I saw a couple of images with the situation of Hong Kong with all the protests, and it had become worse IMO. I have been there around September, and there are some vandalized places there and quite dirty compared to before when there are no protests. I have seen in the Coinbase blog that Hong Kong has the most substantial volatility now this year, 2019.
[1]. The LocalBitcoins there also surged in premium prices to have BTC be interchanged with HKD. They have been very active in preventing the use of any government-connected services, and that's only one part of their whole activity. Bitcoin has been beneficial to them IMO, and I hope they continue to use BTC, so there are more volume and activity with it.