Venezuelan Manny Reimi was queuing for Hong Kong’s Peak Tram on Saturday with his cousin and her family, whom he had not seen in 15 years, when news broke that the United States had captured Nicolas Maduro, the president of his homeland.
The 37-year-old father of two, who relocated from Venezuela to Hong Kong in 2011 and now runs a consultancy and artificial intelligence-related start-up in the city, said the family felt “exhilarated”.
One nephew even confessed that he had wished for Maduro’s downfall during an earlier visit to Man Mo Temple in Sheung Wan.
“I feel hopeful,” Reimi said. “[It] looks like the Venezuelan regime has been mortally wounded.”
His only concern, he added, was that the regime would once again, “like Maduro did many times in the past, find a way to cling to power”.
As the world digests the news of Maduro’s capture, some Venezuelans in Hong Kong who are critical of their president have rejoiced and expressed hope tempered with concern for their nation’s future.
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