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https://varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Chan-Kai-ching-2-e1355828603600.jpg1000664They found themselves in the headlines when they fought to save their homes in Choi Yuen Village. But their houses and farms were finally demolished to make way for the controversial Guangzhou-Hong Kong Express Rail link. Now, the TV cameras have left and some of the original villagers are stuck in temporary houses while their dreams for a new model village are held up by red-tape.