November 01, 2014 ‘Never Discouraged’: Pro-Democracy Newspaperman Joins Hong Kong Student Protesters
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When I escaped from China and came to Hong Kong, the contrast was that China was like hell and Hong Kong, like heaven. Though I was very poor, I smelled the air of freedom and was full of hope for the future. That’s the way I thought heaven is.
— Jimmy Lai
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When I escaped from China and came to Hong Kong, the contrast was that China was like hell and Hong Kong, like heaven. Though I was very poor, I smelled the air of freedom and was full of hope for the future. That’s the way I thought heaven is." in the context of "November 01, 2014 ‘Never Discouraged’: Pro-Democracy Newspaperman Joins Hong Kong Student Protesters" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Jimmy Lai
Lai Chee-Ying (Chinese: 黎智英, born 8 December 1947 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China), known professionally as Jimmy Lai, is a Hong Kong entrepreneur. He founded Giordano, an Asian clothing retailer, and Next Digital (Formerly Next Media), a Hong Kong-listed media company and a Chinese-language media group. He is one of the main contributors to the pro-democracy camp, especially to the Democratic Party.
About Jimmy Lai
Lai Chee-Ying (Chinese: 黎智英, born 8 December 1947 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China), known professionally as Jimmy Lai, is a Hong Kong entrepreneur. He founded Giordano, an Asian clothing retailer, and Next Digital (Formerly Next Media), a Hong Kong-listed media company and a Chinese-language media group. He is one of the main contributors to the pro-democracy camp, especially to the Democratic Party.
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