
On February 22, 1981, an 18-year-old Josiah Li arrived in Canberra to begin a law degree at the Australian National University. It was one of those late summer days, close to 35 degrees. The dry summer conditions a long way from the subtropical humidity of Hong Kong where he had grown up.
He'd just finished unpacking his room in John XXIII College and it was time to head down to the dining room for an early 5pm dinner.