The Man Who Swam to Hong Kong | Sixth Tone
Wu Yue—Sixth Tone
During the chaos of China’s Cultural Revolution, Chan Hak Chi and his wife Li Kit Hing swam for six hours from Guangzhou to Hong Kong. The date was July 16, 1973, the day the couple celebrates as their wedding anniversary. Chan, pictured above, continues to swim everyday in his adopted Hong Kong, some 44 years later.
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During the chaos of China’s Cultural Revolution, Chan Hak Chi and his wife Li Kit Hing swam for six hours from Guangzhou to Hong Kong. The date was July 16, 1973, the day the couple celebrates as their wedding anniversary. Chan, pictured above, continues to swim everyday in his adopted Hong Kong, some 44 years later.