Hong Kong: in order to tighten control over Hong Kong and purge dissent, Beijing may pressure a new museum in the city to remove exhibits that displease
Hong Kong: in order to tighten control over Hong Kong and purge dissent, Beijing may pressure a new museum in the city to remove exhibits that displease China in the opening exhibition. Newly built on Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, M+ Museum aims to rival Western contemporary heavyweights such as London’s Tate Modern and New York’s MoMA. The 60,000 square-metre venue is set to open later this year after multiple delays. Pro-Beijing Hong Kong leader Carries Lam has told officials to be “extra cautious” in ensuring exhibitions at the new art museum do not breach the city’s sweeping national security law. The remarks have prompted fresh fears over censorship in the territory, CNN reported. Asked by pro-Beijing lawmaker Eunice Yung whether the long-awaited M+ museum risked “inciting hatred” towards China with some of its artworks, Lam told Hong Kong’s Legislative Council that she recognized concerns that the institution’s exhibits may cross an unspecified “red line.
