sport reporter is because he wanted to help in case anyone got accused anymore, just like him…sigh…

[@electromega3077]

I encourage him to keep doing the same type of "journalism" in UK. I'm pretty sure he will enjoy fully the freedom he's looking for. He should also pay a visit to Assange and tell us how he goes.

[@dekumutant]

ah yes a single person in 20 years

[@chishidemeiguoheyinduren4680]

Hope those involved be punished for the massacre of tens of thousands of natives Americans children buried in mass graves in churches compound. And the Afghan children who had their throats slits by Australian soldiers and bodies dumped into the river! EVIL.

[@Ateshtesh]

@@dekumutant But a real one. By other side Edward Snowden had to run away from Hong Kong because they have extradition agreements with USA. (what an irony, right?) And without count all the Journalist killed by USA and its allies in middle east.

[@cchui01]

You mean the attacking?

[@malakatan3235]

He will be fire 😂😂😂 if he doing like that in BBC

[@marinabayavillion6363]

I wondered if he has lived or even visited UK before? 'Freedom' comes with a price, hopefully not too steep for him to pay.

[@onespeedlite]

'Freedom' comes with a price" At least you can have freedom if you willing to pay for it. In China and Hong Kong, even billionaires can't buy their freedom.

[@robocop581]

@@onespeedlite If there was no press freedom in HK then this video by SCMP, a HK newspaper, wouldn't exist

[@clementihammock7572]

Sg LKY once put it, "Goes to the street, put on head band, and fist punch the air. At end of the day everyone will have to pay the dire consequence of social-economic price"

[@Ateshtesh]

@@onespeedlite Do you even know Julian Assange?

[@damarsastrowiyoto8100]

@@Ateshtesh Do you know what Julian Assange do? Having Press Freedom and Leaking one country National Security Classified Documents were 2 different things.

[@stanleyling6116]

Watching this report, I can felt the pain my grandparents' struggle during those chaotic time a century back. The decision they made to leave and never see their loved one ever again.

[@hylimm]

Don’t worry! In time they will return when they find out going overseas is not as rosy as first thought!

[@limrenyi2444]

@@indiasuperclean6969 are you sure about that🤣🤣

[@auspicious8415]

@@indiasuperclean6969 Idk if you're a troll

[@sunnykim2793]

@@indiasuperclean6969 India is the best country in the world. Stay there forever. Never come to china pls.

[@pojehng68]

@@indiasuperclean6969 India disgusting personal hygiene 🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@Nafets-C]

I have less trust to journalism nowadays.

[@condorX2]

Aye "It's easier to buy a reporter than to buy a newspaper." KZbin recommended Source CIA's fatal tactics to overthrow governments. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6KQf6GaprGijJY It includes 1. assassination, 2. economics assassination, 3. media take over. (it's easier to buy a reporter, which we've done than to buy a newspaper.) 4. Creating chaos, such as causing social tensions by protesting on the street. This might explain why hk protesters want their 5 demands to target the government and not the real issue which many hk residents are facing, which is the housing problem. They say it's important that the protestors must not know the real motive behind the protest to successfully overthrown the government.

[@condorX2]

Anglos caused most of the world's problems' - David Cameron, former British Prime Minister Anglo caused centuries-long notorious global - - Slavery, - Colonialism, - Colonization, - World War I, - World War II, and the list goes on. True, among the five main Anglo nations of Britain, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, all but Britain are looted from others. History is written by victors. Western history books hide the shameful dark past crimes so that they can safely put on a mask to hide their hypocritical images and continue to sell their lies and propaganda of - - Democracy, - Freedom, - Human Rights, - Free speech/Free press", etc. Same old lame old Colonialist-turned Capitalist Imperialist trick! UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and some other Western nations are of the same pack of wolves. The UK is the birthplace of wolves. It's all about 'Anglo Western Interests/Hegemony' above all else, by all means, and at all costs. That's what it's all about and the rest is history. Enough said. -Dear Sir or Madam 🤔

[@MultiCklee]

@@condorX2 very well said. I'm from south east asia. centuries of colonial treatment from the brits. I can relate to your experience.

[@wlsn77]

Just get the news from Facebook and Tiktok, way more trustworthy.

[@condorX2]

@AccessGranted1337 Ex-CIA Agent: America creates its own enemies. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX3Ni6J3aKyUjKc

[@easyeasy6212]

If you could not find even one article with a positive attitude towards Beijing on a media, you couldn't call such media being chasing for freedom. Actually, it is impossible for a paid professional employee to chase for any freedom while typing next to the office of his/her boss, the salary also include the responsibility for standing and guarding the side chosen by their boss or the capital behind.

[@UndeadOmens]

And you can find positive articles about the people. The CCP is one of the most hated governments in the world and there are thousands of reasons why like Tiananmen Square tragedy. That shouldn't be ignored and pretend that everything's okay. All countries that have freedom criticize their own governments. It's okay to do so.

[@xiaomose7495]

@@UndeadOmens most hated in the World? How did you even count that? Using total amount of country? Total earth population? Nah the west not even made up 1/3 of the world population

[@Alexander-rg2wb]

China put itself as a Father figure...not many appreciate what he does, no praise on his tears and sweat, his desperation, his agony when seeing the children fall...but he must endure for another 1.4 billions children and make sure they all not falling to the same pit, like this young brat.

[@lisanakath5535]

@@UndeadOmens You get your info from youtube comments sections lol

[@UndeadOmens]

@@lisanakath5535 articles and videos showing evidence. You get your information from the people who censor anything bad about them including Winnie the Pooh. LOL you're a joke!

[@Madee_0693]

The most treasured thing was my job. - This shows how much he loved his job. Be happy, stay safe and Best of luck

[@hyyong2138]

@@indiasuperclean6969 nice troll

[@jokerjack7206]

@@indiasuperclean6969 you mean Indian women is not women?

[@cidecece8397]

@@jokerjack7206 Ha ha ha . Well said ! 🤣🤣

[@henrylee3379]

@@indiasuperclean6969 You are not allowed in anyway.😂

[@wingkeungkong415]

His job was producing fake news

[@alenev0031]

He was arrested for assaulting the police back in 2014 long before HK's National Security Law, when nobody was complainign about press freedom then. That says a lot about what type of person this man is and why he had to leave!!

[@TheKimcheeRamen]

Arrested, not charged.

[@midasgold4223]

He has been proven innocent because of another reporter footage. Does that not prove that reporting is important? That only highlighted the police actions are questionable starting from that time.

[@CC-lq8st]

this guy will be as quiet as a mouse in the UK.....and only when he is told to go back to China will he learn to appreciate what he has lost....grass is not always greener on the other side

[@demian9715]

He sure will miss the dictatorship...

[@tinatang1]

This youth can't even speak fluent English and he wants to emigrate to the UK? I hope he will get properly educated about the history of China and Hong Kong soon! The education curriculum in Hong Kong schools should have been revamped after 1997! The people of Hong Kong had been brainwashed by their colonial masters for generations, to think their motherland and culture is inferior and that the British are superior in every way. They never gave the local people any democracy during British rule and only gave them a taste of democracy by giving them the vote only a few years before they were supposed to return Hong Kong to China. In 1980 I was in Lancaster University in England and met some Hong Kong students. They had been brainwashed into thinking that when Hong Kong was returned to China, they would suffer under the Communist government and so many of them were desperate to emigrate to the UK. However, after 1997, the One Country 2 Systems proposed by Deng Xiaoping made Hong Kong prosper even more and Hong Kong became the freest city in the world for trade and business but the Central government never meddled in Hong Kong's government. The CPC should have checked the content of the textbooks used in Hong Kong schools, though, as these continued to denigrate the Mainland while adulating the British! Is it any wonder that youths like this young man are misguided and easily manipulated by Western agents eager to use them to overthrow the CPC? Give him a few years in the UK and he will realise how much "freedom" and respect he will get in the UK. He sees himself as "White" but they will stigmatise him as a "yellow" Chinaman!

[@RosslynR]

Well said! His democracy and freedom of speech will be shut in the UK very fast! It's no big secret that the greatest threat to the US dollar reserve status is the rising of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa representing AU) economic powers - the countries were the resources are from to make the resource-poverty UK's economy work. The problem with the rights activists as Hong Kongers is extreme lack of financial education to think the Fragrant Harbour's shiny buildings was built by the Queen of England's fairy dust. Yet to the financially educated, the UK's 'hoarding Tories' hedge funds built the Fragrant Harbour's free-market capitalist model and exceptional smuggling port providing the world blood-diamonds and conflict minerals through the worst human rights violations of resource-based nations with Anglo American. It was a British-South African that founded the South African Communist Party (SACP) in the early 1920s as brother to CPC. The new generation Hong Kongers as rights activist really think everything revolves around their extreme ignorance.

[@Ajunnie]

Only cities like HK and Beijing are able to have this amount of freedom, solely because these cities are for business and trade. Why a difference in the government? How is having a one party system democratic? And also other minorities are getting squashed due to the Chinese government, areas where the practice islam, those people are sent to camps. Any country that doesn't let people have basic human rights like free speech or the freedom to practice whichever religion they want is not democratic at all. If a journalist is leaving to have 'freedom', do you really think it's a democratic country? A word against the government can quite literally ruin your life. The people aren't to blame here, the people who have power are to blame.

[@mogreen1249]

You are so 100% correct , I wish you could educate everyone on HKs history & this fantasy that UK gave HKers freedom & democracy. I hope he does not regret his decision, m ay even be an eye-opener as UK has an arrogant habit of living in the past & make- belief its still a "great country" & he may be treated as a 2nd class citizen . kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6GaZXmvYr1smNE

[@midasgold4223]

Not so true really, you are bashing the textbooks and history education without understanding you are brainwashed yourself. Your version of history and the real history is really flawed, forged by the CCP government. Where in the education say British give us democracy during their rule. And I think the fear that those students you met has just become truth and written in history.

[@midasgold4223]

Also, you are saying he see himself as ‘white’, where does he say that?

[@rastoferi6012]

He doesnt understand how journalism is used as a tool of influence for those in power? They dont teach that in journalism school in HK? If he just starts a bit of digging he would know that the Umbrella Movement is supported financially and strategically by the State Department and Republican politicians. Bannon, Hawley and that Chinese billionaire dude (forgot his name) got caught on video instructing them what to do. You really dont understand why focusing on police violence instead of the driving force behind the riot is not journalism at its core. Better just go to LA and become a paparazzi since he’s just “reporting” instead of “investigating”

[@yogawan3805]

He just delusional idiot anyway

[@james_l4337]

He (pretending journalist) obviously know but as coloured are his spectacle he will ignore the obvious to support his own opinion and manipulate his published works

[@yong9613]

Everyone who is a 'journalist' have their own agenda, professional or otherwise, even organisations like Freedom San Frontiers.

[@The_Art_of_AI_888]

You can't really blame them, just look at them, most are just "too young, too naive, and too simple". They don't know how complicated world politics is. They believe they were fighting for a "greater cause", ("revolution" as they've called it). They think they have joined and standing with the "justice force" against Evil (as some kind of heroes from the "Avengers" and "Justice League"). It gives them a "belief" that their lives are "great" and actually mean something .

[@midasgold4223]

I have learnt that long ago reading mainland Chinese newspapers, all instructed by mainland Chinese government to say what to say. It had been a breath of fresh air when Hong Kong has all kinds of news that have different viewpoints. Unfortunately, Hong Kong is losing this now forever.

[@EstherXiao94]

There was a day my HK friend expressed her tiredness living in HK due to political reasons and she hoped she got the chance to leave HK, however, when I asked where would she live if she decided to leave HK, she became quiet... I guess she's very aware of the great prices of leaving HK. I'm very aware of those, too, although I'm not a HKger.

[@indeficit2]

@Dominik Zelenák You'd choose a potential soon to be war zone?

[@val.t7487]

Just choose to stay where you're born and raised in .....just abide with the country's laws and you'll be just fine....

[@EstherXiao94]

@@val.t7487 well, she's born in HK... 🌚 And I'm pretty sure she hasn't figured out a better place for her, or else she wouldn't become quiet lol.

[@val.t7487]

@@EstherXiao94 To move out from her comfort zone really needs the leap of faith and also strong financial background is very important...

[@drumpfdon760]

That is why, no country is perfect, no??

[@TheTraveler2222]

Please don’t come back, you won’t be missed!

[@eveleung8855]

This type of "journalist" suits UK perfectly, specially BBC, they should recruit all of these so call Hong Kong freedom "journalists".

[@botaksimon5588]

Indeed Bias Broadcasting Corporation......need more "lap sap" journalists to strengthen their "lap sap" bias news 😂😂😂😂

[@edb875]

He's also an excellent candidate for The Epoch Times.

[@chou3595]

bbc only employs white people

[@condorX2]

Anglos caused most of the world's problems' - David Cameron, former British Prime Minister Anglo caused centuries-long notorious global - - Slavery, - Colonialism, - Colonization, - World War I, - World War II, and the list goes on. True, among the five main Anglo nations of Britain, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, all but Britain are looted from others. History is written by victors. Western history books hide the shameful dark past crimes so that they can safely put on a mask to hide their hypocritical images and continue to sell their lies and propaganda of - - Democracy, - Freedom, - Human Rights, - Free speech/Free press", etc. Same old lame old Colonialist-turned Capitalist Imperialist trick! UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and some other Western nations are of the same pack of wolves. The UK is the birthplace of wolves. It's all about 'Anglo Western Interests/Hegemony' above all else, by all means, and at all costs. That's what it's all about and the rest is history. Enough said. -Dear Sir or Madam

[@fragrantbloom]

Why are you hating on him? What did he do to you?

[@The795pine]

It be interesting to see how he is doing a year, 2 and 3 from now. Perhaps leaving will give him an appreciation of what he’s left behind.

[@GeorgeMartinus]

Yeah, because the very first step of 'fredom' is the matter of providing decent & healthy foods on your own table. That's the very basic of human rghts that most of wstreners never understand.

[@thelastofthehitachi972]

@@GeorgeMartinus Mr Bean needs food but also... free speech :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJrUdY2idr-snbc

[@amythreemonsters1970]

@@GeorgeMartinus 'They have nothing, but they are free now!' 😂

[@ongsengkee2530]

Brilliant statement ..agree 100%

[@GeorgeMartinus]

@@amythreemonsters1970 Cycle of poverty is the reaI heII, dude. I would agree if he alredy got journalism job in UK like he always love to. But the reaIity hit him so hard that he has to do from the low level. Guess beggars cn't be choosers.

[@marylee4510]

He said he was reporting on the frontline, but he said he never saw rioters throwing bricks at all. But we all saw this happen again and again on livestream. Not only bricks but Molotov bombs as well. So basically what kind of reporting is he doing.

[@胡志劝]

working for CIA

[@rogerfaint499]

Reporting for his secret paymaster aka CIA . . .

[@greatgolfer1214]

He was reporting the news from CNN or BBC

[@The_Art_of_AI_888]

He and people like him think "China/CCP is totally "evil" and they are the justice force, the "Avenger heroes" fighting against evil, so whatever they do, will be "justified" and "honored" by the world. No matter what, "the world will just gonna ignore it or believe them and stand with them against evil". That's why you never see people like him condemn the wrongdoing and terrorist actions of their group.

[@胡志劝]

@@The_Art_of_AI_888 Many people like him went to UK and when they finish thier money. Then show start.

[@elonchu]

If he is a professional eye-witness journalist, moving to UK is not a bad thing, for he may open a window of the real UK, hopefully.

[@lc4316]

The amount of racism he will experience in the UK will definitely be an eye opener

[@ibcyt]

This is a fake news reporter...... just like most of these MSM they spent their time fabricating stories.

[@jasperpluk]

@@ibcyt ok boomer....

[@mossandthesea]

He’s leaving his life in Hong Kong. That’s a drastic move for someone who is and has obviously been loved by family, friends, colleagues and others. But his reasons are noble and I hope his new life in Manchester will be fruitful. I don’t doubt that it will be hard.

[@mossandthesea]

@@ibcyt I wouldn’t say that at all.

[@lht7145]

It is how you define freedom. When your freedom is to create chaos and harm others, then you are taking others freedom away. Then you are selfish. Freedom is not above the law, a law to keep the people safe. Just in case you don’t understand, a burglar has no freedom to steal because he acts again the law.

[@RUTHLESSambition5]

These people have been brainwashed by white Britts. They actually begged the UK to recolonize them😂😂They are pathetic

[@youtubeshadowbannedme]

Yeah ofc they have the freedom to steal. But their victim(s) also have the freedom to defend themselves and call the police on them. 😈

[@lht7145]

@@youtubeshadowbannedme you are wrong there. If there is freedom to steal, then you cannot defend yourself with the police because there is no law against theft then.

[@VisulC]

The question is, is the law always correct? Especially in a one party state? Back in the time, black people in the US were forbade from entering the banks. So they protest. Yes they may be “causing chaos”, but they were totally not “taking others’ freedom away”. They were fighting for what they deserve, but no one mattered acknowledged the major issue there, and would stay the same way if people kept silent. And those who protested for black people might might have violated laws, but were they doing the wrong thing?

[@joek7031]

@@VisulC lol these terriost held hk hostage for over a year, looted, destroyed property, and attacked and killed people who didn't agree with them. That's a crime no matter what generation or country.

[@robezy0]

That was really impactful, I really hope he can find himself at home in Britain and welcomed by his new community

[@s._3560]

Yeah, should go to Rochdale in UK. A very friendly diverse neighborhood.

[@xxxtion]

Brexit welcomes u

[@matthew2chua]

english people are kind and loving people so go for it.

[@sneakycheeky531]

why should we give up our housing for a traitor?

[@beautifulworld4455]

For him is very difficult to find a job in the UK , he is more likely end up with low job like washing dishes, or factory worker. UK is not the place you can for can find yourself at home . Only if you are rich .

[@rainingsinger]

As a mainland Chinese, I wish him all the best and be happy living in UK. He should move to a place that can make him happy.

[@franciscocz8384]

You as mainland chinese don't know how is life for chinese people in Western countries, and I can assure you that his life will be MUCH worse in UK with freedom than in HK without "freedom". There are many things more important than freedom of speech in life: friends, family, the people you are surrounded, your home, your city, etc... do you wanna sacrifice all of that for just being able to criticize the government? For me the choice is obvious, I moved from a western country to China, and I choose China 1000x times, despite most my family and friends are not here. Anyway, why would I criticize the chinese government when the whole country is actually MAKING HISTORY?

[@EyFmS]

@@franciscocz8384 Wumao detected...you make it sound like people in the west don't have families, friends and a livable environment. Typical Beijing propaganda. Most of places around the world, you can have all of the above without having to worry about the government micromanaging everything you think and do especially when you criticize them. Keep making history as the biggest police state of world.

[@wifi0015]

@@EyFmS to a certain extend Francisco isnt wrong and i share similar views with him. life isnt always easier in the west. i have seen the struggle out here in the west for this particular group of immigrants

[@mikicerise6250]

@@franciscocz8384 Um, life for Chinese people is fine in Spain. 🙄

[@hallo84]

​@@EyFmS Those who want to leave HK should just leave. If they want to vote so much then move to a place where they can vote. Oh wait a lot of countries you can't vote for a president or prime minister anyways... But hey I can criticize the government like Assange or Snowden or Daniel Hale...

[@wawobear]

If you think you would be welcome in the UK I'm afraid you are mistaken

[@cchui01]

He just told UK he was attacking people.

[@signumxmagnum]

@@cchui01 What? If he told people in UK that he was attacking people, then the chance of him getting citizenship is basically none, not to mention work.

[@polobangar1060]

@@cchui01 which part did he mention this?

[@GiGiWellness28]

@@polobangar1060 Between 1:11 to 1:23 But by the sound of it that he was able to set the record straight, i.e. he didn't actually attack the police officer 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@waichan2487]

You can report news. But you can’t instigate riots to divide a country. Don’t make it as if you are a victim. You lost that right when you try to hurt other people who try to live their lives and make a living.

[@alfiey5783]

How did the current chinese government come in power? Through peaceful sermons….?

[@indeficit2]

@@alfiey5783 Peaceful sermons didn't worth with occupying foreign forces.

[@midasgold4223]

Did he instigate riots? Did the reporters who report the protests instigate anything? You can arrest the people who break the law, including those white clad terrorists in Yuen Long, including those police who break laws. But arresting people for reporting facts can never be right and explained away. Are protests not news, are people peaceful protesting not worth reporting same as those acting violently? Why do they arrest and target journalists for investigation of 721 incident? Are these people not people making an honest living? Who is using their power to hurt people?

[@waichan2487]

@@midasgold4223 If you report news that are true to the fact then that’s reporting. If you report one sided news that only create more riots and unstable society then that is not news. News is unbiased reporting. If you call people out there on the streets throwing fire bombs at subway stations peacefully protesting and the polices who are doing their job chasing you down are using excessive force then there is something wrong about your judgement. I am not saying all journalists are bad. But there are a lot of so call online journalists reporting so call reports that’s just one sided bias.

[@acheung666]

The only freedom we get here in the Uk is KZbin, you’ll be very disappointed coming here pal, the grass is not always greener on the other side.

[@drunkpekka4284]

The statement of someone so privileged who never had to fear his internet comments criticizing the government will land him in jail or maybe just a just a paid comment from a Wumao who has never even left the mainland.

[@davidwan1715]

In time, you’ll integrate into British society and you’ll be open to a world of possibilities.

[@sayaandyangsaya2756]

Let the UK teach him what is "freedom", but wonder his attitude to the UK is the same as his attitude to mainland China, double standard often is their label. "The moon in the west must be bigger and bright than China." Best wishes to him.

[@Vict0rHy]

Let those scousers roughen him up again

[@mr.kaboom8729]

He may get mugged for being Asian, that is the price of freedom.

[@midasgold4223]

@@mr.kaboom8729 Lots of people get mugged and scammed in Hong Kong, os that related to racism?

[@tschoong3897]

He is going from the frying pan directly into the fire.

[@oswaldnapril]

If you did nothing wrong why are you worry about ? If you want to leave HK, pls don't come back !!

[@peterwong5993]

In China people can be charged with intention to topple the rule of Ccp by talking the truth that against government , especially when working in media industry.

[@applythesamewaytoyourselve5918]

There is no such freedom. You only choose different regulation.

[@henrylee3379]

Seems odd to leave the place that will give you the opportunity to do what you want to do. Doubt UK will give you a chance to do that. He has only lost the freedom to bad mouth his own country, SHAME!

[@varades5199]

Opportunity to be enslaved by chinese govt. Like most in mainland,Penh shut,jack ma?

[@henrylee3379]

@@varades5199 Don’t let fake news continue to brainwash you. There is no evidence on both, FACT. I can only see poor getting poorer in the West while more and more poverty being eliminated in China.

[@varades5199]

@@henrylee3379 See I know China is advanced country, and lots of wealth has increased over years. But it is no myth that China has harshest of the rules. You can't blame them, they are communist. Being this any work you do there is literal slavery.

[@carries356]

My heart is heavy knowing how difficult and sad this decision to leave one's homeland must be and it's the story of so many people who either choose to leave or are forced because to stay for whatever reason is not an option. Best wishes as he begins a new journey and I hope he finds success in all the ways he needs & strives for.

[@betsibest]

Freedom of speech doesn't mean giving personal biased views and use that to influence readers with a political agenda.

[@AliGoose2000]

Yes it does. Freedom of speech means to allow individuals to speak their biased opinions on subjects

[@AliGoose2000]

More specifically, speech against the government is protected

[@james_l4337]

👍👏👏👏Well said

[@pantherowow77]

Thats exactly what freedom of speech is lol. It's that and so much more.

[@godwinmarvo9012]

Then what is freedom of speech ? I guess it is agreeing to whatever the CCP says,right ?

[@golonawailus4312]

Journalism also means responsibility. Should I know that it is the same people that makes me unsafe to be in Hong Kong I would not support them. As a mandarin speaker I feel unsafe to be in that city and constantly fear someone would smash my head like in nyc subway mta. So my feeling is mixed. Freedom of speech with a reasonable limit.

[@williampan29]

Are you feeling safer now? Knowing that it is handled by a Chief Executive that let a officials birthday party that causes the fifth wave of infection. You listen to the media propaganda that the city will be safer under Carrie Lam and national security laws, and what did that give you? More infections and quarantine.

[@golonawailus4312]

@@williampan29 never safe again lol. The population just have a hatred on mandarin speaking people regardless Carrie Lam pro communist or a pro democracy leader. It is permanently changed. I don’t think political system can change that.

[@JuraganEmas]

@@williampan29 5 outbreaks and every outbreaks they receive a week holiday is not too bad compared to 900k casualties. And mind you, US only one fifth the population of China. And US restrictions has been worse than in China over these last 2 years, only a small part of China has been affected as epidemic was contained well.

[@lessee_6768]

A Taiwanese mandarin speakers are the exception so pretend being one and enough your childish drama

[@wlsn77]

HKers hate the CCP, not mandarin speakers. Most of us have families and friends from China. Get over yourself.

[@SC-bc2yh]

我住在英国，来英国挺好的，至少他失去歧视大陆人资格。英国可是对rioter不手软…… 铲除黑暴还香港一片安宁

[@midasgold4223]

There are rioters and there are protesters deemed as rioters by some government. A more clear definition in UK.

[@smwk2017]

Many HK professionals have to change career after immigration. Especially in journalism, many newspapers and magazines are shut down in the west, only online versions survived with reduced staff.

[@sabinereynaudsf]

He already didn't have a career anymore. Sounds like he was sort of black listed for his reporting on the protests.

[@smwk2017]

@@sabinereynaudsf A lot of people view things black and white; but reality is gray. In HK, one does not feel racial discrimination because most people are Chinese and in equal footing. This is going to be all changed as a minority living in UK.

[@xxxcool2565]

@@smwk2017 yes. In fact many of the thimgs they do in HK normally would be downright offensive and racist in UK. Like calling white people gweilou

[@godzillamothra5983]

in few months, you can find him manning the counter in Panda Express London branch.

[@smwk2017]

@@godzillamothra5983 In US, Panda Express are manned by all kind of races, not necessarily by Asians.

[@saynotowars]

He is not choosing freedom but choosing chaos and destruction. Don't frame it as he is a freedom fighter.

[@motheroo1]

He is more of an opportunist seeking for greener pastures in UK.

[@ScubaGuy]

Stay strong everyone. I had to leave Hong Kong in October last year after 28 years. It was one of the hardest decisions. Where ever you go afterwards no may how hard or different to our life before in Hong Kong. You cannot underestimate the feeling of happiness you get from Freedom. I wish everyone each and everyone in Hong Kong and those that have already left the absolute best wishes and best of luck for the future.

[@WhoMovedMyCheese163]

When you arrive at the UK use you so call freedom go to save Julian Assange.

[@景良霍]

U dont see ppl throwing brick, petrol bombs? Are the armless? Are you serious? I can see many ppl with different views are being assulted, many shops are fired, many police hurt.

[@midasgold4223]

You don’t see unarmed people being beaten up in 721? You don’t see unarmed people being beaten by police in MTR station? You don’t see police using extreme violence on suspects? You don’t see police refusing to identify themselves although by law they have to? You don’t see pregnant woman being pepper sprayed by police on the street? These are reported by these journalists and arrested because they reported the facts, regardless if they are politically correct or not. If you only allow reporting one side, then that is not press freedom.

[@sneakycheeky531]

ikr he was on the front line too haha. kids a joke comin for uk freedome of benifits

[@jojat2267]

When you seek for Freedom, you must not have any attachments or sentimental values. You are free to stay or leave a country as you wish.

[@condorX2]

Anglos caused most of the world's problems' - David Cameron, former British Prime Minister Anglo caused centuries-long notorious global - - Slavery, - Colonialism, - Colonization, - World War I, - World War II, and the list goes on. True, among the five main Anglo nations of Britain, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, all but Britain are looted from others. History is written by victors. Western history books hide the shameful dark past crimes so that they can safely put on a mask to hide their hypocritical images and continue to sell their lies and propaganda of - - Democracy, - Freedom, - Human Rights, - Free speech/Free press", etc. Same old lame old Colonialist-turned Capitalist Imperialist trick! UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and some other Western nations are of the same pack of wolves. The UK is the birthplace of wolves. It's all about 'Anglo Western Interests/Hegemony' above all else, by all means, and at all costs. That's what it's all about and the rest is history. Enough said. -Dear Sir or Madam 👀

[@DH-uq1zw]

Not free to stay, obviously

[@Balidan2412]

Freedom is not given, It is taken

[@agoodchow]

@@DH-uq1zw Over 7 millions are staying.

[@DH-uq1zw]

@@agoodchow So what?

[@umeshutan6959]

He won't be so smug once he gets attacked for being an Asian... just wait and see

[@winterrising8738]

@Gritty you have too many melanin rich thugs running around

[@nelsonzou3890]

It really depends on what area u go

[@kageyamareijikun]

Singaporean student was mistaken as a Chinese in core central London and beaten to a pulp. Was all over the news.

[@myeongwol]

Yeah, sure there is journalism freedom in UK 😌

[@kevinwang7976]

He's just CIA puppet with fake tear

[@Rio-ke9he]

I mean its free to slander china

[@ck-bs2ms]

@@Rio-ke9he but its fake news hahahahah no wonder they are target hahahahaha

[@John77Doe]

They don't arrest you and send you to prison for saying something anti-government or criticizing government leaders. If they did, most of the House of Commons would now be sitting in jail. 😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@seraby7151]

Well still more free than in the CCP.

[@JackKing12.]

Freedom? Born & lived in UK- no freedom here m8

[@wulung5943]

Hopefully he live happily forever in UK, be employed as a vice president in the BBC and be knighted. 😄

[@chishidemeiguoheyinduren4680]

A kennel is waiting for him in his owners home!

[@godzillamothra5983]

LOL

[@Bonjour-vw7wb]

😂😂😂

[@malakatan3235]

😂😂😂And BBC making him to report propaganda 😂😂😂

[@yong9613]

First signs of trouble in society, guess who and which group gets blamed? Working class blue collar foreigners ofc!!

[@YangLeeZhao251]

For the citizens of Hong Kong and mainland China, one less troublemaker

[@sara.cbc92]

HK no.1 🇭🇰

[@bobbyjohnson1086]

One less free thinker. If you believe everything your government tells you they have every opportunity to take advantage of you.

[@homiechampion8289]

One less protester journalist who were under foreign government paycheck. This guy trying to make it like the hk government force him to leave. It's ultimately his choice to leave, and I'm glad not illegally neither. Hk residents leave for abroad all the time but still come back. It's their choice, their decisions, don't try to make it like the government revoked your freedom. You did it to yourself, time to escape.

[@TheRealIronMan]

@@bobbyjohnson1086 Are you really a free thinker when 100% of what you do is repeating CIA talking points?

[@midasgold4223]

There is no Hong Kong anymore, only one mainland China. Give it up to think you are still Hong Kong.

[@No_Rice_No_Power]

Goes to UK searching for freedom, gets arrested for using the wrong pronoun. Lol. If he's reading this, best of luck, you deserve it.

[@winterrising8738]

wait untilhe finds out the amount of knife crimes and attacks on asian by a certain ethncity, he be begging to crawl back

[@condorX2]

Anglos caused most of the world's problems' - David Cameron, former British Prime Minister Anglo caused centuries-long notorious global - - Slavery, - Colonialism, - Colonization, - World War I, - World War II, and the list goes on. True, among the five main Anglo nations of Britain, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, all but Britain are looted from others. History is written by victors. Western history books hide the shameful dark past crimes so that they can safely put on a mask to hide their hypocritical images and continue to sell their lies and propaganda of - - Democracy, - Freedom, - Human Rights, - Free speech/Free press", etc. Same old lame old Colonialist-turned Capitalist Imperialist trick! UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and some other Western nations are of the same pack of wolves. The UK is the birthplace of wolves. It's all about 'Anglo Western Interests/Hegemony' above all else, by all means, and at all costs. That's what it's all about and the rest is history. Enough said. -Dear Sir or Madam 🦊

[@dracolnyte]

and the best job he could find over there is a restocking staff at a asian grocery store

[@RedsHitpostMedia]

I'll take jail for pronouns than being erased for saying Winnie the Pooh at least

[@Alexander-rg2wb]

@@condorX2 DONT COME BACK

[@the0neObserver]

Even though I feel for him, but the reality in UK, he will not have much voice at all. With Asian hate crime on the rise, not only he will lose his freedom of speech, he'll lose any freedom he has left. Imagine a person with English as a 2nd language while journalism requires fluency in it, displaying lunar new year ornaments with "asian writings" in front of his house knowing asian hate crimes on the rise.

[@cheesesandwich1479]

I wish him all the best and that he’s settled well in Manchester. There’s a big HK community there so he will not be alone. I hope he does continue to pursue a job in journalism. Does he have a social media page we can follow and support?

[@sneakycheeky531]

yeh he got a huge bonus for his work in the great HK proxy war and is living lavishly in the BBC bathroom

[@Grubbygund]

Glad you’re being supportive and not sneering and saying negative things about his new life like the majority of the commentators here!

[@rodent569]

Bro, if you leave, then leave. Not sure why some people think they're the most important person in Hong Kong and why his decision to leave is more newsworthy than the 7.5 million who decided to stay.

[@DH-uq1zw]

What a horrible thing to say.

[@ltcdr_4]

You don't understand the meaning of this video

[@zendude123]

Rodent. What a fitting name for you 😂

[@rodent569]

@@zendude123 why your mom named you after a masked killer in cheap 80s horror films is beyond me

[@Gman979]

I can almost guaranteed that most of those BNOers will return to HK one day. It's a simple choice between living in a rising economy vs a declining one. Living as a second class citizen anyway is a torture no matter how one look at it. I am a living example.

[@marymary9814]

China haters wont return to HK, they will be happy in the UK and are willing to be second class because they can accept the white as their superior.

[@midasgold4223]

You mean living as a second class citizen in HK, living in HK with different political views are persecuted in Hong Kong, artists cannot rent venues, restaurants owners are harassed…

[@sneakycheeky531]

@@midasgold4223 oh like the rioters didnt harass businesses lol

[@StopBaizuo]

Do not think you're leaving for a more freedom world, sir.

[@ck-bs2ms]

hahahahaha

[@billkar6479]

@@Rachmaninoff2008 WION kid detected

[@TheMamaMiaArchive]

It quite confuses me why he chose the UK out of all places. What about the United States or Canada. As long as you follow the laws, those are some of the most freeist places you can live.

[@LameAnade]

@@billkar6479 well Chinese media also spreading propaganda, so I guess their is nothing wrong in spreading propaganda against China, what you think about this??🤔

[@Rachmaninoff2008]

@@TheMamaMiaArchive it’s because he can only go to the UK, the UK granted a passport to Hong Kong citizens over age of 1997 because it used to be UK colony

[@hellfarm66]

Since there is not much reporting to do after the riots/umbrella movement, them guys are struggling.They can leave the country if they don’t like it.

[@stevec8352]

If he's struggling now in HK wait till he gets to UK. Where majority of the HK immigrants are struggling to find jobs, burning thru their savings.

[@signumxmagnum]

@@stevec8352 Didn't UK need a lot of truck driver? He can applied for the permission to drive one right?

[@stevec8352]

@@signumxmagnum Truck driver? Haha. He might not even know how to drive.

[@FielValeryRTS]

Yeah, the same freedom granted to Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya...?

[@harrysmith8515]

Hong Kong is like a company which changed its ownership recently. Some employees will like previous boss and show allegiance to previous boss. They do not like new boss and how the new boss manage the company. They can not adapt to the change. It happen all the time. It is ok for them to quit the job and follow the previous boss while new boss find new employees to work in the company.

[@TheRealIronMan]

Perfect analogy.

[@lokyinphotography]

Tony Stark approved. 😂

[@jennyohara4011]

What Freedom you have as a Journalist in the West?...you toe the line or you dont get a job. Name one Journalist that debates a real issue that's different from the Governments position on foriegn policy

[@rogerfaint499]

Can't name one. For example when pro democratic party media spread the fake Russia collusion fake news, 100% of the pro democratic party media kept on harping on the same rhetoric for 4 years till it was exposed that the Russia collusion had been a lie all along.

[@jennyohara4011]

@@rogerfaint499 Same with Weapons of Mass Destruction, even when it was proven, the media still didnt want to accept Saddam had no WMD

[@benzi19951]

Julian Assange

[@sneakycheeky531]

@@benzi19951 lol well u named him

[@charlescheechien8529]

These ppl have been brainwashed by colonial education to hate China. The West can never accept China and Chinese have been humiliated to the level below dogs. We will never forget the period of humiliation by occupying forces. The rise of China should be the pride of Chinese everywhere. No matter where they run, they are still Chinese.

[@sienglimtiu2074]

Just leave and stop talking of Hong Kong . Just leave in peace .

[@卡卡d]

Best wishes to this guy. Hope he doesn't end up like Julian Assange. In the west, journalists write what they're told.

[@kevinwang7976]

He's just CIA puppet with fake tear

[@LOLOsugoi]

Not really what they're told but rather what is going to make the most people react. And if twisting the facts will make more sales then they'll do it.

[@John77Doe]

Julian Assange was charged for skipping bail in an extradition trail, not for journalism. The US would like to extradite Julian Assange and do to Julian Assange what China does to people caught stealing damaging state secrets, execute Julian Assange. 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@infinitelight465]

@@John77Doe, so why is Julian being charged for reporting the truth of war crimes in the first place. What double standard of democracy and human rights?

[@John77Doe]

@@infinitelight465 Julian Assange revealed American state secrets. Anyone transmitting classified information is committing espionage and subject to capital punishment. Taiwan executes spies that transmit Taiwanese classified information, usually to Mainland China. China executes Spies that transmit classified information. The US executes Spies that transmit classified information. Espionage is not journalism. After Julian Assange is extradited to the US, there will be a nice warm electric chair waiting for him. China is arresting and sentencing journalists to lengthy jail sentences just for criticizing the government, not for revealing classified information. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@Sophcheung]

I moved from the UK to Hong Kong and I absolutely love it here. Best decision I've ever made.

[@CryptoOWL88]

Because other places r more PK than HK

[@Sophcheung]

@@CryptoOWL88 Agreed, Hong Kong is very safe, excellent public transport and facilities. I just find the quality of life overall is much better here.

[@almosthappy818]

Literally laughing out loud. Enjoy your "freedom".

[@nomercy9099]

Same. They are reporting the news with stand and how dare they said that they are in the middle.

[@klubcj]

He join up with the BBC, and start reporting his freedom fake news

[@UndeadOmens]

Much more freedom in a country where you're allowed to protest and criticize the government. Someone said Winnie the Pooh looked like dictator Xi Jinping and now Pooh is banned like a lot of entertainment that is banned or censored there.

[@chishidemeiguoheyinduren4680]

His typical Chinese face won’t take long to be targeted by white Racist there!

[@cescrule36]

Yessss..lol

[@jasonic25]

When you are in UK, you are a 2nd class citizen and you shall faced upmost racism as most Caucasians as always look down on asians most times... Anyway i wish you all the best and i hope you dont regret your decision because grass is always greener on the other side...

[@petercn8989]

2nd, try third,fourth and fifth,white English is top , then other races, chinese at bottom, I’m sorry if he said he is hongkonger, to other them all the same.

[@keno6136]

What did you really did in Hong Kong. If you didn’t do anything wrong why are you leaving Hong Kong. You broke the law

[@DH-uq1zw]

Yeah, the retrospective, vaguely defined one that could apply to anyone supporting democracy.

[@silasyuen2996]

People has been immigrating away from HK since the 80s. No big deal. Young lads don’t know how bad it had been after June in 1989, every media said HK is doomed. They keep saying so, and is entertaining.

[@AliGoose2000]

So all these media outlets shutting down don't mean anything?

[@silasyuen2996]

@@AliGoose2000 Let the media speaks, and we’re entertained. Just like the western economists enthusiastically discussing China economy, none understands any Chinese words, that’s entertaining.

[@wlsn77]

Those leaving tend to be young/families with children, educated and/or wealthy, ppl with alot to contribute to HK society. Unless more ppl comes to HK, it is all going down hill from here.

[@AliGoose2000]

@@silasyuen2996 You don't need to understand Chinese to discuss economics XS

[@silasyuen2996]

@@AliGoose2000 Like the American professor in Da Vinci Code studying archeology but not knowing Latin? Bravo. Keep discussing then.

[@jamescad1]

When you reach there, first thing is you should do is shout, Free Julian Assange

[@estelsaradop492]

I'm truly sorry for what the journalists are going through. Unfortunately, be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. My country has been through similar trials. At least we know what goes up comes down and vise versa.

[@sneakycheeky531]

if he was a true journalist he wouldnt have been pushing an agenda on the front lines where he can see clearly how bad the rioters are

[@toyoyoyo104]

He's young. He will be able to survive anywhere. All the best. 🙏🙏

[@TS-hd3mc]

I know many ex-Hongkongers in Canada and the US who regret they left Hongkong in 1997 because of western one-sided, negative propaganda against China. SCMP would make a true, valuable contribution by interviewing these ex-Hongkongers about why they regret leaving Hongkong. Such independent journalism would serve the Hongkong people better than churning out endless videos of Hongkongers making their questionable migration to UK. Don't Hongkong people learn in their school history class that UK is a country with a history steepest in global colonialism, violence and contempt toward non-West European people? UK is not even a liveable country due to its Anti Asian sentiment. The jobs awaiting Hongkongers are low- to medium skill jobs, i find it underwhelming how much these migrating Hongkongers trust the western mainstream media.

[@bronney]

If they made the interviews in 2018 it might fly but if they make it now, it's obviously no regret lol. Your point is valid, but a deeper point is, DESPITE what you said, we still decided to leave. You see how dire the situation is? To provoke you to leave to a place you claimed to be worst?

[@toyoyoyo104]

I doubt these ppl have any choice. Blacklisted by the govt. What kind of prospect is there in HK for them? Better to start afresh elsewhere.

[@armchairwomanmao2922]

He'd be reduced to washing dishes at the back of some dodgy Chinese restaurant in Manchester, mark my word 😂

[@vble2337]

100%

[@y1117]

Ccp lover. What are you doing in uk?

[@aaronlee1092]

lol 笑死 确实

[@armchairwomanmao2922]

For $5 an hour . I know the market rate ✌️

[@y1117]

@@armchairwomanmao2922 so it's ok for you to leave but no one else? Hypocrite!!!

[@gingergin4837]

If journalists put individual political attitudes on truth and fact, the best choice for them is to leave.

[@midasgold4223]

Do you even know what truth and fact is?

[@westernfakenews6578]

When you decided to leave HK for UK don't forget to cancel your HK citizenship.

[@nelic2111]

Don't they need to live in their country of choice for a few years before doing that? I know for those who have a BNO, they have to live in the UK for at least 5 years.

[@MC-dg5td]

HK government should automatically cancel their citizenship

[@spider6660]

SCMP uploaded the same video about the HK expats who are suffering to live in UK. Even life of people in UK is also hard.

[@AuditClerk]

It is very hard in the UK... only it just feels WORSE having to leave a country that you once called home, because it is no longer the home you remembered.

[@happygolucky9762]

I wonder does he really know what is "freedom" and its meaning? Can he find "true" freedom in the UK?

[@simp2234]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@midasgold4223]

Do you honestly know yourself what freedom is?

[@midasgold4223]

@@rainydaysatz But do you think your freedom meaning apply to everyone? Everyone life goals are different. The freedom most people mean in HK is economic freedom, but not society, press or political freedom.

[@golonawailus4312]

I fully support Hong Kong people for their greater voice in politics and elections. But I do not understand why they hate mandarin speaking people.

[@JuraganEmas]

We call it UK education (brainwashing). We can see university students stepping on their own country flags, that was an example of great UK education. Ofcourse local language will be deemed inferior.

[@yatwaa]

Because they are doing the same thing you are doing, over-generalizing an entire population. Not all hong kong people are like that, only a small portion.

[@chou3595]

@@yatwaa stop lying

[@zeflin2110]

@@chou3595 AHAHAHAHAHAH i cant anymore do yourself a favour and dont embarrass yourself any further its like saying all germans hate jews

[@7tubebabe]

@@yatwaa No one can cure stupidity. don't bother.

[@mobeyond]

典型的演到感动自己…… 戏精之城不是盖的…… 吊毛是成不了靓仔的…… 跑路的真实原因，自己最清楚……

[@Kai-ic4mp]

You all should do some research on how the UK are treating them…. SMH.

[@c1anedmasterpropagandist488]

If you look into events that happened around the world, you'll normally see a flood of ppl fled their countries by the tens of thousands for the following reasons- war, chaos, gen0side, famine, serious political instability, severe economic problem. HK has its own problems but it doesn't fit into the aformentioned categories. Rarely will you see ppl flees bcos of "Lack of Freedom".....at least not by the tens of thousands. So this begs the question-> Is the problem really has to do with the situation in HK??? or is it more to do with that particular individual??? I think is latter, WHAT DO YOU THINK? Btw I am from HK so don't tell me i don't know what is going on there

[@rogerfaint499]

The real reason is that CIA/NED put out an alert to their paid stooges to *EVACUATE* before they are caught for treason.

[@midasgold4223]

Of course there are, lots of mainland Chinese flooded to the west, Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand… why do you think they move? Now Hong Kong has become like China.

[@wingkeungkong415]

Actually this is the War between China and America the democratic party in Hong Kong become the mercenary for America The Western power always obsessed with 64 and want to repeat it in Hong Kong China knows the western powers intention long ago therefore it allow the protester to do their damage in Hong Kong for a whole year and allow the Hong Kong citizen to see the true face of the protester

[@ericp1139]

Just looking at these videos, HK seems just fine? It's not like they are being deported or chased out be stormtroopers? Definitely an overreaction and personal choice.

[@irritatedanglosaxon1705]

No welcome to our Freedom to be slaved by us... Once traitor, is always a traitor. U betta watch out !!!

[@michaelthong598]

Actually you don’t need to leave Hongkong even you choose freedom. Uk is even not that free. Lot of British rules you got to obey too.

[@xueling02able]

By all means, leave, but dont badmouth or betray your birth home & motherland. Best of luck!

[@midasgold4223]

What is betrayal? looking at injustice and say nothing or voice out and get it fixed?

[@raymondcheung409]

I honestly feel bad for him. I hope he enjoys hands on work in the UK with a tip of racism.

[@YT-jb3gt]

that is such a myth. don't comment on what you don't know or understand.

[@raymondcheung409]

@@YT-jb3gt I'm born in Canada. There's enough racism here. You'll be surprise how racist the English are.

[@zhenhuanwang9852]

UK is such a dump. Tons of racists as*holes

[@ashleyyaj]

@@YT-jb3gt there is racism everywhere, and everywhere that you, me, and everyone goes we're all going to experience that. And I'm sure mostly everyone knows about it.

[@amkl2025]

​@@raymondcheung409 原來加拿大出世啲英文文法咁西利架.失莖曬.

[@L0VEL1V3R]

The fact that he has such an utopian expectation toward UK and its so-called "freedom" will definitely lead him to disappointment

[@doffy2192]

😐😐😐

[@AT-te5ss]

Please don’t come back if you don’t like HK anymore.

[@zhjook]

这样大家都挺好，go to uK or uSA ， enjoy your “freedom”

[@Vict0rHy]

我也是这样想^， 希望他能在美国或者英国得到所谓的自由。😂

[@terenceliang]

As a Chinese living in the U.S., I wish him all the best and please don't go back to Hong Kong. It will be easier/better to all parties.

[@jonnyqi]

“Accused of assault on police officer"...Hong Kong will be a better place without people like this.

[@UndeadOmens]

Police attacked innocents on video. The dictatorship broke the agreement and took over there. Now they want to invade Taiwan. A government that doesn't allow protest and killed (Tiananmen Square) will obviously have brave people willing to fight it.

[@zzeepphh]

Im a Chinese. My wife was offered a job in Healthcare sector in UK, London. All we want is the respect is given in our professional and work life balance we never get in Singapore. The kind of freedom you are seeking dont exist anywhere. I wish you best of all luck.

[@The_Art_of_AI_888]

They won't understand, because they are already closed-minded and totally poisoned by hate. If you told them you are Chinese, pretty sure they would dislike or even discriminate against you (they really hate and deny themself as "Chinese"), let alone listen to your sincere words. The fact that there was some incident back then months ago when people like him were looking for fights against the local British Chinese who were protesting against anti-Asian racism...just tells how these guys think.

[@eastcoastsailingcenter7768]

London Chinatown is so small

[@TheRealIronMan]

Its the problem of being an idealogue, the real world just doesn't work that way, I used to be him, until I was faced with the reality of how insanely more difficult it is to build a life as a first generation immigrant in a country with the majority being a different race, this guy will never become a well respected journalist in the UK because he will never shake off that thick "Chinese accent", and he will finally feel what it is really like being treated the same way he used to treat mainlanders in HK, its not as fun anymore when you are on the other end of the demonization stick.

[@midasgold4223]

@@TheRealIronMan Do you know him personally? Do you know how he treat mainlanders in Hong Kong?

[@SilverSilence002]

@@TheRealIronMan true that, but at least he is not being threaten with arrests and jail time by a regime with little regard for rule of law. Immigrants need to have a realistic prospect of their life up ahead in a new society. There is nothing out of ordinary about that. This journalist may well be washing dishes in a back alley of a restaurant somewhere in Chinatown and there is nothing wrong with that. If he is smart, he can still move up from there.

[@HappyDT]

Traitors have no place in HK.

[@waihonglai9636]

Agreed most of the gaat chaat for the west

[@renochee5129]

If you're a genuine reporter why no news on the girl got murdered while pregnant and the guy who murdered her in Taiwan still having a normal life in HKG. What if the victim was your next of kin were justice done. Come on freedom of speech ? Are we biased.

[@waihonglai9636]

@@renochee5129 that depends

[@armchairwomanmao2922]

Well said

[@davidsenra2495]

All that "freedom" talk is so idiotic. We live in a society, and every society must have rules. These people sound like children throwing a tantrum.

[@johnlam3756]

He said as he was leaving: "I don't want to leave". Well fok, I don't think anyone forced him to leave HK in the first place. He left on his own free will and he's crying about it like someone forced him to. This guy is delusional. He probably has money if he's able to move to UK. Two things will happen in UK: he will miss his homeland and he will be looked down upon.

[@shanzi1930]

During the 2019riots in Hong Kong, many riot supporters disguised as journalists to prevent the police from detaining rioters and maintaining social order. Some journalists acted as accomplices of the rioters. They were not helping improving the social civilization I Hong Kong, but destroying social stability there.

[@kennethwan]

Please don’t come back 🙏

[@kamso9607]

Stay where ever you want, just don't come back, You don't like Hk, Hk, doesn't like you.

[@foondavid]

He will regret his decision.

[@motheroo1]

He has already regretted at the airport as he said in cantonese that he does not wish to leave.

[@robertzhang5958]

Wonderful news, hopefully he will bring his friends and colleagues along with him.

[@PureBadBreath]

What a petty small minded comment, no doubt from a small person.

[@midasgold4223]

Scare of people speaking the truth

[@alfiey5783]

Hopefully you can be locked down in SH i heard its been awesome so far :)

[@Paul-hw8bk]

Stupidity has no boundaries. Lol.

[@Danny-uv2vz]

You are free to leave. But HK will become better without you.

[@sarahchan5604]

There is no perfect place in this whole world, all we can do is :trying to be a better person ourselves

[@OHA_000]

Communist or Democratic they don’t choose your dream you choose your dream but don’t forget your homeland culture. Every people start with a homeland

[@christinechris1402]

There is a high chance that he will regret his choice sooner or later. It would be too late and he won't be able to admit it anyway :/

[@lilyloh9375]

If you have not done anything wrong then there is no need to be afraid. No need to leave. Using freedom as an excuse ? You can't eat freedom when you are hungry.

[@t4ac]

Just something for this gentleman to consider : is he a journalist or freedom fighter at heart? If he is a journalist he should continue to pursue the truth - a journey sure to illuminate his understanding. If he considers himself a freedom fighter, his mind is closed. Take care.

[@jasg771]

He wants to be a journalist with freedom. Hong Kong's fate is sealed, and he is more likely to get into trouble with the law if he chooses to stay. Imagine being imprisioned, he can't even report any news. It is a hard decision, but logical. However, migrating to UK will also have another set of problem, such as racism.

[@rogerfaint499]

@@jasg771 He was one of the thousands exposed as receiving funds from NED and he must flee while he could.

[@BT-to4qi]

He doesn't know much about history, the world and life itself. He will be fine with pampering of the older generation. But he will need a lot of luck to fend for himself. Feel bad for him.