Hong Kong Cantopop star Denise Ho has been forced to cancel her upcoming live concert in the city, after the venue suddenly terminated her reservation agreement less than two weeks before the event was to take place.
The Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC) informed the singer’s company of the cancellation in a letter on Tuesday, citing “circumstances where public order or public safety would be endangered during the course of performance of hiring.”
“The management of the Arts Centre is duty bound to observe closely the recent developments in society and the laws concerned. We have no additional information to provide,” the venue wrote in a letter in response to Ho’s company Goomusic’s repeated inquiries.
“We have thoroughly examined our released materials and show content, but could not see where or how this performance or hiring has the possibility to endanger, or will endanger, public order or safety at all,” the singer tweeted on Wednesday.
She questioned how the HKAC, an independent non-profit institution supporting local arts for the past 44 years, could make such a decision: “Established in 1977, with the objective to promote contemporary performing arts… we doubt very much where the HKAC is heading, and how they are going to face the public in the future.”
She also did not rule out legal action to recoup the losses arising from the cancellation.
Fans who have paid for a ticket will receive a full refund, with details to be released later on Wednesday.
The Shouson Theatre is the HKAC’s largest concert venue, with a capacity of 439 seats.
The abrupt cancellation is the latest incident amid an increasingly hostile work environment in the city for celebrities who are affiliated with the pro-democracy camp. Last December, actor Gregory Wong appealed on social media for work to help with legal fees stemming from his involvement in the 2019 pro-democracy protests.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Xi's article on upholding, improving people's congress system to be publishedWrexham gains promotion to English soccer's third division after 6Back to back! UConn fans gather to celebrate another basketball championshipChina's disabled persons' federation holds national congressSenior CPC official stresses protection, inheritance of cultural heritageCPPCC members interviewed before closing meeting of 2nd session of 14th CPPCC National CommitteePresident calls for bolstering postJennifer Aniston, 55, and Reese Witherspoon, 48, both stun in chic allXi inspects city of Laibin in south China's GuangxiChinese vice premier stresses preparation for spring farming
2.417s , 6609.5859375 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Hong Kong venue axes live concert by pro ,World Wave news portal