Bas-relief at Sai Ying Pun MTR station strikes a chord with Hongkongers
(WorldNews Music)

One mild night in early January, a small group of people gathers at Exit B1 of Sai Ying Pun MTR station at 12.30am. It’s midweek, the city’s winding down and only a trickle of travellers is coming up the escalator and disappearing into First Street. The group, all wearing hard hats and what’s referred to as PPE (personal protective equipment), i.e. high-visibility vests, waits. They have the patient look of men who are used to waiting. The one woman among them is Louise......