Age of national security law and fleeing Hong Kong activists stir memories of nine-hour swims, brushes with death on the waves for trio

The recent capture at sea of 17 young Hong Kong activists as they attempted to escape to Taiwan was an all-too-familiar tale for older Hongkongers who risked life and limb in perilous journeys into or out of the city by water, but for three men, the story was deeply personal.Memories of their own brushes with danger came flooding back for Cai Chongguo, Lew Mon-hung and Tsang Kin-shing when news emerged on Wednesday that the mainland Chinese coastguard had arrested 12 local activists allegedly…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3099458/age-national-security-law-and-fleeing-hong-kong-activists