WHY ...? I ... wonder, should this be the case, almost 20 years' after the island's sovereignty was handed over from to China?

Last year, my nephew on my late first wife's side moved *there with his partner and three kids.

Seemingly, he and his brood are as "happy as Larry" in their new surroundings.

Admittedly ... ... Michael - at 47, and a graphic designer by profession - can no longer be considered young.

But, in marked contrast, here is a link to an article from a young native HK graduate, who has a much less optimistic story to tell:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38623439 ...