He set off to find his favorite, and he didn't come back today

The title of this song "Jia Ming", one of the meanings is the tomorrow of our home (or country). The song connects 1989 with 2014, from today's perspective, and of course 2019.

A lot has happened this year, as it was two years ago, especially in June.

2019 is the 30th anniversary of June Fourth. People with a heart made a special edition of "I'm a Reporter - My June 4th Story", and many journalists from that year came out to tell what they saw and heard back then, which was very touching. On the day of June 4th, I watched the 30th anniversary candlelight party of the Hong Kong Stake on YouTube and heard Li Lanju's live narration. It feels like revisiting the scene at that time is a secondary injury to her, but she still insists on saying, why? Because a doctor told her at the time that she was going back to Hong Kong to let the world know what happened there and how the government treated the people, and she did not forget this entrustment.

The special edition of "I'm a Reporter - My June 4th Story" has also published a book called "I'm a Reporter - The Imprint of June 4th". I wanted to buy it but didn't buy it back then, I didn't feel it was an urgent matter anyway. The Hong Kong Book Fair (14-20 July 2021) opened today, and I heard that booksellers are afraid to sell the book. The stake is about to be disbanded, and the Causeway Bay Bookstore has long since ceased to exist. I wonder if this book will still be available for purchase in the future.

After that, the march of 1 million people on June 9 to "Protect Hong Kong and Anti-Extradition", the three strikes, the occupation of Admiralty on June 12, the non-cooperation movement of the MTR, the march of 2 million people on June 16, and the July 1st Hong Kong On the anniversary of the handover, protesters violently stormed the Legislative Council. That summer, that whole year, I believe that we who have witnessed this era together will be unforgettable for the rest of our lives.

The June 4 incident changed my worldview. When he was inside the wall, he was almost completely unaware of it. When I came outside the wall, I was surprised to find that this was a historical event that had a major impact on China and the world, and it was almost completely wiped out inside the wall, which was unbelievable. On the Internet without the Great Firewall, I found a lot of relevant information, and then I came to know that Hong Kong people mourned June 4 in Victoria Park every year, and organized protest marches every year on the anniversary of the July 1 handover. completely unheard of.

Akio Yaita and Shi Ping co-authored a book called "I used to think China was the happiest", and the name of this book inexplicably fits my mood.

There are many impressive evidences related to the June 4 rallies and the July 1st parade, the first of which is of course the front page of Apple Daily. Accumulated year after year, the ironclad evidence is like a mountain, far surpassing a thousand words. Once again, it is unbelievable that the June 4 rally and the July 1st parade left us on the first anniversary of the national security law in Hong Kong, and Apple Daily no longer exists. The stake also announced its dissolution. In the future, even if the restrictions on gatherings were lifted without the epidemic, it would be difficult to have a candlelight gala on June 4th. The democrats have been beaten to pieces, the news media and schools have been purged, civic groups have been scattered, and Hong Kong people have reappeared in immigration.

The Pearl of the Orient, a free port, has changed beyond recognition in an instant, but it has only been a year. The power of the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law. Today's situation further proves that the concerns of supporters of the anti-extradition campaign are right, and the word "evil law" is not an exaggeration at all.

Deutsche Welle: One year of the National Security Law, ten great changes in Hong Kong

Position news: #AppleDaily #The first year of the National Security Law

Looking back now, the suspension of "Headline News" two years ago was only a minor injury, although everyone was angry at the time. Who would have thought that Hong Kong would become what it is today? However, it has only been 24 years, and it is still so far away from 2047. What if the promised 50 years will remain unchanged?

It is said that history repeats itself. I wonder if today’s Hong Kong looks like Shanghai when it was liberated?

The young man he knew because of "Toutiao News" was fired by Hong Kong and Taiwan on the first anniversary of "Toutiao News"'s suspension. Two days ago, I saw him release news that he was already in Taiwan. Yesterday, I was very emotional when I saw his live report that he was safe.

I can understand his departure. Seeing that Hong Kong is becoming a mainland day by day, it has gradually become a "beautiful new Hong Kong". If you choose to continue to be an old Hong Konger, leaving of course becomes one of the options. Although history advances in twists and turns, when this "torture" falls on an individual's head, it is unbearable. To paraphrase a popular saying last year: A grain of sand of the times, falling on everyone, is a mountain.

I left because I wanted to keep my identity. I want to speak my own native language, I want to keep my ancestors’ writing, I want to continue living in a habitual cultural atmosphere, I want to speak freely in freedom from fear, I don’t have to be flattering against my will when power confuses right and wrong, and I can obey my conscience. A good man without a heavy price attached. Isn't that the case with mainlanders? It's just that in the country of the dumb, even if you cry out, you can only leave 404. On the contrary, those shameless dogs bark, but they can go out to war, although they are far away, they will be punished.

The fall of Hong Kong is heartbreaking. Only in Hong Kong can Cantonese be used, spread, cherished and passed down as an official language. Hong Kong movies, TV, and pop songs grew up with us, and were part of my memory—and thus myself. The popularity of Hong Kong's popular culture benefits from the tolerance of this land - "no baggage". Without free soil, what else can this land grow?

It is easier said than done to leave the familiar environment to survive. And, can you really get your wish if you leave? In another unfamiliar environment, even the remaining cultural components are lost. Leaving is to prevent the next generation from receiving enslavement education, but the next generation who grew up in another cultural environment will not be able to acquire the original cultural identity.

Han Lizhu said that the disappearance of home starts from the moment people leave it .

Whether we go or stay, we can't go back.

"No loopholes" has not completely escaped our memory. The water droplets on the parents who smuggled across the Shenzhen River seem to have not dried up. Now are we going to set sail again?

When will the Chinese get rid of the fate of wandering?