What do the citizens of Hong Kong after 1997 and Foshan in the late Ching dynasty have in common?
They do not know what to do with their lives.
Theatre Ensemble and Prospects Theatre Company have pondered Hong Kong's state of confusion and come up with a hilarious kung fu play, Of Minds and No-mind, which offers some food for thought on the situation.
Written and directed by Paul Poon Wai-sum, the play tells the story of ordinary folks living in Foshan - the home of national hero and kung fu master Wong Fei-hung - during a time of transition and high unemployment.
Many start practising kung fu and join the Society of Heaven and Earth - a triad group from today's point of view. Although the story is set in Foshan during the late Ching dynasty, Poon said the play echoed the social and political sentiments of Hong Kong people after the handover.
'This play is about a group of people yearning to do something. Because they are not intellectuals, they don't know how to express themselves. They also don't know what they can do. They feel that there is a void in their lives,' explained Poon.