HONG KONG — Samantha burst into tears when she opened the box from florist Elise Ip on Christmas Day. It was a surprise gift from her boyfriend, in custody for joining last year’s Hong Kong protests.
“She loves dogs but she loves me more,” he had written on a paper slip sent from a detention center and relayed to Ip via a prisoner support group organized by former social welfare legislator Shiu Ka-chun.
After reading it, Ip found Samantha, who wished to use a pseudonym, a cactus in the shape of a puppy’s head.
“Receiving this is a great support to me,” Samantha told AFP.
“Those in custody don’t really have opportunities to send flowers or gifts to us.”
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