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Hong Kong Stories
The poem reads: "The beacon fire has gone higher and higher; Words from household are worth their weight in gold." Many Hong Kong stories today are difficult to share freely, becoming heavy manuscripts, it seems, are now also priceless treasures. Can the ancient verse, "On war-torn land streams flow and mountains stand" capture the collective emotions of today's Hong Kong people?
Bonham Tree Aid bears witness to history and engraving the evidence of the times. Each page is a narrative chronicling the identity of Hong Kong.
(Some articles are HongKongese available only)
The vision of music lights up the Bonham Tree pathway
Music is more than a stream of sounds in the days spent in exile on foreign lands. It is a dialogue between your emotions, a vibration in the heart. It is a stunning symphony where joy is interwoven with woe and it fills its listeners with the energy for come what may tomorrow. Music conjures the magical interaction between memories of the past and daydreams for the future. It plants a seed of belief in a limitless future in the depth of each heart. It is this effusive melody
3. “Spoke out and got caught four times inside the Great Firewall — I don’t think I’m courageous.”
Previously: Liu Feilong, a man from Guangdong, spoke for Hong Kong alone in the Netherlands. Even though no Hongkongers joining, he still...
2. I didn’t want to go to Hong Kong, so I wouldn’t disturb Hongkongers’ daily lives.
Previously on... Fei Long Liu, a Cantonese man, has been organising protests and rallies for Hong Kong in the Netherlands. Although he...
1. I have 5 ‘Liberate Hong Kong’ flags, 3 ‘Hong Kong Independence’ flags, 2 ‘British colonial Hong Kong’ flags but no courageous flag bearers from the HongKonger community.
‘Fei Long Liu’ (Romanised) is not a HongKonger. He has never been to Hong Kong barred from flight transits. However, he staged a solitary...
“After the Arrest, I Moved Further Forward.”
“Since arrested already, no matter one charge or two, that’s jail anyway.” Over ten thousand people were arrested during the 2019...
Be Your Own Sun — Don’t Wait for ‘Stars’ to Save You
In recent years, as more Hongkongers have settled in the UK, the Liberate Hong Kong” flag and other slogans from the 2019 movement have...
“I’ve started it, and I have to do it well”
In the recent wave of emigration from Hong Kong, many families left with children and even elderly relatives. Yet among the most deeply affected by the anti-extradition movement were young students who fled abroad because of the risks they faced, or because they already had criminal records. One such person is Ah Sing, a member of Bonham Tree. Though his future in the UK remains uncertain, his work with the organisation has marked the beginning of a new chapter. Through his r
“We have to build a Hong Kong nation”
It is an era in which “one country” shamelessly overrides the “two systems”. The aftermath of the 2019 protests has seen an emigration wave from Hong Kong across generations. The exodus of civil society groups and community organisers, alongside newly formed Hongkonger groups, points to the emergence of a diasporic Hong Kong network. Within it, Bonham Tree Aid explicitly stands for humanitarian causes. Established in the UK in 2021, its aim was to support political prisoners
“The Letters That Need To Be Written Will Continue To Be Written.”
In a previous interview, Ah Hei spoke about balancing the needs of comrades’ families while coordinating a pen-pal network. However, as an organizer who bears even greater responsibility than a carer, caring for the carers has long been the norm. Due to various constraints, the work and hardships of Ah Hei and other organizers have not been fully disclosed to the public. Compared with the frontline action phase of the social movement, the atmosphere cooled considerably after
As Long As There Is Heart, Distance Doesn’t Matter That Much.”
After dramatic changes in the past few years, issues such as fluctuations in property prices and stock market, or even citywide crazes like McGriddles, have come to dominate media attention. Apparently, Hong Kong society returned to normal, yet beneath this calm lies a sharp decline in attention toward the social movement and arrested comrades. Whenever discussions about the movement resurface, comments like “the comrades have already been abandoned” inevitably appear, pourin
“There wasn’t much to do inside, so I just studied.”
“At first there was definitely not enough to eat. Later on, once I started working, I could buy a few snacks.” A Sai (pseudonym), a beneficiary of Bonham Tree Aid, was arrested for taking part in the 2019 protests. As he was still underage at the time, he was sent to a juvenile prison commonly known as “3C”. In the juvenile prison he was never properly fed or kept warm; he endured verbal and physical humiliation from correctional officers, bullying from “senior” inmates, and
Ricker Choi: I have only become a Hongkonger since 2019
“I would say I am from Hong Kong, but wouldn’t say I am a Hongkonger.” Born in Hong Kong, artist and volunteer at Bonham Tree, Ricker Choi moved to Toronto with his family when he was 13 years old. In Canada, he was surrounded by “Hong Kong” — he listened to Cantopop, watched Hong Kong movies, and ate dim sum. Passionate about Hong Kong culture, however, Ricker did not feel like a Hongkonger. The city, for him, was merely a place where he lived. When the handover of Hong Kong
II. “As the vehicle passed by, I stood there, unable to move, for two hours.”
Previously: Bonham Tree Aid’s volunteer Yung (not his real name) was sentenced to imprisonment for his involvement in the Umbrella Movement. His days in the juvenile prison were mostly spent with insufficient food to sate his hunger, with insufficient clothes to keep him warm and deprived of dignity. Yet even after the long-awaited release came, he realised his suffering was far from over. “I couldn’t get back to school after release. I could only find work.” The juvenile pri
I. “Haven’t I been nice to you?”
“I wasn’t in there because of 2019,” says Bonham Tree Aid’s volunteer, Yung (not his real name), who was arrested and imprisoned in Hong Kong. Yung was arrested earlier, in the 2014 Umbrella Movement, during a protest. However, he was not prosecuted only a year after, taking him by surprise. He was also sentenced to prison time following conviction. He had not turned 21 yet. His imprisonment predated the release of the Hong Kong film With Prisoners, which shed light on juveni
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