Henry Tse and applicants hold placards to protest for a gender change on their identity cards to be processed after winning a landmark court case in February, in Hong Kong, China March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Henry Tse and applicants hold placards to protest for a gender change on their identity cards to be processed after winning a landmark court case in February, in Hong Kong, China March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Protesters, who are required to wear numbered lanyards around their necks, demonstrate against a land reclamation and waste transfer station project during one of the first demonstrations to be formally approved since the enactment of a sweeping national security law, in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Protesters are required to wear numbered lanyards around their necks as they protest against a land reclamation and waste transfer station project during one of the first demonstrations to be formally approved since the enactment of a sweeping national security law, in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Protesters are required to wear numbered lanyards around their necks as they protest against a land reclamation and waste transfer station project during one of the first demonstrations to be formally approved since the enactment of a sweeping national security law, in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Protesters are required to wear numbered lanyards around their necks as they protest against a land reclamation and waste transfer station project during one of the first demonstrations to be formally approved since the enactment of a sweeping national security law, in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Protestors demonstrate against a land reclamation and waste transfer station project during one of the first demonstrations to be formally approved since the enactment of a sweeping national security law, in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Protestors demonstrate against a land reclamation and waste transfer station project during one of the first demonstrations to be formally approved since the enactment of a sweeping national security law, in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Protesters are required to wear numbered lanyards around their necks as they protest against a land reclamation and waste transfer station project during one of the first demonstrations to be formally approved since the enactment of a sweeping national security law, in Hong Kong, China March 26, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Pro-China supporters step on a U.S. flag, to protest against forty U.S. senators who are pushing for tougher stance over China's treatment of Hong Kong, outside the Consulate General of the United States in Hong Kong, China March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Pro-China supporters step on a U.S. flag, to protest against forty U.S. senators who are pushing for tougher stance over China's treatment of Hong Kong, outside the Consulate General of the United States in Hong Kong, China March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Pro-China supporters tear a U.S. flag, to protest against forty U.S. senators who are pushing for tougher stance over China's treatment of Hong Kong, outside the Consulate General of the United States in Hong Kong, China March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A woman from Hong Kong holds a placard depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping, during in a solidarity protest against China's COVID-19 lockdowns, in Tokyo, Japan, November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

People hold sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in Hong Kong, China November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A woman hands out sheet of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in Hong Kong, China November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

White sheets of paper are placed on ground in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in Hong Kong, China November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People hold sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in Hong Kong, China November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Women hand out sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in Hong Kong, China November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People hold sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in Hong Kong, China November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A woman placed candles in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in Hong Kong, China November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Women hand out sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in Hong Kong, China November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A woman hands out sheet of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in Hong Kong, China November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A man is taken away by police after pushing over a protester during a demonstration over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A protester lies on the ground after being pushed during a protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People hold white sheets of paper and flowers in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People hold white sheets of paper and flowers in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People hold white sheets of paper and flowers in a row as police check their IDs during a protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People hold white sheets of paper and flowers in a row as police check their ID during a protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People leave flowers and candles in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People hold sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People hold sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A police officer asks a woman to leave as she holding white sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People hold flowers as others behind them hold white sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People hold white sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A woman holds a white sheet of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People hold white sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People hold white sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A demonstrator carrying a Winnie the Pooh bear with a portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping on it and holding a "Free Hong Kong" sign takes part in a protest against the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit near the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center venue, at Asoke Junction, in Bangkok, Thailand November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A demonstrator carrying a Winnie the Pooh bear with a portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping on it and holding a "Free Hong Kong" sign takes part in a protest against the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit near the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center venue, at Asoke Junction, in Bangkok, Thailand November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A demonstrator carrying a Winnie the Pooh bear with a portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping on it and holding a "Free Hong Kong" sign takes part in a protest against the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit near the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center venue, at Asoke Junction, in Bangkok, Thailand November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

A demonstrator carrying a Winnie the Pooh bear with a portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping on it and holding a "Free Hong Kong" sign takes part in a protest against the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit near the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center venue, at Asoke Junction, in Bangkok, Thailand November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy Yuk-Ling speaks to the media after losing an appeal against conviction for using car registration database while making a documentary on 2019 protests in Hong Kong, China November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy Yuk-Ling speaks to the media after losing an appeal against conviction for using car registration database while making a documentary on 2019 protests in Hong Kong, China November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy Yuk-Ling speaks to the media after losing an appeal against conviction for using car registration database while making a documentary on 2019 protests in Hong Kong, China November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Protester Bob Chan, who was seen being pulled into the grounds of a Chinese consulate in Manchester and beaten, attends a news conference, while sat beside Chung Ching Kwong, Hong Kong Campaigns Coordinator for Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, in London, Britain, October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

Craftsman Jesse Yu, 32, has dinner at his childhood home in Hong Kong, China October 14, 2022. Some seek to leave behind the stress accumulated from events such as pro-democracy protests in 2019, a national security crackdown that followed, and more recently, strict curbs against COVID-19. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu SEARCH "PENG CHAU SIU" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Residential buildings are seen outside Jesse Yu's childhood home in Hong Kong, China October 14, 2022. Some seek to leave behind the stress accumulated from events such as pro-democracy protests in 2019, a national security crackdown that followed, and more recently, strict curbs against COVID-19. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu SEARCH "PENG CHAU SIU" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Retired bishop Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates' courts for allegedly failing to register the legal and medical fund that helped those embroiled in the 2019 anti-government protests as a society, in Hong Kong, China September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Retired bishop Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates' courts for allegedly failing to register the legal and medical fund that helped those embroiled in the 2019 anti-government protests as a society, in Hong Kong, China September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Retired bishop Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates' courts for allegedly failing to register the legal and medical fund that helped those embroiled in the 2019 anti-government protests as a society, in Hong Kong, China September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Singer Denise Ho arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates' courts for allegedly failing to register the legal and medical fund that helped those embroiled in the 2019 anti-government protests as a society, in Hong Kong, China September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Yoga teacher Zero Chan, 36, chats with participants during a meditation session, on Peng Chau island, in Hong Kong, China September 14, 2022. The island offers valuable middle ground for some like Chan, who seek to leave behind the stress accumulated from events such as pro-democracy protests in 2019, a national security crackdown that followed, and more recently, strict curbs against COVID-19. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu SEARCH "PENG CHAU SIU" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Yoga teacher Zero Chan, 36, holds a meditation session, on Peng Chau island, in Hong Kong, China September 14, 2022. The island offers valuable middle ground for some like Chan, who seek to leave behind the stress accumulated from events such as pro-democracy protests in 2019, a national security crackdown that followed, and more recently, strict curbs against COVID-19. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu SEARCH "PENG CHAU SIU" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Yoga teacher Zero Chan, 36, holds a singing bowl during a meditation session, on Peng Chau island, in Hong Kong, China September 14, 2022. Peng Chau island offers valuable middle ground for some like Chan, who seek to leave behind the stress accumulated from events such as pro-democracy protests in 2019, a national security crackdown that followed, and more recently, strict curbs against COVID-19. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu SEARCH "PENG CHAU SIU" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Yoga teacher Zero Chan, 36, prays during the Hungry Ghost Festival, on Peng Chau island in Hong Kong, China August 19, 2022. The island offers valuable middle ground for some like Chan, who seek to leave behind the stress accumulated from events such as pro-democracy protests in 2019, a national security crackdown that followed, and more recently, strict curbs against COVID-19. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu SEARCH "PENG CHAU SIU" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A shoe is placed next to images of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, after the "Da Siu Yan" (villain hitting) ritual, during a protest, in Hong Kong, China August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Pro-China supporters protest against U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, in Hong Kong, China August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A pro-China supporter hits images of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen with a shoe, as she carries out the "Da Siu Yan" (villain hitting) ritual, during a protest, in Hong Kong, China August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Pro-China supporters hold a U.S. flag upside down to protest against U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, in Hong Kong, China August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu