Harcourt Road :   Collecting and Showcasing parallel histories of Community Organising in two streets of the same name In Sheffield and Hong Kong

Ray & Ms. M (Hong Kong)

Hope UK Government to Step Up

Interview Date: 6th October, 2024
[The interview was conducted in Hong Kong Cantonese. Transcript in English translation is provided.]

C: Clara Cheung, G: Gum Cheng, R: Ray Chow, M: Ms. M

 

Highlights from the interview:

I. R: I just hope that now we’re in the UK, we can share more about what happened in Hong Kong—whether 2014 or 2019—so that more people here will genuinely pay attention, not just be vaguely aware. I hope they’ll grasp the blood and sweat Hongkongers have poured into this, and put more pressure on our government to focus on Hong Kong affairs, so that future developments can shift. Right now, plenty of people know something happened, but they don’t really understand it. Will they help pressure the government? I haven’t seen much active response. I hope that can change.”
II. R: Unless the UK government steps up its approach to foreign agents—putting pressure on the Chinese Communist Party not to carry out infiltration or agent work here—I don’t see it changing.

Hightlights from Interview
(Traditional Chinese 繁體中文)

I. R: 我只期望... 我們已經身處英國,能夠將香港... 無論是 [20]14 或是[20]19年所發生的事,是能夠... 令到英國更多人... 真的認真用心去關心而不是只有知道發生了這件事。而關心... 而又是了解中間我們香港人所付出的代價... 血與汗,能夠給更多壓力我們的政府... 在香港事務上的關注呢,我希望能夠改變到未來 香港的... 走向和發展。在現在的情況,看到很多人都知道發生了什麼事... 發生了什麼事,但不太了解。 會不會幫忙給壓力政府?看不到很積極的反應。我希望能夠有這個改變
II. R: 除非我覺得英國政府在外國代理人的工作上多做點功夫, 能給壓力中共不可以在英國內部再做一些影響... 甚至特務工作的事情,這樣才有機會改善這種情況。
 

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Harcourt Road: Collecting and Showcasing parallel histories of Community Organising in two streets of the same name In Sheffield and Hong Kong

Harcourt Road
is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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