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    Journalist Karen Cheung reflects on turmoil, pop culture in Hong Kong memoir 'The Impossible City'

    In the book, 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.
    Feb 15, 2022 3 minutes
    Author Karen Cheung. (Sum Lok-kei)

    Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with journalist Karen Cheung about her new book “The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir.”

    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.

    Book excerpt: ‘The Impossible City’

    If all of Hong Kong is to be razed to the ground and I could save but one place, it would be Western District. Sai Wan 西環, as it is also known as, is on the western shore of Hong Kong

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