Interview Date: 10th August, 2024
[The interview was conducted in Hong Kong Cantonese. Transcript in English translation is provided.]
C: Clara Cheung, G: Gum Cheng, E: Eric
| I. | G: | I see. We didn’t have access to those reports, so I wouldn’t know how they described it. |
| E: | The focus was on amplifying the actions of protesters while emphasizing police victimhood to elicit sympathy. They never explained the root causes behind the movement;they never provided the full context of why Hong Kongers took to the streets in protest. They just reported on so-called ‘riots’ occurring at specific times and locations. | |
| II. | E: | In the past, I always said that Hong Kong was my enlightenment in democracy. With the changes in Hong Kong, I feel like I’ve lost a goal, a direction, or even a teacher. It’s very heartbreaking because… ever since I was young, I had dreams of emigrating, my first choice was always to go to Hong Kong. |
| I. | G: | 明白。因為這個… 這一種新聞我們不會看的。我們又看不到，所以我不知道他們的描述是怎麼樣 |
| E: | 還有它是會放大… 放大示威者，它會放大那一方面，然後它也會去展示那些警察的那些[被打場面？]，希望令到人民對[香港]警察有同情心或者同理心這樣。它會多一點去播放那些警察被襲擊的這些片段，但是它的新聞是不會介紹這件事的前因後果，它是不會說到是因為什麼事情[引致]香港人要站出來反抗。它不會說到這件事，它不會說到這些，但是它就是會說到什麼時候發生了什麼[示威者的]暴行 | |
| II. | E: | 以前的…其實…我一直都說香港是我的民主啟蒙。香港的這個改變，我是會覺得…我是會覺得好像我是失去了一個目標，或者方向，或者失去了一個老師那樣…我是覺得是很傷心的，因為…我其實從小都是有個移民的夢想，但是我永遠的首選是，我想去香港 |
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