Hongkongers take to the land to cultivate a sense of identity, as political expression withers

Sporting a face mask-induced sunburn and with a towel around her neck, Kelly Lau hacks away at the soil with a mattock.The 25-year-old is digging a ditch at a farm in Pat Heung, a village in Yuen Long, to stop crops being flooded during the rainy season.“Being a farmer is not romantic,” Lau tells HKFP … Continue reading Hongkongers take to the land to cultivate a sense of identity, as political expression withers