In Hong Kong, Hopes Fade Among What Some Call the Cursed Generation, 25 Years After Handover From Britain

HONG KONG—Ahead of her twenty fifth birthday in November, Khloe Ho is saving as much as transfer away from her hometown of Hong Kong. She says profession alternatives are restricted. The metropolis is suppressing civil liberties and imposing unpredictable pandemic insurance policies.

Ms. Ho, who goals of being a music producer, regrets not staying in the U.K. after finding out there throughout her remaining 12 months of college. Many of her contemporaries moved there in the previous 12 months, after Britain eased immigration rules for residents of its former colony in response to tighter nationwide safety guidelines in Hong Kong.