Sorry to interrupt - i just moved to Hong Kong, just over a month ago with my husband. The wheels were already in progress for our move before the protests started so we couldn't really back out. Don't get me wrong, I completely respect the protestors. I'm feeling a little anxious for many reasons, and one of them is that even asking questions feels like I'm centering myself in the awful situation Hong Kongers are in right now.
It's just as we only just moved here we don't have any local friends and I'm doing my best to keep up with the news but it's pretty hard. I guess I'm just very anxious that it's going to escalate to the point of no return and we won't see it coming because we aren't as tuned in as we could be.
There is a lot of scare mongering about PLA etc and it's really hard to settle here. We're not well off, we've sunk a lot of money on this move already but it's strange needing to buy homeware but knowing we may need to leave abruptly/ decide to leave in a year (we were considering this a long term move originally)
Also I'm reading a lot of pro protest content and saving / screenshotting / sending to family friends in UK. Should I be using a VPN or safeguarding my Internet use in some way since I'm here?