Critics say a tough new security law — Article 23 — has led to self-censorship and further repressed opposition voices, but others say it's business as usual and life remains relatively unchanged.
Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park had been working in the literature department at the University of Hong Kong for about 10 years.
But before he departed Australia, he said he "cleaned out" all references to China in his manuscript, worried he might say the wrong thing. The uncertain landscape has prompted media outlets like Radio Free Asia to close their Hong Kong office. "We're currently in a really healthy spot and a lot more expansion is our intention, and frankly Hong Kong's kind of thriving at the moment," Mr Wilson explains.
"Hong Kong is rapidly becoming 'China's financial centre' and is also acting as a trade and finance intermediary for companies from India, Russia, the Middle East, and South-East Asia."
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