Homecoming

History never repeats itself but it does often rhyme.

Chui (grandpa) was born in the late 30s, in the early 50s he decided to flee mainland China to British Hong Kong in his teenage. At that time he took a boat for 1 day and night with 4 of his friends and successfully arrived at the pier on Hong Kong Island. This started his new life in Hong Kong, which has been going on for 70 years. He missed his hometown all the time, especially the years in which he got older and older. Worrying about his health issues and not being able to travel this long journey, 7 family members decided to accompany this elderly to finish his long-expected homecoming trip this summer.

Grandpa fled to Hong Kong during the immigration wave in the 40s. He once was the elite of the town, being the son of a mayor made him a great political state and power, and also one of the few children being educated properly in school. Emigration made him lose everything he had in his homeland, and he started it all over in Hong Kong.  

A wave of immigration started after 2019, and lots of Hong Kong citizens emigrated to the foreign world to seek a better political and economic environment. Lots of these emigrants feel uncertain about their futures. This series of images documents an old immigrant, who relinked with his long-missing homeland and met his friends and family who had not been seen for ages, which may give readers a sight of how the life of an immigrant looks like after a few decades.