It’s an older piece on Stephen Chow and Hong Kong by Daphne K. Lee at Popula. “As a filmmaker, Stephen Chow is not responsible for the helplessness that has permeated Hong Kong, but he is the symbol of a nostalgic era. The king of comedy, who shaped and represented Hong Kong’s culture, was the cultural compass for a generation that grew up and thrived at the intersection of British colonialism and the Chinese authoritarian regime.”