Interview Guide

I chose qualitative research as my research method, and used the semi-structured interview method to interview several protesters who participated in the protest in Hong Kong.

However, I encountered many difficulties in the process of finding interviewees. First of all, I come from mainland China and have few access to Hong Kong protesters. Second, because of the sensitivity of my topic selection, although I try to avoid political problems, the differences in political positions will still affect the communication between me and interviewees during the interview. Finally, there are only three interviewees I have found so far. Some protesters I contacted through social networking sites refused to accept my interview. I am worried that the useful information I collected is not enough to support my argument.

However, I encountered many difficulties in the process of finding interviewees. First of all, I come from mainland China and have few access to Hong Kong protesters. Second, because of the sensitivity of my topic selection, although I try to avoid political problems, the differences in political positions will still affect the communication between me and interviewees during the interview. Finally, there are only three interviewees I have found so far. Some protesters I contacted through social networking sites refused to accept my interview. I am worried that the useful information I collected is not enough to support my argument.

Below are my Interview Guide：

1. Your age and occupation?
2. What is your attitude towards the protest now taking place in Hong Kong?
3. Have you personally participated in the demonstration? If so how often?
4. Do you wear black when participating in the protest ?
5. How did the black uniform become the sign of the protesters? Why is black chosen as the color of protesters?
6. What is the function of black uniforms in protest? Create a sense of belonging and differentiation?
7. What spiritual meaning do you think black uniform contains? Is the meaning consistent with your own thoughts?
8. Will the values conveyed by the black uniform affect your personality? Are there any specific changes in behavior?
9. When wearing a black uniform, do your external performance conflict with your internal opinions?
10. What kind of interaction do you usually have with other protesters?
11. In general, are you a listener or a speaker in the group of protesters?
12. Have you ever disagreed with each other in community events? Do you choose to follow the majority when you meet different opinions?
13. What do you think the ordinary citizens in Hong Kong think of you when you wearing black? How will they react?
14.  Do you care about the judgments and comments of non protesters when wearing black uniforms? Why?
15. Will you wear black when you don’t participate in the protest? Why?