Night in Hong Kong
If Hong Kongers once hoped they could create their own future, that dream was crushed in June 2020. Deacon Lui’s work is about the uncertainty of how to move forward.
If Hong Kongers once hoped they could create their own future, that dream was crushed in June 2020. Deacon Lui’s work is about the uncertainty of how to move forward.
The UK Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Uber drivers, declaring them workers and not independent contractors. But to beat the platform capitalists, it is urgent that we start to treat digital rights as worker rights.
After weathering decades of disappointment, Hong Kongers understand that there is no tomorrow waiting. The future is not guaranteed, but must be won.
An interview with Avery Ng, chairman of the League of Social Democrats in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong has justified its existence as an interface between Western neoliberal globalism and China’s statist authoritarian capitalism. China no longer needs the city to play that role; Hong Kongers desperately need an alternative.