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| Hins Cheung was threatened by "influential people" to not to involve in the hot debate on national education plan issue. |
10th September - Hong Kong government’s plan to implement
national education subject in primary and secondary schools by early next year
had created a public uproar in the highly-freedom city.
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the street for these few weeks
to protest for the plans which later caused the government to back down on this
issue.
Being a Hong Kong native, the celebrities in the city didn’t avoid their
responsibility to voice out their opinion on the issue. According to a local tabloid,
Beijing government had issued a gagging order to the celebrities to not to
comment on this sensitive issue.
Recently, China born Hong Kong-based singer Hins Cheung revealed that he
was threatened to himself on the topic due to his identity. For your
information, both of his parents are retired civil servants, who worked with
the Chinese Communist Party.
Being a China citizen and a Hong Kong permanent resident, he appreciated
the freedom of speech and democratic values practice in the territory. He said he is blessed for having an opportunity to live and work in this vibrant city, leading to a comfortable life for himself.
The 31-year-old singer said he has no choice but to compromise (with the
threatening behavior). However, this will not change his mind and he will still
be an “understanding” people, said Hins on his Instagram page.
Hins is not the first to face the threatening action by the government.
Earlier this month, movie actor Chapman To and song composer Wyman Wong were
also reminded by “authoritative people” to avoid discussing the “forbidden
topic”.
Original Article: China Press
Posted by: Desmond Yap
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