A big week for Hong Kong, democracy wins big in the District Council Election on Sunday. On Monday the city felt lighter, and we continue to stay strong. A few weeks ago the sadness of the Hong Kong Protests was getting me down (again). Hong Kongers were posting inflammatory things on social media, and a general malaise had set in, keeping us from feeling much hope. In the second week of November, in true Winnie the Pooh style, I sat there wondering if there was anything I could do to help; to make things better. Think, think, think, think, think… I pondered. And then I got it, “I know! I can help my favourite candidate get elected in my local district!” Now, if you know anything about me at all, you know that I’m remarkably passionate about my neighbourhood and the people in it. As a result, this was obviously the most clever solution to my problem. I help to get the only democratic candidate in my district elected, who has already actively done more for the community in the past several years than the current incumbent, plus we get reasonable representation in the government with hope for change. Ever […]

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