From Hong Kong’s Olympic champion to dissidents, pro-government political veterans, musicians and filmmakers, Hong Kong Free Press met dozens of public figures and ordinary Hongkongers alike in exclusive interviews that captured the zeitgeist of the city in 2021. Below are our favourites of the year. How YouTube meditation vids helped Hong Kong’s Edgar Cheung become Olympic fencing championFencer Edgar Cheung, Hong Kong’s first Olympic gold medallist since 1996, told HKFP he credited his success partly to using meditation videos on YouTube. They helped him ride through critical moments and mov…