My beloved Hong Kong has become a war zone and daily life is full of anxiety

As another week of violence grips the city, normal life is on hold - people cannot work, schools are closed, roads are paralysed and children are scared The ongoing political crisis in Hong Kong is probably the biggest challenge of my life. I don’t remember having lost sleep and appetite and not being able to think about anything else for months on end ever before.Like many other Hongkongers, I have been overwhelmed by an acute sense of helplessness and anxiety during the past five months