Louisa Lim is an award-winning journalist who grew up in Hong Kong and reported for local media, the BBC, NPR, and more for more than two decades. She is the author of The People’s Republic of Amnesia (2014). Her latest book, Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong (2022) and podcast, The King of Kowloon, explore the history and identity of Hong Kong through the lens of Tsang Tsou-choi, the mysterious artist known as the ‘King of Kowloon.’ She teaches audio journalism and podcasting as a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne.
Louisa Lim. Illustration by Kate Copeland
Q: When was the last time you were in Hong Kong?
A: The last time I was there was January 2020, right before COVID. It's really difficult to go back to Hong Kong because you need to do COVID quarantine. But I also wouldn't go back because of the national security legislation. The U.S. recently issued a warning telling all U.S. citizens not to travel to Hong Kong. It's in the same cat
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