Hong Kong

hong: However, amid the six-month-long violent protests that have engulfed Hong Kong, many Westerners' view of the protests has changed, according to Global Times China. Hong Kong used to see an influx of expatriates from the US, Europe and Asian countries, making the city a diverse and tolerant society. Photo Wang Wenwen/GT In Western rhetoric, democracy and human rights matter above all. But for many foreigners living in Hong Kong who view this place as home, when their lives were disrupted by growing violence and they were assaulted for holding different opinions, the city gives them mixed feelings. The abuse was just very un-Chinese and really impolite. Violence 'disgusting' When Alun Wessler, a British teacher who has been living in Hong Kong for 15 years, was abused by a group of black-clad protesters outside an MTR station in early November simply because he told them he hated violence and he wanted to travel by MTR, he was disgusted and shocked. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.