A young protester in Tamar holds a placard that says “Carrie Lam is not my mother”. Photo: Sam Tsang
Opinion
Opinion
Bertie Wai
What’s eating Hong Kong’s young protesters? Maybe it’s the city’s elitist culture
Hong Kong is a city with narrow definitions of success, which is fine if you are a straight-A student. But what happens to those young people who don’t feel validated by a dominant book-smart culture?