Dissident Artist Leaves Hong Kong For Taiwan
08/03/21 AT 2:43 AM
One of Hong Kong s best known artists confirmed on Tuesday that he had moved to Taiwan in search of 100 percent freedom from the government s crackdown on dissent.
Kacey Wong s departure is the latest blow to Hong Kong s reputation as a regional haven for the arts and free speech as government critics face growing scrutiny from authorities. Kacey Wong performs in a 2018 art project called The Patriot that protested the National Anthem Law Photo: AFP / Anthony WALLACE
Wong, 51, posted a black-and-white video on Facebook in which he sung a rendition of Vera Lynn s wistful ode We ll Meet Again .
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