Hong Kong has weathered financial crises, mass demonstrations and COVID-19. As the city prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of its handover to Chinese rule, Reuters spoke to five people who described the highs and lows since 1997.
"That period is really a period full of anticipation and much hope that this is the beginning of a very long ride and the best is yet to come.""Looking back, it largely has turned out to be the way that we have anticipated."
"The lowest time was also 2019. So it was the best of times, and it was the worst of times. Seeing so many suffer in pain. The images shown in the news and my documentary were only the surface." "The best moment was summer 2008 when Beijing hosted the summer Olympics. The games were just spectacular ... I also felt a genuine, spontaneous, bottom-up outpouring of emotions for the Chinese nation among Hong Kong’s population, rank and file. In terms of public mood and how Hong Kong felt being part of China, that's the best moment."
"During 1997, many said Hong Kong will die but in the end it didn’t. Hong Kong had a rather good development."
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