Chung and Man matter-of-factly describe how they left behind a millionaire lifestyle when they fled Hong Kong in March, as violent protests against China's increasing attacks on civil liberties reached fever pitch.
Like so many others, they lived in a small three-bed apartment on Hong Kong island with their young son. Chung, 43, was a marketing exec for a large charity, while Man, 40, was an HR exec for a major bank. They employed a nanny and a cook and, materially, wanted for nothing. They enjoyed trips to Japan and ate out every week at the best restaurants.
But all around them the fabric of society, and the freedoms they had enjoyed, were slowly being eroded on the former colony Britain handed back to China in 1997 after 150 years of control.
