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Hong Kongers reflect on Taiwan, an imperfect exile

Kacey Wong, a Hong Kong artist who moved to Taiwan in 2021, stand next to his installation art piece depicting a giant red robot at the exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan on June 11, 2022. Taiwan just 400 miles from Hong Kong, is close not just geographically, but also linguistically and culturally. It offered the freedoms that many Hong Kongers were used to and saw disappearing in their hometown. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai) Kacey Wong, a Hong Kong artist who moved to Taiwan in 2021, holds a holds a plaque listing the demands of Hong Kong protesters, at the exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan on June 11 2022. Taiwan just 400 miles from Hong Kong, is close not just geographically, but also linguistically and culturally. It offered the freedoms that many Hong Kongers were used to and saw disappearing in their hometown. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai) Kacey Wong, a Hong Kong artist who moved to Taiwan in 2021, adjusts his installation art piece involving the cap of a Chinese paramilitary police, at the exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan on June 11, 2022. Taiwan just 400 miles from Hong Kong, is close not just geographically, but also linguistically and culturally. It offered the freedoms that many Hong Kongers were used to and saw disappearing in their hometown. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai) Lam Wing-Kee, a Hong Kong bookstore owner who fled to Taiwan in 2019, speaks during an interview inside his bookstore in Taipei, Taiwan on June 8, 2022. Taiwan just 400 miles from Hong Kong, is close not just geographically, but also linguistically and culturally. It offered the freedoms that many Hong Kongers were used to and saw disappearing in their hometown. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai) Lam Wing-Kee, a Hong Kong bookstore owner who fled to Taiwan in 2019, gestures at a calligraphy with the words "Freedom" during an interview inside his bookstore in Taipei, Taiwan on June 8, 2022. Coming to Taiwan was a logical step for Lam, a Hong Kong bookstore owner who was held by police in China for five months for selling sensitive books about the Communist Party. An island just 400 miles from Hong Kong, Taiwan is close not just geographically but also linguistically and culturally. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai) Lam Wing-Kee, a Hong Kong bookstore owner who fled to Taiwan in 2019, stands near a bunk bed during an interview inside his bookstore in Taipei, Taiwan on June 8, 2022. Coming to Taiwan was a logical step for Lam, a Hong Kong bookstore owner who was held by police in China for five months for selling sensitive books about the Communist Party. An island just 400 miles from Hong Kong, Taiwan is close not just geographically but also linguistically and culturally. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)