"[We] can't help but ask, as an independent organisation supporting contemporary art, and has operated in the city for 44 years, how can Arts Centre randomly terminate any hiring contracts without citing concrete evidence?" In its own statement, Hong Kong Arts Centre said it had decided to cancel Ho's reservation for the period between Sept 6 and 12 citing clause 22(c) of the centre's terms and conditions. Ho, an active participant in Hong Kong's protest movement, was recently attacked by pro-Beijing newspaper Ta Kung Pao, which accused her of taking part in what it termed anti-China and Hong Kong activities since 2019. Two months later, Ho was invited by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China in the United States to testify on Hong Kong's situation amid the social unrest. She attended alongside jailed activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung and activist Sunny Cheung Kwan-yang, who recently announced he was now residing in the United States.

Source: Bangkok Post September 01, 2021 07:41 UTC