The national security law and its chilling effect on our civil liberties compelled me to leave my home.
![Riot police detain a pro-democracy supporter during an anti-national security law rally in Mongkok district on June 12, 2020, in Hong Kong [File: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/GettyImages-1219590232.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Yupina is a freelance journalist with a focus on Asia-Pacific based in London. She previously worked as a reporter at the South China Morning Post, Th... e Hong Kong Standard and Hong Kong International Business Channel.
The national security law and its chilling effect on our civil liberties compelled me to leave my home.
![Riot police detain a pro-democracy supporter during an anti-national security law rally in Mongkok district on June 12, 2020, in Hong Kong [File: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/GettyImages-1219590232.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Pensioners are faced with a shortage of care homes and limited funds as the state calls on them to keep working.
