The weather had been gloomy all week, a matching backdrop for the inhumane marathon court hearing of 47 democrats who were accused of violating the vague national security law. They were detained and judged throughout the week without being granted basic needs like shower and change of clothes, some inevitably fell ill and were sent to the hospital. After a full week of court hearing, only 4 people were allowed bail (under very harsh conditions), the rest were detained until the court case resumes in May.

Had dinner with my dad, sister and brother-in-law on Friday. My sister unexpectedly asked if I considered moving back to Canada, she said I was the most mobile member of the family. I had indeed been thinking about moving back and coincidentally I brought and showed off some of the early prototypes of products I had been developing that had the potential to become a business I can continue to pursue in Canada. My dad and sister didn’t seem too interested in my business idea, but I’m happy that they had given me the green light to leave HK if I want to.

That’s the state of our city right now, the persecution of the 47 democrats is just another nail in the coffin for our dying city. There’s really nothing we regular citizens can do to help other than praying and witnessing its continuing decline. Life needs to carry on regardless, I picked up running again and resumed the Inktober52 challenge to continue my experimental comic of a starving artist pursuing his art endeavors in a dying city.