[2018] The countdown of leprosy survivors

Leprosy, also known as Hensen’s disease, has the strong infection ability between people. In 1950s, the government built thousands of asylums in remote area and treated the leprosy sufferers in isolation. Leprosy sufferers were ostracized by the society due to the disfigurement and disability caused by the disease even thought they were recovered. Most of them chose to spend the rest of their life in the remote asylum. Couples of decades passed, what’s their life looks like? Director, Cameraman, Editor: LIN ZHIYAN Supervisor: Dr. Rachel CHEN A FinalYear Project Submitted to the Division of Humanities and Social Science in Partial Fulfillment of the Graduation Requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University United International College March, 2019