I'll say, first and foremost, that, yes, I am terrified. I do have family and loved ones back home in Hong Kong. When I first started getting involved in my activism for Hong Kong, I was a little bullheaded and a little arrogant. I didn't exactly know what I'd gotten myself into. Now a year later, I'm kind of not sure where I stand. I've imposed a self-exile on myself. I will no longer return to Hong Kong, and this is something that I know many of my other friends have done as well.
I would recommend to this committee that if you want to hear more from Hong Kongers in Canada.... The fear is real. I'd recommend being able to have people testify anonymously or have a representative testify on behalf of them in these meetings, because the community is terrified. We self-censor for sure. It has caused a lot of emotional turmoil and conflicts in my own life.
Thank you.