Outspoken Canto-pop star Anthony Wong isn't ready to mellow out
A mellow middle age is not an option for singer Anthony Wong Yiu-ming. The Canto-pop star tells Rachel Mok why he plans to keep pushing forward creatively and politically
Ever since he "came out" at last year's Tatming Pair concert series, singer Anthony Wong Yiu-ming, one half of the Canto-pop duo, has had more coverage in the news pages than in the show business sections.
After declaring that he was gay, the outspoken 51-year-old took part in a number of sociopolitical events, including an anti-national education campaign organised by protest group Scholarism last August.
So it's inevitable that his upcoming concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum in March will be more than just a music event. Titled (Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island), the two concerts are is planned to be another politically conscious project.
According to Wong, Tai Ping Shan is a contrast to Lion Rock, a hill between Kowloon and the New Territories that symbolises the "Hong Kong spirit" and a society of hard-working civilians, building a city of prosperity in the 1970s and '80s when the economy took off and Hong Kong became an international city.
Despite this economic advancement, he questions why Hong Kong is not on par with other international cities such as London or New York in terms of culture and spirituality.
On top of that, Wong also says that most of the important things happening in the city are on the Hong Kong side.