This final podcast of 2020 is an unusual one. First, itâs really directed a family Iâve never met: the Lais, who are leaving Hong Kong for Glasgow after the passing of the national security law in the Chinese city, as reported by Reuter. They may never even hear it. But itâs a from-the-heart piece recounting my experiences as a Ă©migrĂ© myself, whose parents wanted to get out of Hong Kong because they feared what the communists would do after 1997. Imagine heading to a country with more COVID-19 infections and lockdowns and feeling that represented more freedom than what the Chinese Communist Party bestows on your home town.
Secondly, itâs in Cantonese. The intro is in English but if youâre doing something from the heart to people from your own home town, itâs in your mother tongue. It seemed more genuine that way. Therefore, I donât expect this podcast episode to have many listeners since I suspect the majority of you wonât know what Iâm saying. They are themes Iâve tackled before, so you could probably guess and have a good chance of getting it right.
If you know the Lais, feel free to share this link with them.
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From one émigré to the Lais, leaving Hong Kong for Scotland
31.12.2020Tags: 1970s, 1976, 2020, Cantonese, China, family, freedom, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freedom of thought, Glasgow, history, Hong Kong, podcast, Scotland, UK
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