Hong Kong Belongs to Hongkongers

By Adam ClermontA Story of Identity, Resistance, and the Search for Home

Length5h 57m

About this book

Summary

Hong Kong Belongs to Hongkongers: A Story of Identity, Resistance, and the Search for Home examines how foreign narratives shaped Hong Kong’s political crisis from 2014-2020. American lawyer Adam Clermont offers an insider’s perspective on media manipulation, the 2019 protests, and why maximalist demands failed, proposing “narrative immunity” as Hong Kong’s path forward

Book information

Genre

History

Length

5 hrs 57 mins

Publish date

Jan 6, 2026

Language

English

About the Author

Adam Clermont

Adam Clermont is a Hong Kong solicitor and US-qualified attorney with over 25 years of experience in high-stakes litigation across Asia and the United States. He holds a psychology degree from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and a law degree from Boston University. He has spent decades observing Hong Kong's evolution from colonial outpost to global financial center—and the tensions that transformation has created. His legal career has given him a front-row seat to the intersection of law, politics, and identity in one of the world's most dynamic cities. View all Audiobooks by Adam Clermont

1Opening Credits

11Chapter 9: The Engine of Endless Threat

2Foreword: From Adams to Hong Kong

12Chapter 10: The Workshop

3Chapter 1: The System Inherited

13Chapter 11: The Courtroom Mirror

4Chapter 2: The Ground Shifts

14Chapter 12: The Way Home

5Chapter 3: The Faces of Refusal

15Epilogue: Narrative Immunity

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