“HONG KONG NEVER SURRENDER”

LOCATION: HONG KONG

Hong Kong’s core has been shaken as hundreds of thousands of people have demonstrated against the extradition bill. As its name implies, the extradition law would allow the extradition of suspects to mainland China. Many Hong Kongers fear the new law could be used by authorities to target political enemies and could mean the end of the “one country, two systems”. Even though the chief executive, Carrie Lam, has suspended and declared the extradition law as “dead”, the timetable is uncertain. Frustration remains among protesters leaving the city with constant protests, multiple clashes with the police and stormed into the Legislative Council.

ABOUT MIGUEL CANDELA

Miguel Candela is a Spanish documentary photographer based in Hong Kong specialized in medium and long-term projects. He focuses on humanitarian and social issues from the Southern Asia region like minorities and gender discrimination, human trafficking and poverty. He also documents cultures and traditions from an anthropological perspective and reports about environmental topics. While working in the field, he has collaborated with numerous international and local NGO’s and UNDP helping to develop stories.

He has documented the Honk Kong protests since the very first day of the riots and still follows the developments with particular attention. His works has been featured in Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, El Pais, CNN, Asian Geographic, Spiegel, South China Morning Post, La Repubblica, Grupo Vocento, The Diplomat, Deutsche Welle, Piel de Foto, CNNGo, La voz de Galicia.