History Repeating Itself for Freedom Seekers in Hong Kong: Former China Red Guard

‘The two groups are of the same nature, both wishing to leave the CCP,’ Mr. Lau, a Red Guard who fled to Hong Kong, said of the city’s current emigration wave.

Lau Hin-ping stands in front of a monument commemorating youths who died while fleeing communist China during the Cultural Revolution was inaugurated at the Eternal Sunset Memorial Park in New Jersey in June 2022. Jenny Zeng/The Epoch Times

A leading figure of the Red Guards, who symbolized glory in China during the Cultural Revolution and eventually escaped to Hong Kong, said he has seen history repeat for the city’s freedom seekers.

Lau Hin-ping (born Liu Guoxuan), a Red Guard who fled to Hong Kong in his youth, passed away in New York on May 4 at 77. Mr. Lau, who contributed significantly to establishing a monument commemorating youths who died while fleeing communist China during the Cultural Revolution, spoke to The Epoch Times in March last year.