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Karen Cheung reflects on turmoil and pop culture in her Hong Kong memoir 'The Impossible City'

Author Karen Cheung. (Sum Lok-kei)
Author Karen Cheung. (Sum Lok-kei)

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We revisit host Scott Tong’s conversation with journalist Karen Cheung about her book “The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir” in February. She reflects on growing up in Hong Kong following the handover from Britain in 1997 and covering the turmoil following protests against the Chinese government in 2014 and 2019.

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