Class of ’97: Erica Chin says political drama has equipped her generation with critical thinking skills
Chin admits the 1997 financial crisis hit her family hard. They moved to subsidised housing when she was three and to public housing nine years later
Meet the class of ’97, born the year of the handover. Their childhoods tell the stories of Hong Kong’s first two decades after the return to China. Some remember Sars, others took part in Occupy. Now, they’re trying to work out what their future holds – and how Hong Kong’s own uncertain future fits into their plans.
Erica Chin Ho-nam
“I’m a student at Baptist University, majoring in international journalism and, compared to some of my classmates, come from a modest background. My father is a driver and my mother a housewife.
“The 1997 financial tsunami hit my family hard. When I was three we moved to subsidised housing and nine years later to public housing. It was about that time we started to recover.