HONG KONG -- A palpable sense of nostalgia hung over Vancouver's inaugural Hong Kong fair as around 3,000 attendees drifted from one stall to another, chatting in Cantonese and sharing memories of their former home city.
A quarter-century after Hong Kong was handed over to Chinese rule, the city's artists, educators and activists are leaving in droves, stifled by a crackdown on civil liberties and cultural expression. © Illustration by Tania Vicedo
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