What is it like to live in a city that hosts more than 100 institutions that are active in the field of peace and justice? What impact does this have on security measures and urban planning? Is this identity a dividing factor or does it bring people closer together?
It’s rare that a city’s birth certificate survives, but here it is: a map of Hong Kong full of marks and notes. It is an intriguing document, but our attention should go to the upper left corner, where in the ‘white space’ of mainland China the Shekou peninsula is encircled as the new harbor and industrial location of what was to become the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone; conveniently situated and easy to control. The map with personal marks and handwritten notes makes history tangible. It all started with an idea and a location.