Hong Kong Immigrants Struggle to Settle in the Rust Belt of the UK | One Way Ep.2

[@rayMan-tq5do]

The younger generations of Hong Kong have no clue what it is like growing up in the West. The drug problem in the West is much more deep rooted and many petty crimes to heavier crimes are the result. Going out at night as an skinny Asian guy or girl for that matter, its like you have a big target on your head. You get insults thrown at you or robbed or worse stabbed. You have no clue what freedom is till you lose it. I found my freedom here almost 30yrs ago. its peace. peace of mind, when I go out, I don't have to be afraid for my safety. Sure there are crimes in Hong Kong, but its nothing if you compare it. If you people do not like Hong Kong, please go, there are plenty of others who will come in your place. Hong Kong has always been that way, people come, people go.

[@creativepicnl]

There are situations on the streets in for instance Europe indeed where thugs smell money on you. I’m sure that the UK isn’t particularly different in that case. I’ve been traveling the East a lot lately and I felt ridiculously safe on the streets at all hours of the day. HK was a total vibe back in ‘17. I would like to visit mainland China someday!

only in the countries/cities which have a concentrates of muslims do women get treated like this, the white christian european men don't treat women this way.

[@wnose]

Thank you, comrade. I will stay for the glory of China. Long live the pooh!!!

[@creativepicnl]

@@wnose🤘🏾

[@barbarasara4033]

​@@creativepicnl A lot of pickpockets in Europe. is not safe anymore

[@user-ts8xr9fp6c]

The grass is not always greener on the other side.

HK is only good if your are a higher paid salary person, you have to live in a shoebox for an apartment otherwise...!

[@ashasandhiasingaram3900]

💯

[@angdarren5832]

Moving to the UK is for children , sadly skin colour still matters....😢

[@alexlo7708]

@@angdarren5832 For children?? For what? Every billion Indian or Pinoy people fluently speaking English. What for? Nothing.

[@joncan2348]

Until you learn the harsh reality the hard way.

[@thchen8312]

I was from Taiwan and i learned a lot about how the west have Been an imperialist colonized many other countries for their own interests only by using human lives to exchange for that power and wealth. China's opium war has made China lost Hong Kong to Britain for 99 years. People are basically slavery to the West and being poor for all these years. I am sad about Chinese people has been educated by the West and not aware about their chinese history past. I hope this family one day will realize they're better off living in Hong Kong or China than living in the west because China is rising now and people's life is better now more than the West.

[@joncan2348]

Congratulations! You are properly educated and wise.

[@Luvisenergy]

Watch out Taiwan there are predictions that predicted you guys ain't gonna have it easy in the near future either.

[@MeiinUK]

Why didn't you see it the other way, which is that, those who went abroad, sacrificed for you guys as well.. and managed to "equalise" some form of peace, so that you guys stopped. They also stopped. So how come you know about this piece of history, but you don't know about the Cuban crisis ? That is, the so called.. " South American nuclear programmes" ?.... If that went off, you would not be alive today. And yet, you guys literally embraces, ALL of those descendents of the Spanish... and claim them as if they are your own children, and you don't think that would provoke even more emotions from the likes of us, here abroad? I had no idea about the relationship piece there. USA contained those individuals and those people. they jailed them for a long long time.. to keep their promises not to trigger a nuclear war. So.... And yet.. today... some people in HK are selfish, arrogant, and a bit of a dipstick.. cos all they know is about the "land grabbing" piece.. They had no idea about the "what went on in the world across the world... and why did we lose some of our chinese people abroad".... Kind of thing... She has seen it from the wrong angle. imho...

[@derekh9209]

It's kind of fun for you to overlook Japan's colonization of Taiwan for 50 years. Many elderly then can speak fluent Japanese, and there were infrastructure left behind by them too. Even nowadays, Taiwan has good relationship with Japan.

[@SK-lt1so]

CCP China is a prison state and stop presenting it's anything else but that.

[@GameChanger-cr4hx]

These HK freedom and democracy lovers getting a reality check. Perhaps they should be out in the streets protesting the inequalities in their new environment.

[@lvcnlvcn5534]

They will not. UK polices are very organized and very skilled in handling street demonstrations. Anyone went out of the bottom line, the police horses will charge at him without mercy. Very impressive!

[@garytan9904]

never sympathise those who do not recognised their own skin

[@hongqi5734]

​@@garytan9904- I agree with you on this.

[@Zerpentsa6598]

Many don't come to the UK for "freedom and democracy" but for a "better life". Most are losers or have businesses which depend on shady practices and want to start a new life before the law catches up with them. Many are losers in the fast paced HK society. HK is better off without them.

[@hagankeys3610]

@@garytan9904 They think they are snowy until they got to there, the Brits only see them just a bunch of yellow.

[@MrNiceHk]

I am from Europe I have lived in Hong Kong for 30 years besides the expensive housing it's one of the best places in the world to live ..safe, friendly, exciting best food in the world, best public transport in the world. Low taxes. I have not noticed many changes in the 30 years I have been here. If you started to protest the UK government on mass, you will have horses charging at you and prison time to look forward too and that's freedom apparently

[@wnose]

@@MrNiceHk yes China is number 1. Why live anywhere else???

[@barbiedoll618]

freedom to jail

[@remmyjr8983]

@@barbiedoll618 Only troublemakers like you will go to jail.

[@MrBlaxjax]

@@MrNiceHk ? Your comment is bizarre. Horses charging at you is freedom ? Doesn’t make sense.

[@nelsonc3984]

⁠don't you know sarcasm???!!

[@Didier3826]

I am a BBC, British born Chinese, residing in hong kong . It is nearly impossible in england to secure a job as a Chinese individual, especially more challenging if you are not BBC. The British exhibit a strong preference for hiring individuals of their own race first. Families from Hong Kong relocating to England for settlement will find their children facing a grim future with minimal job prospects. London offers slightly better job opportunities, but the cost of living is exorbitant, coupled with a hefty 40% tax rate on a decent income. As a Chinese individual, you will always receive lower wages compared to your white counterparts. The British society harbors deep-seated racism, though they mask it behind a facade of politeness. I relocated to Hong Kong from England and have established my base here. Traveling the world has become a reality for me, a path that would have been closed off had I stayed in England. Hong Kong emerges as a beautiful and secure city to call home. Having experienced China, I can attest to its ultra-safe environment. Even within China, life is far more favorable than in England, especially for families. Seeking freedom in England is futile; it is a mere illusion. Once employed, a significant portion of your earnings is siphoned off by the government. From housing to basic necessities, everything incurs heavy taxation, leaving you with meager financial resources by month-end. Essentially, you toil for the government, which exerts control over every aspect of your life. This is not freedom but rather a form of Western-style dictatorship. The thought of returning to England for permanent residence is inconceivable to me. Hong Kong residents have been pampered like children and fail to appreciate the superior lifestyle they enjoy here. Freedom and opprrtunities does not exist in england , its pure frabrication.

[@dansan956]

Well put Eddy. Just that not until people seeing it with their own eyes before they start knowing fully what these“invisible pamper” they have given up here are .

[@montyblum5922]

"The British society harbors deep-seated racism, though they mask it behind a facade of politeness" Absolute nonsense

[@Spankyy811]

I thought you are another type of BBC...

[@TheHabananomad]

Absolute rubbish, I am BBC, worked in London then 20 years in HK and now back in UK. My salary is same in UK as in HK and, whilst tax is higher, UK has much better environment for families, things to do, schooling, way less pollution that HK and much better quality of life. People also struggle when going to a new country and people beed to adapt.

[@blahblahblah2012a]

well said, but you know your perspective is extremely unpopular here lol

[@JT-yj3tr]

I live in Canada, but have seen a few instances of immigrants getting divorced because life has changed drastically once they move here. Before they used to have some status in their country, but once in Canada, they have to work menial jobs, and always need to work hard to save and pay bills that are much higher compared to where they are from.

[@ongtayjoojames-ow1bs]

Is the taxation still at 30%...???!!!🙄😬

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

These idiots don't understand that true happiness comes from within. You can't just move to a Western country and suddenly be happy. They think the West is some sort of magical land where you get nice stuff for free and don't have to work for it. Immigrants are foolish people IMO (and that applies to all immigrants from every country). They abandon their country, their family, their friends etc. to seek happiness when they can't even realise that moving overseas won't automatically bring happiness. Immigrants love instant gratification.

[@ubermenschen3636]

Canada taxes you into poverty. Canadian taxes claim more than 50% of your earnings. Some Canadian give up working all together- just moon light here and there for spare cash. When you’re destitute, the Canadian government will round you up and ship you out of sight out of mind. Don’t immigrate to Canada. It’s a slavery trap.

[@rage8kage]

Meh~ I've seen more bacause the wife was fucking the neighbor

[@christopherlau566]

​@@ongtayjoojames-ow1bsdepends on your income, once over $160k you'll be looking 48%, also taxes on lots of things

[@Giles20]

Freedom isnt free. A big reality check when the grass isnt always greener on the other. A hard lesson learned.

[@TomSimba]

HongKongers get to elect their own government now. While under British rule, all top officials, including the governor, were appointed. They have far more democracy now than before.

[@powercomm]

Who doesn’t have to adjust to a new environment? This is just typical.

[@hagankeys3610]

Hong Kong freedom is free provide you are not a stooge.

[@yours_sincerely48]

UK is worse than HongKong as HongKong is more peaceful now. HongKong people can go to Guandong to stretch their legs for a quality affordable life. Tight and cramped quarters are not the way to go.

[@diorocks5858]

UK is the worst place I have been to out of 150 Countries I have lived in

[@MeiinUK]

@@diorocks5858 : It was never like this before... cos I was also born and bred... but, after these "Hong Kong speed"... People in HK or in the mainland called something that happened very very fast as "Shenzen speed", cos the entire country threw itself into the same situation. So... from 0 people, now, around 100,000,000 people, under 6 months. They have no concept of ratios !!! No nothing !!!!!..... If they are being hired to do jobs. Somebody, must connect with them, to sel though goods in actual third world countries ! They better sell it back to the third tier cities in the mainland, is all I am saying ! To make amends !!!! She is absolutely atrocious to force the people to do sweat shops !!!!.... It is like... Is this karma ?... Most people hide their actual sad stories, but these people love to dig them out. Also to name and shame others too. Really bad ass....

[@diorocks5858]

@@MeiinUK Very true awesome feedback

[@therover65]

They didn’t leave HK because of unrest. THEY are part of what caused the unrest as they wanted to overthrow the HK government.

[@yours_sincerely48]

@therover65 Yup now the UNREST migrated to UK now.

[@johnnymars9782]

I was born and raised in Hong Kong. During the riot, some Hong Kong people were yearning for living in the "air of freedom". I called these people naive at the time as these HK people didn't realize what they miss in HK. You still have to deal with the basic need of life, a job, a place to stay. I would argue it's much tougher abroad as their education or work experience is not recognized. Only a minority of Hong Kong people hold western post undergrad degree and worked in international companies. They have to deal with a new language as most HK people have bad English. To be honest, western democracy is a joke as politicians work for the big organizations. I have been living in Canada for the last 30 years. You thought you can choose, but you really don't.

[@polpojliekwanjaroen3511]

At least they don't put you in jail for critising about tho

[@johnnymars9782]

@@polpojliekwanjaroen3511 HK used to be able to talk fairly openly even against Beijing before the riot which honestly was out of control. In US and Canada, you never want to talk politics in public. You always have to say things political correct. So in Christmas, I say happy holiday instead of merry Christmas. And about protest in US and Canada, I suggest you look at the freedom convoy and Washington Trump protest. The protestors in US and Canada were nothing compared to the violence in the HK protestors.

[@polpojliekwanjaroen3511]

@johnnymars9782 The law enforcing political correctness is controlling and annoying, that I can agree of. Western society became overly sensitive about racism, gender, and discrimination. Still, it's vastly different from law enforcing in China. In the US, Canada, UK, etc., you certainly can talk about how the government is incompetent, protests about the new railway, mocking the monarchs, etc. There are several documentaries informing about how things are wrong in those countries, and you can always look those up even if you live in one of those countries. The same thing cannot be done in China. So it's unfair to make such an inaccurate comparison and implying that Western countries have law enforcing freedom of speech to the same extent as China. Regarding the protest in Hong Kong, they were violent for sure. But it would be naive to think that they are the sole reason for China NSL. The reason protest started in the first place was the proposed 2019 extradition bill. Even if the protest didn't start, China was aiming to reform the law and fredom of speech in Hong Kong anyway. It's only the question of when. Hong Kong is destined to be made into China's own image from the start, regardless of the 2019 protest.

[@johnnymars9782]

@@polpojliekwanjaroen3511 Before the HK riot, HK people publicly booed the national anthem and received no penalty. The newspaper like Apple Daily can print whatever BS it wants. In US, an NFL player sits during national anthem and he lost his job. And yes, you can criticize the government in HK before the riot. I am talking about HK, not mainland China.

[@polpojliekwanjaroen3511]

@johnnymars9782 I never ask whether HK can criticize the government before the riot, so I don't know what you were answering to. That NFL you said was due to public punishment, not by law, so it's still inaccurate to compare that incident to HK. If you think it isn't fair, then it's the problem with their employer, not the law or government. Imo, however, I don't see any problem booing or don't stand for national anthems since it doesn't hurt anybody. If any government put someone in jail for it then that's quite a problem

[@svlagonda7417]

Uk is no longer a good country. Everything is too expensive, wages are low and services are poor. Over population is the problem

[@jamesprivet]

Inequality is the problem. The country has been asset stripped by the ruling class and their oligarchy and kleptocrat helpers in government.

[@roymichaeldeanable]

Rubbish...lots of jobs, lots of well paid jobs, all depends on your skills

[@Checkmate025]

Overpopulation? How about mismanagement and greed? And no colonies to suck from

[@MrEdrftgyuji]

​@@roymichaeldeanable Not when 50% of your money gets stolen by the state, and the other 50% goes on a mouldy flat in a high crime area.

[@HeresMyView]

​​@roymichaeldeanable , why do you think there is a huge boycott in UK to stop paying their utility bills (cooking gas n heating bills). They wanna send a message that the cost of living is out of control. The super rich don't care and indifferent to it.

[@Manufcsg]

grass always looks greener on the other other side. until they get there then they realise how bleak a situation they landed in.

[@ashasandhiasingaram3900]

💯

[@alvinagustus3774]

👍

[@ongtayjoojames-ow1bs]

Agreed...!!!😮

[@KongKourtnie-bm7sw]

Making 10 pounds an hour, thats called slave labor 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ongtayjoojames-ow1bs]

@@KongKourtnie-bm7sw Yuppp...!!!🙄😬

[@willgates8383]

In the age of internet, he did not know houses were small in UK??? Shows how incompetent he is, also, his whole attitude and demeanour is so terrible, feel so sorry for the wife and also the kids!!!!! Sad to say, but HK did not loose with him emigrating!!!

[@Leicourt]

You're right. Hong Kong doesn't want these people back

[@anthonypoon5898]

agreee 😢

[@Floof1248]

Imagine a former senior management of a pharmaceutical in HK, now in UK, working as a low pay pharmacist in UK.. the irony..

[@powercomm]

Get any job for now. Work his way up later. This is just temporary.

[@stephaniewu5099]

Might take long times, your pension would be sooner than tour promotion!

[@doriswaddington2418]

You’re a pharmacist ( low pay?) sorry mate but in England being a Pharmacist is a good middle class job with a steady income- get off your high horse or move back to Hong Kong!!

[@tigading2177]

Many HKongers are so brainwashed like their counterparts in the west, they much rather be economic slave all for the sake of illusionary feeling of "freedom".

[@pakhoe888]

HKSAR is better off without these people. Good luck. Don't come back to HKSAR please.

[@Zerpentsa6598]

Pass a law to prevent them returning.

[@cheeseongho5494]

Fully agree

[@kingwing3203]

他们为啥不在英国去暴动，争取更多特权

[@noelm7450]

I really like the wife. She’s adapting and doing the best she can. She asked the teacher about her child and she’s trying to immerse herself talking to locals. She’ll survive anywhere. The husband is so stuck in his way. I like their kid too, she’s taking initiatives in her school. I wish them well.

[@Inktomei]

Watching this reminds me of my parents going through similar situation immigrating to the United States. That was over 30 years ago. The hardship struck a chord for me.

[@polpojliekwanjaroen3511]

Her husband is such a troublemaker. Spending so much money on expensive stuff, complaining about the social house, which they got even bigger and better than what the locals have. Now he can't apply for a visa because there isn't enough money left. It's perplexing how a grown adult couldn't think sensibly.

[@albertedwards1612]

That’s the “quality “ of immigrants going to the UK these days. The smart ones already moved a long time ago and are elsewhere.

[@davdk7302]

perhaps thats the reason why he made such unwise life decisions.

[@willgates8383]

Troublemaker??? I would use a lot stronger words, but afraid will be deleted by YT!!!

[@laikanbarth]

He’s probably the product of the 1 child policy. He’s a boy too so he was probably spoiled rotten by his parents and grandparents.

[@leonlew4837]

Incredible dump

[@teeong1645]

I hope Hong Kong will never take these people back

[@stansony4885]

Yes they are traitors

[@GoodGood-vb8gm]

They are still Chinese nationals as long as they have not been granted British citizenship.

[@GoodGood-vb8gm]

@@stansony4885 All ethnic Chinese who support the CCP are traitors to all ethnic Chinese.

[@lie01234]

@@GoodGood-vb8gm They have most likely denounce and burned their Chinese citizenship before receiving a British citizenship.

[@rsashimi7810]

It's perplexing that those who choose to migrate to certain country do not bother to learn the local language. Take the case of the HKG couple, how would the husband expect to find a job or interact with the locals when he is not proficient in English.

[@RaymondHng]

Then they will not have many options. My immigrant Chinese mother has lived in the U.S. for over 60 years. She speaks mainly Cantonese and very little English to her grandchildren.

[@leigh7507]

Because sometimes you dont need to. I live in Asia and just learned manners, food, numbers, basics - I don't need any more than that

[@roymichaeldeanable]

I live in London...one guy at the local chicken shop now has 3 part time jobs, when he arrived 4 months ago his English wasn't the best, but he made an effort

[@kikyrustam2435]

If you want to go to the UK you should adapt to life in the UK. Want a bigger house, perhaps US or Canada. Or south east Asia. Stop whining.

[@rosalynnchow5057]

Pls don't come to Malaysia. Not welcome.

[@thyjackal4156]

U.S will not take HK asylum seekers. (not even Joshua Wong).

[@willgates8383]

For all parents with daughters this guy is the worst nightmare of a husband for your daughter!!!!!!

[@anexiole]

I wonder what happened to the family . The lady is tough. I hope they make it

i think the western culture is better for women, in China and HK when that daughter is 30 if not married she will be considered over the hill, left behind etc, single women in western world over 30 have the best quality of life they not discriminated against either.

[@Checkmate025]

Keep on kicking that fairy tale

[@lingxianglu849]

I agree!!! Worst human being

[@HeresMyView]

​​@@anexiole, " what happened to the family". A follow up by CNA reporter showed she later worked as an "Employment Agent". She solicited and induced HK immigrants to work in sweatshops in UK with very low pay. She victimized them into low paying jobs in factory with long hrs. The employer praised her for doing a good job getting dirt cheap labor from HK immigrants. She had no choice but resort to this to survive. 😢

[@ellyloves748]

They have unrealistic expectations and don’t have the funds to provide themselves realistically. No ones fault but their own, I think

[@jonnieinbangkok]

It's like moving from the future to the past...from the First to the Third World 🌍

[@kaleeysmith8801]

karma.

[@Rubicon365]

This shows the naive attitude of some Hong Kong people... You think the local Brits will welcome you in open arms? You look different, talk different, behave different etc. they will prefer to hire their "own kind". Some more the west are in collective decline.. the east are where the economic vibrancy lies. I bet more will regret and go back.

[@SR-pr2xz]

the real naivity was to not realize all the chaos was being caused by CIA subversives. Just like they did in Singapore and Malaysia in both the 60s and 80s. Fortunately LKY had no issue to expose them. The failed to see people like Anson Chan and Martin Lee running around the west lobbying for foreign interference, because Chan was disgruntled she could not get to the number 1 job under the british and then could never get their under the Chinese. Her former staff jumped above her and she has an axe to grind.

[@trueseeker262]

They discriminate against mainland Chinese,while their parents are mainland Chinese.

[@JLCC2022]

Typical British people judge others on their appearance. You have yellow skin and black hair. Together with general British ignorance of Asians, they only think you are Chinese, whom they despise.

[@MichaelYoung-gl8ou]

You're are a foreigner if you don't look the same as them. You might have a British passport but you're Chinese to them. Maybe HK is not that bad after all.

[@therealrobinc]

The white Britons better wake up & ally themselves with HKers willing to assimilate against Muslims & illegal immigrants intent on imposing Sharia Law & a Muslim caliphate in the UK.

[@richwu6752]

People talk about freedom, but in HK, I want to know what freedom has been taken away that impacts on an ordinary citizen’s day to day life

[@chilam2512]

They lost the right to be brainwash by western media and politics.

[@gmanlee575]

Cant support falun gong and cant pay respect to the victims of tiananaman massacre annually, which they could in the past.

[@gadgetgasspoll]

​@@gmanlee575LoL

[@Macsalleh]

​@@gmanlee575These R all separatist were influence by foreigner

[@louischau7982]

Freedom my ass . You don’t know what is freedom all about . When you live in the western society you will understand their meaning of freedom

[@aaronmoy27]

Please revokes all their identities cards, don’t let them back to HK .

[@yummemys4608]

The husband needs a reality slap, the wife is amazing in overcoming obstacles, she is very pragmatic. The boy with cats is fantastically naive and close minded.

[@b.carrie837]

You’re born in HK, then you’re a HKer, no matter where you originally came from, your heart will always be where you are born❤, let’s wish all the Cantonese people born in HK a peaceful and prosperous life, no matter where they end up.

[@pikachus5m166]

Except the BNO'ers, left because they're all guilty of seditious activities. They should have their HK citizenship revoked.

[@xcjsmith5310]

I agree.

[@蝦記]

He can return to HK. Only if he is not a convict. Otherwise, jail time may be waiting.

[@varvoom]

The man is definitely heading back to Hong Kong with or without his family.

[@j.leeny3142]

Omg I felt that too… he seems like he totally regrets moving to the UK. Looks really depressed. And what was up with his comment about being divorced in 6 years?!! Can’t believe he said that out loud in front of his wife….like huh?? She seemed pretty chill about it though

[@feliciaun6943]

在香港時天天被政治問題綁架，以為外國就有自由空氣，到了外國天天被生活問題綁架，根本沒有精力再去想政治問題。這對夫婦的將來唔容易走，但小孩可能會受惠。就像當年我一家移民，眼見爸媽有多難，我也哭了五年想家人想朋友。三十年過去現在感謝我父母的付出，讓我和下一代受惠！

[@andrewh2u]

The struggle for immigrants is not confined to post-industrial areas of the UK but is international for new arrivals seeking to establish themselves. The UK is far from perfect but if it is an opportunity for these families then I think most countries would welcome hardworking legal immigrants like these. Personally, I wish them all luck in their journey - I have employment-immigrated to three countries and the early days of struggle must be seen as an investment.

[@Abraham-uk4xy]

They went of their own free will. They should not be allowed back.

[@MrBlaxjax]

Christ I’m British and though there’s nothing wrong with Crewe it has got to be an unlikely destination for someone from a large vibrant metropolis like Hong Kong! London is going to be too expensive for most but there are other larger towns and cities probably more suitable than Crewe.

[@j.leeny3142]

The husband looks like he wants to bail!

[@MeiinUK]

@@j.leeny3142 : As a bystander... it looks like, they are fighting as a couple... They are hyping one another up.. more than anything... To be honest. He doesn't feel settled... and is arguing for the sake of arguing...

[@j.leeny3142]

@@MeiinUK Exactly! he definitely doesn't look settled at all.... I think he's getting cold feet with regards to the UK --- the wife on the other hand seems to be adjusting better

[@kittoybig]

One way ticket to hell

[@cyder534]

It's only going to get worse over there. I moved the other way and won't go back to the UK.

[@Devilishlybenevolent]

Hong Kong/Chinese people moving to the west are in for a rude awakening. They are very naive and think as long as you can talk shit about anything, that is paradise. Whereas most Chinese people value safety/stability which I thought was dumb. But now as a second gen American Chinese, I'm looking to migrate out of this shit hole and see the value in the Chinese way of life, where China is safe, there's no shootings, muggings (not at the rate of the west), mass shootings, wondering if I'll be hate crimed for looking Asian.

[@Zerpentsa6598]

Hope it's one way. HK doesn't need these losers.

[@kwlee8420]

@@Zerpentsa6598 If i were in charge in HK, these people would be banned from returning.

[@cb250nighthawk3]

Yeah, they dug their own grave and they have to lie in it. They got paid for digging their own grave anyway.

[@fhugheveleigh2]

Fascinating documentary. I thought a few minutes would do but I watched it all and started empathising with many of the individuals. As a documentary it works very well - I hope the fellow with his cats resolves matters and of course the family with their visas. Phew.

[@elmohead]

Lol you cant fill your stomach with freedom.

[@johnlaw6735]

Western propaganda about the return of Hong Kong to China caused unnecessary fear and doubt on many Hong Kongers who had a much better life there than abroad.

when i went to HK for business once there were thousands of people living in 'apartments' no bigger than your front porch or lean to conservatory, it is actually pretty grim for 95% of the population.

[@thewiseone7286]

Blame the British colonial master for thousands living in porches. That started while the British occupied Hong Kong. The UK let Hong Kong rotted.

[@yehuo2825]

now they know what is real democracy

[@feliciaun6943]

Now they got no time and energy to think about democracy anymore, because they will be busy working for house, food and kids.

[@robertopang4240]

The main issue here is really not the location. It does not matter whether they are in Britain, the US, Canada, Australia or even Latin America. The problem here is the couple does not love each other anymore. They have turned into somebody that the other person does not like. Not all couples will face situation in which their true self will come out. Whether it is money or unemployment or sickness or a new love. Chinese people are brave in the sense that they will go anywhere to look for opportunities. But we are also very peculiar by wanting to keep our "Chineseness" intact and are resistant to "go native". It is very easy to saw that people have a deep seated racism or prejudices to "new comers" but it is also true that new comers will not accept the "natives". We end up with our little groups and want to recreate the old country in our new country. Life is hard anywhere and everywhere. If you don't know the language or the custom or want to integrate; you are starting at a disadvantage. It is really not about race, it is really about skills and communication.

[@arthurhwang117]

It doesn’t matter how hard you try to go “native” : you cannot shed your skin or change your face. You will NEVER look white Anglo-Saxon. That is the reality, and believe me, it matters. Add to that : these people speak Hong Kong English. THAT also matters. Anyway, they have now tasted TRUE FREEDOM. I wish them joy of it.

[@nsaffini1975]

Well said.

[@boyzinpain6814]

I think many HK immigrants expected too much when they move to the UK. England is like that. One has to adapt to the new life from scratch. First learn to speak good English and then life would improve. Don't complain

[@dunno558]

Those students who participated in the chaotic rally went to different countries and now they are struggling🤣

[@yehuo2825]

look at the activist girl... if the uk is really that good... why did she take her own life...

[@cpx9707]

The “grass is greener on the other side” well, you asked for it. Then you should live with it.

[@terrysan8260]

dont ever come back .. stay there

[@supermelville7838]

These Hongkongers have never face racial discrimination in the West. All they think is democracy. I you are in HK and don't talk bad about the government, you have freedom in many other things. Your life in HK would be better.

[@mankitwong4165]

they are really lucky to have met sincere locals helping them to blend in

[@jtang8768]

I‘m very touched by this documentary, it's about people, not only the politics. We still need to live, need to find the place where we can settle and be happy. I do wish the couple in this documentary will find their ways in UK. it's super hard as immigrants, but still has hope

[@helloworld0911]

Thats the only kid ive seen who would rather do maths than cutting up bits of paper!

[@husseinhussein466]

😂😂😂 me too. She's very smart

[@adrianhui6791]

Don't really get why the guy with the cats wants to leave HK. He would never be able to make even close to what he makes in HK and would likely end up homeless. How would that be a better life for his cats if that's his primary reason for leaving?

[@Pink-Sushi-jp]

How people make a living in HK is different from UK and many other places. So they are going to struggle. Many families end up with the breadwinners going back to HK.

[@ck0647]

Saw this full documentary One Way by CNA Insider. Initially I thought the above documentary was a follow up on the family, , so not sure what is the purpose since this 2 part documentary was done 2 years ago. Anyway there’s a making of this documentary and an update on the family back then. Hopefully they are all doing well and settled in now. At least Fiona was promoted in her work and apparently the husband also found a job. Another great documentary by CNA Insider was Walk The Line, the production team actually followed the China immigrants trying to cross the US border illegally. Those who enjoy such documentaries should watch it.

[@diorocks5858]

I feel sorry for people from Hong Kong, Philippines and Thailand to the harsh realities of the UK. Most are able to escape the UK within a few years however the people of Hong Kong have no such luxury.

[@brandonso]

Hope they find a way back to Hong Kong. Huge mistake leaving for the UK. I've been in the US nearly all my life, came here from HK as a 5 year old. My dream is to live out the last years in China.

[@paulcowderoy6403]

Great video, thanks

[@clam371384]

I understand the hardship completely. All changes are difficult and the lady/Mom has the right attitude towards new lives and she is going to settled in no time. Hang in there, it is well worthy in the end.

[@Zerpentsa6598]

Many don't come to the UK for "freedom and democracy" but for a "better life". Most are losers or have businesses which depend on shady practices and want to start a new life before the law catches up with them. Many are losers in the fast paced HK society. HK is better off without them.

[@justinkan1696]

Isn't this a CNA documentary from 2 years ago?

[@TaiwanPlusDocs]

We acquired the broadcasting rights for this documentary. Everything is in order.

[@CYHo-PG]

@@TaiwanPlusDocsCHANNEL News Asia, not ‘Central’ !

[@Jomo-x6n]

@18:08 "They've got bigger houses than me!" Hongkongers who own any kind of property in HK will be able to buy a 4 bedroom detached house in a decent area in the UK. One such area is Warrington where Hongkongers are mopping up new-builds like hot cakes. In fact if you ask a taxi driver to take you to 'Little Hong Kong' he'll know exactly where to go. The influx of Hong Kongers into Warrington is so high that the Local Council have to enlarge or build new schools to accommodate their children. I often wonder if China is as authoritarian and restrictive as we are made to believe, how is it that Hong Kongers are allowed to take millions of $ out of Hong Kong? I often wonder what would happen if China have said 'You are not allowed to take out or only allowed to take out a small % of your money if you want to leave the country' ?

[@davdk7302]

they have the right to take their own money out of the country.

[@Jomo-x6n]

@@davdk7302 You don't get what I'm saying do you? If China is that bad with human rights etc why is it possible for Kongers to take money out of HK? Go figure!

[@chijimuimui404]

​@@Jomo-x6n they were trying to made that happened since 2016, they made a law of some kind to avoid any money going out from hk, however they just can't due to the economic of china will also collapse if they do it. Hk is a international financial hub, hk dollar rates is hooked up to us dollar rate, and US , GBP etc they don't do direct exchange with Chinese dollar (rmb), so China uses hk as a bridge to the international trades, so it's not just like pressing a button to block money out from hk for China , it is way more complicated than what u think it is.

[@arthurhwang117]

@@Jomo-x6nThe answer is : No, it’s not. Most of those people who left HK had never even been to the mainland because they had been convinced that China was this terrible repressive place, so they would refuse to even visit. Just take a moment to digest that ! They were thoroughly indoctrinated : the British colonial government had intentionally left China a poison pill. The textbooks beginning in the 90s all said that China had no freedom and was a totalitarian state. In 2019, just before the riots, only 20% of HK youth between the ages of 18 and 25 said they were prepared to work or live in China. By 2023, this number had shot up to 66%. After those who were so opposed to the Chinese government without even having visited the mainland had left, young people remaining in HK became normalised and much more rational. Those people leaving was like having the poison drawn from HK’s psyche.

[@feliciaun6943]

That why lots of HK people are leaving now because they scare one day they are not able to move any money out of HK

[@AlanJames-pz2dz]

Bus drivers recruit regulary...and train drivers are needed..especialy recruiting younger drivers to lean to drive trains..a high paying career.

[@carldowner1575]

I agree

[@rebeccachua61]

You have to understand that train drivers are very much a Monopoly. Theres lots of nepotism involved. They usually hire within and usually family members.

[@therealrobinc]

Indeed! The old model of "success" that requires one to go into debt for a university degree to secure a white collar job has been broken. Trade schools that offer valuable skills that pay more is a smarter choice.

[@wackiewheels]

I think they better stood in hk, although its not perfect. But i think its much better then in England. At least less financial problems.

[@habf1]

I recently lived in london for a few months, its shit!. It's dirty, expensive, dangerous and public transportation is not reliable.

[@powercomm]

If it is not better, can you move back to Hong Kong? What choice do you have?

[@habf1]

@@powercommit was a work thing only. Thank god!

[@袁大陸]

Those outgoing Hong Kong people bringing the trouble on themselves ,so it is nobody's fault but their own.

[@michaeltse6961]

The grass is not always greener on the other side of the world..

[@ChuanTeh]

It's a blessing that Chinese are willing to work and stay in Europe countries these people are productive well behavior and hard working all they want is a roof over their head and they don't understand freedom,

[@OldMan-B]

It all comes down to the overall quality of life for yourself and your family, whether it be Hong Kong, UK, or wherever, and your ability to make a living.

[@josephkelly5218]

Why on earth leave the good life in China, to settle in the UK, and in the rust-belt at that!!!

[@davidc4408]

I work in an asset management firm as a native English person from the UK and always have admired the HK work ethic. We hire several HK qualified people and always would recommend hiring more in the future.

[@hailianjia]

千万不要聘用他们，他们都是叛国者

[@roymichaeldeanable]

I emigrated from the UK to Australia...got a job 2nd day...exactly the same both places the job, work ethic...

[@rayclm]

太好了，他们去了自己想去的地方，香港也少一些不认同的人，双赢。

[@fxdvadarsev7674]

HK is silenced, and no one say is easy in UK, I think the couple doing incorrectly by offering more money to rent a house, I am a landlord myself, if a tenant is offering more money to rent a property I would automatically think there is something wrong with the tenants, if they are desperate they should offer 12 months rent upfront not by offering more money. I came over with less than £200 in my pocket, and I am still working more than 40 hours a week, if you want to stay here, just get on with it.

[@身不由己人在江湖-p2y]

Bidding higher for rent is common here. There is something wrong, they have kids. ✋🏻

[@hillsongbest3818]

Very pessimistic rhe guy, and mentality incompatible with the local UK cukture .

[@greaterbayareahero1401]

The grass is always greener in another country but once you get over to the US or UK, it's actually a lot worst than what China can offer you. It used to be good to learn English 30 years ago but now the shift is to be in an Asian country since the Western countries are in declare. It's inevitable to be change.

[@amubi]

Why move to another country when you're mediocre and not the top 20% in your own country

[@therealrobinc]

And why not? Illegal immigrants to Europe & the US are doing very well for themselves at the taxpayers' expense

[@stuartfit]

The concept of "the grass over the other side is Greener" is always there for majority of the people around the world but is NOT always true. Once you go to the other side, you'll find out it could be worse than you initially perceived. UK is already going downhill economically even without Hong Kongers there and could be one of the 2 countries which will have economic disasters in these coming short years, the other one is Germany. Hong Kongers will gradually be reaching a Catch 22 situation in UK, you can't go back to HK with nothing in hand or stay on in UK to suffer. In the next century, the eastern part of the world will become the strongest in terms of economic prosperity.

[@ciabuster6109]

Hong Kong needs to step up security - stop these trouble makers from making a comeback

[@scan4332]

I left the U.K for Hong Kong six years ago. It is so much safer, better run and an overall higher quality of life in HK. People who haven't lived in the UK won't understand that it is a hugely corrupt and failing country. The government regularly screws the people over, I mean just look at the tainted blood scandal where the government covered up the fact thousands of people were given blood imported from the U.S and infected with HIV and Hepatitis to avoid payouts. Or Grenfell where nearly 80 people died in a fire because they were undesirable so multiple health and safety warnings from residents were ignored. Honestly look up the UK government's Prevent programme that regularly interrogates children just because they went to a protest with their parents, or are sympathetic to green activism. About three years ago the Home Secretary even ordered the police to raid an art gallery and seize artwork all because it was used during a Stop The Oil march. Then look at the race riots. The UK government criticised HK for putting politics above the rule of law, but itself arrested people for posting on Facebook and jailing them for longer than armed robbers, all within 5 days when the average court proceedings is six months. Freedom of Speech in the UK is a mere illusion, and you have it until it is inconvenient for the government. Then violent crimes is on the rise and drugs is out of control. In the same period of us moving to HK, violent crimes have gone up 49% in the UK, particularly those involving weapons, and rapes have gone up almost 15%. In that same period violent crimes have gone down in HK. Plus the crime detection rate in the UK is incredibly poor, less than 10% versus almost 80% in HK. Healthcare in the UK is just broken. People in HK complain about waiting for four hours at A&E... My mum's friend was in A&E with chest pains after being discharged from heart surgery, and waited 36 hours to be seen!! Elderly ladies that have fallen at home are waiting over 12 hours for help. Then the pension system is a ticking time bomb, although now with the law requiring private pensions it is slightly better. Now is a slightly controversial topic and that is nationality. Yes the UK passport allows you to go visa free to many countries... But not for much longer. From 2025 there will no longer be visa free access to Europe for UK passport holders like we have today. And also every time war breaks out, the UK always evacuated its embassy and consular staff before telling everyone to leave on their own means. Forget about an evacuation, rarely comes and often weeks or months after they evacuated their own. It's not like China that will literally send a warship to take you to safety. Honestly I'm so glad we moved. It has opened our eyes also to the world. The BBC is answerable to the government and the British media in general are biased. People don't realise the government and rich people often apply for gagging orders and D notices, meaning many scandals never get reported.

[@MS113MS]

I am so sorry for this HK family.... So much stress in the new environment.... No matter what, hope they can eventually adopt to their new home....

[@roymichaeldeanable]

The children look especially happy...

[@Dragon-gl1rw]

Well, you made the decision based on the grass being greener on the other side. You have lived with it.

[@johnnywatson4629]

4:25 this image looks like video games without anti-aliasing on😂

[@bennywongyw5994]

Please,Don’t come back.

[@petertiang71]

I suppose you can eat "Freedom"... lol

[@ChuanTeh]

And also no need to work 😅

[@therover65]

Make sure they are not allowed back to Hong Kong 🇭🇰 china 🇨🇳 👍✌🏻🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰

[@johndole9381]

18:11, they got a bigger house than you...? I'll tell you why, they brought their HK money, that is why....

[@padyyiustanding]

The major cities of the UK, Canada, Australia, France, and the US, become international nationals. So many Asians, South East Asians, Middle East, and Indians. So is very different compared to the 70s and 80s.

[@skankindjedi]

wtf is international nationals?

[@ckzf1842]

Why on earth would anyone want to move from HK to the UK ? ! I moved from Singapore to the UK ( because of my British husband) , but because of all of my British educational qualifications ( and my total proficiency in English - complete with posh English accent - YES , this matters in Britain ), I settled into British professional as well as personal life , seamlessly . If you do not look nor sound like the “right” type of British - huge barriers to social /professional advancement remain ….

[@erictan1522]

The ppl who moved to UK is getting a reality check. Working in factory and menial jobs but drives a Mercedes plus looking at buying a house full price without mortgage. The young man looking at adopting two cats to be sent overseas all inclusive then moves himself with lower income work; this is what the young generation does not understand. Our parents and ancestors stayed and worked until they made it.

[@gambaridup]

The hongkongers who came to the US should change their mindset from looking white collar jobs as professional to ship-wrecked victims who was stranded in the US and will fo any job for their survival

[@gamegame-vc5ww]

When reality hit, it hit you real hard.

[@briopalumpus8676]

like an knock out, might even loose your balance🤣🤣🤣

[@tancolvis5240]

Hk imm the big trees with big shade is in Asia china with vast land for rest and relax if those are wealthy not in UK Canada or west it now in South East asia now not west

[@leigh7507]

If you Chinese/HK I would recommend London, Nottingham, Manchester as there are a ton of other east asians to bond with. Some cities barely have any others asians

[@JvmCassandra]

They have no idea what is waiting for them on the streets of Wrexham, Crewe, Chester, Wolverhampton, Peterborough. They are in for a rude awakening.

[@BeelP.]

Shattered dreams. The grass is always greener on the other side

[@HeresMyView]

@@BeelP. The proverb is "All that glitters is not gold". What you see may not be what you get. So, be careful what you wish for, you may not like what you get.

[@beatricewan9958]

I hope the guy with two cats finally decided to stay in Hong Kong!

[@yummytummy88]

I rather see him leave HK and move to UK or US and let him have a personal life experience as a minority that gets bully by a black and white dominant world. People don't know what they have until he doesn't have it anymore.

[@kshen7485]

The Hong Kong protests that began in 2019 actually only showed that Hong Kong's capitalist system has not improved or enhanced the lives of Hong Kong citizens. Of course there have been the complaints. How can a society where wealth and resources are monopolized by the 1% of the rich benefit the people? The West now is the same. Therefore, Hong Kong people are just like spoiled babies by the Chinese leaders of the mainland. Hong Kong people were wrongly targeted to mainland. What they should oppose is Hong Kong's capitalist system. The socialist mainland with one country and one system has made everyone's housing bigger and bigger, wages higher and higher, and life better and better... Capitalist Hong Kong has made Hong Kong people's living environment worse and worse, and they are stretched to the limit. For a long time, more than two million (nearly 50%) of Taiwan's elites have physically "climbed over the wall" and ran to the mainland to work and live happily. They have cast their best votes with their feet. How could they condescend to leave their happy homeland of "Asian democracy model" - Taiwan, just for such a small amount of money, and rush to the "ruthless and bloody" Communist "dictatorship" ruled area! ? The increasing development and progress of mainland society and people have completely destroyed the superiority and arrogance that Hong Kong and Taiwanese people used to have over mainlanders. Faced with the continuous prosperity of the mainland, those stubborn and brain colonized Hong Kong and Taiwanese people can only sigh in despair.

[@rodneyd9921]

Hong Kong is still a good place to live given its remarkable infrastructure, amazing peace and order, low tax rates and the absence of corruption

[@mamaraidervlogs3429]

How are they doing now? Please give us update. Thanks

[@josephpassantino9716]

I don't blame them for leaving if that was 35 years ago. But now I say they are putting their children and their lives in jeopardy.

[@feicheng7022]

losers moved from one place to another. likely still be the losers....but good luck

[@davidc4408]

Rude. As a native English person we like HK people in UK

[@feicheng7022]

@@davidc4408 how marvelous is that. Enjoy. 😉

[@cooliipie]

Why losers?

[@cac1504]

No More jobs for overseas workers in uk : “It’s not fair when cheap labor from overseas undercuts British workers. To protect them, we will cut cheap overseas labor. That is reducing the salaries of British workers. We will prioritise British employment first over overseas employment, and will ensure that only the best and brightest are taken from overseas that can contribute to the growth of our economy. All companies should therefore employ British workers first before any overseas worker. This will help protect the British people and meet up with what they want.” Home Secretary James Cleverly

[@AlanJames-pz2dz]

Except hong kongers are not oversees.They are British the same as gibralteriqns and falklanders are.We look after our own..they deserve help of uk unlike free loading hostile immigrants from places with no connection to uk.

[@cao6496]

But the UK accepted too many so called rich mainlanders even if they will never be loyal to the UK and King and even be enemies of the UK at all time! Real HKers were/are loyal to the UK and GB from Queen Victoria era to Queen Elizabeth II and now King Charles!

[@therealrobinc]

All while illegal immigrants get council housing, be on the dole, hah!

[@robscovell5951]

Why does she call English people in England "Foreigners"?

[@Ccb88888]

Yeah - I wondered about that as well. They are the foreigners, not the English....

[@TD-yj8ch]

I asked some colleagues how the national security law and China’s takeover has impacted them and all they could tell me was about how opposing voices were silenced like that rag apple daily. Only other thing tangible was that their kids would get demerit points if they didn’t stand straight enough for the national anthem. Not a single person could tell me how things are tangibly worse. But they all want to leave due to the uncertainty. Cantonese people in HK are something else. All I can say is Stockholm syndrome.