Schools could help address identity crisis
In my view, many Hong Kong students are experiencing such an identity crisis, which means they do not agree that they are Chinese.
Our DNA and genes establish the fact that we are all Chinese. However, some Hong Kong youth do not think of themselves as Chinese citizens, but as “Hongkongers”. This is a crisis, as it endangers the very foundation of the “one country, two systems” principle.
As for why some Hongkongers refuse to be identified as Chinese citizens, I reckon it is because of the behaviour of certain visitors from the mainland.
Many mainlanders come to Hong Kong just for shopping, and drag their suitcases around on busy pavements.
Cultural mores on either side of the border may also seem different. Some mainland tourists will speak very loudly or eat on the MTR, annoying some Hongkongers and leading them to believe that mainlanders are rude.