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Jeffrey Andrews leads a group of YMCA volunteers touring inside the Chungking Mansions.

dated by, he wants to bridge the gap gling for all their lives,” he adds.
between ethnic minorities and local
Chinese. Looking ahead
He believes a big step moving for- At the time of the interview, An-
ward was achieved two years ago dur- drews was still anticipating his next
ing a protest. bail report on October 21, 2021.
On October 20, 2019, during the “I do not know what will happen to
period of anti-government protest, a me on [that day] but let me just leave
group of ethnic minorities, including a legacy as far as I can and see where
Andrews, stood outside Chungking it takes me. I just keep my head down
Mansions and distributed drinking no matter what,” the 36-year-old says.
water to protesters. Despite the uncertainties, An-
“[The support] was so amazingly drews vows to make Hong Kong a
well-received that many people want- better place for ethnic minorities. He
ed to check out us and Chungking wishes schools will incorporate guid-
Mansions, so we did tours for them ed tours to Chungking Mansions into
too,” says Andrews, pointing at a pic- their curriculum.
ture of a long queue outside the build- “I want children to come to feel,
ing for the tour. touch, talk, and taste. Education needs
“In the challenging times we are in, to change. Minority interaction needs
people understand and relate to eth- to change,” he adds.
nic minorities, who have been strug-
Edited by Fiona Cheung
Sub-edited by Eve Lee