Demonstrators march through the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on July 21.
Photographer: Kyle Lam/BloombergHong Kong’s Despair Runs Deeper Than Protests
- Tensions have heightened after weeks of demonstrations
- Many residents worry about mainland arrivals, living standards
Like many Hong Kong residents, Candy Kwok is anxious. And it’s not just because she fears the government might use more force against her and other protesters who’ve flooded the financial hub’s streets in recent weeks.
As a single mom, Kwok worries about her 12-year-old daughter’s future in a city where home prices have surged 170% in a decade and the wealth gap keeps widening. She thinks living standards are dropping and that migrants from mainland China are siphoning resources from long-time residents.