A popular Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist found her venue canceled prior to a series of scheduled concerts after pro-Beijing newspapers highlighted her role in the mass anti-government campaign that occurred in 2019. “The venue is gone [but] the stage is still on,” Cantopop star Denise Ho, also known as HOCC, wrote via Facebook on Wednesday, and announced a live stream webcast on Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. instead. Venue host Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC) canceled the reservation under a clause stating that the concerts would endanger “public order or public safety,” according to a statement released by Ho’s company, Goomusic, on Wednesday. The sold-out concerts were slated for Sept. 8 to 12. The cancellation of Ho’s reservation came days after pro-Beijing newspaper Ta Kung Pao accused her of being “anti-China” due to her role in the 2019 democratic protests in Hong Kong. “We can’t help but ask how …
Concerns Over Free Expression Arise as Hong Kong Pro-democracy Singer’s Venue Cancelled
September 3, 2021
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