In 2008, Hui directed the highly acclaimed domestic drama, "The Way We Are", which was then followed up by "Night and Fog". In an interview with "Muse" Magazine, Hui explains how she sees the two films as about something uniquely Hong Kong: '(on "Night and Fog") I think that this film can represent something; it can express a kind of feeling about the middle and lower class, and maybe even Hong Kong as a whole. Everyone can eat at McDonald's or shop at malls. That's a way of life, but spiritually, there's dissatisfaction, especially with families on welfare. They don't really have any worries about life, but there's an unspeakable feeling of depression.'