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The 2019 Anti‐extradition Bill Movement in Hong Kong has generated global support on both the narrative side and through material donations. This article compares global support networks organized by Taiwanese and overseas Hong Kongers. Drawing on interview data with 17 Taiwanese and 13 overseas Hong Kongers regarding the reasons, processes and meanings of donation to Hong Kong protesters, we found that even though both groups organized support networks in different ways and have different perceived risks and motivations, they both engage in pro‐democracy activism and consider a shared/imagined political future (vis‐a‐vis China). By examining Hong Konger and Taiwanese support networks, this article applies a concept of connective activism that features a transnational democracy network that is based on shared beliefs, a gradual understanding of each other's experiences, and an imagined political future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This exploratory study adopts a dynamic approach to the understanding of video-gaming and social relationships. It examines the development of friendship ties initiated by video-gaming over a 10-year period of time. Based on qualitative data from 22 Nintendo DS players in Hong Kong, we find that the game play platform functions as a social media platform enabling individuals to make new friends. Four stages of friendship tie development are identified, from total strangers, online acquaintances, online friends, to offline friends. While the digital technology overcomes the structural constraints for relationship building and fosters perceived trust and intimacy among people, face-to-face interactions are important for authenticating these perceptions and sustaining the relationships. Our study also underscores the interconnection of the game world, virtual world, and physical world. Directions for future research are suggested. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]