‘I don’t have any hope for my future in Hong Kong’ bbc.com

"I entered university to get a better life, but I don't have hope for my future," 20-year-old Dicky Cheung tells me.

Dicky and his friends are students, but behind their camaraderie and carefree smiles lies an anxiety about their futures.

They met me in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong and over a dinner of salty spinach and squid, I heard stories of frustration and futility.

Dicky is studying to be a teacher and wants to be the main breadwinner for his family.

But he doesn't think that's possible, because once he graduates from university he says he's unlikely to get a good job – or any job at all.