JoJo Wong, who was born six months before the Hong Kong's handover to Chinese rule in 1997, poses with his childhood photo which was taken around the same spot in 1999, at Ocean Park in Hong Kong, China June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong student activist Chau Ho-oi, born in the year the Asian financial hub returned to Chinese rule 20 years ago, recalls the sense of pride she once felt towards mainland China.
Sitting with her parents when she was 11, Chau watched the 2008 Beijing Olympics on television in awe and felt "excitement in the heart" as China's athletes swept the board with 48 gold medals, more than any other nation.
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