Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Hong Kong's Rooftop Rebels



Three friends sneak up the city's towering skyscrapers in an act of rebellion against the establishment.

Airin and her friends are rooftoppers in Hong Kong. They refuse to play by the rules and sneak to the top of the city’s soaring skyscrapers. But their high-rise antics are not just for thrills.
Two years after the pro-democracy "Umbrella Movement" was cleared from the streets, many young people are in a state of despair.
They are anxious about their futures - from unaffordable housing and wealth inequality to the growing influence of Mainland China.


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