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Harry’s View of Hong Kong: new book marks cartoonist’s 20 years at the Post, with snapshots of key events from protests to coronavirus crisis
- A keen observer of Hong Kong life, Harry Harrison pokes fun at the powerful, rich and famous
- Collection of cartoons covers everything from social unrest and national security law, to Covid-19 pandemic and Trump’s years in office
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Harry Harrison has never spared anybody’s feelings in his daily illustrations for the South China Morning Post.
“I don’t mind if people hate them, as long as they don’t get ignored,” said the editorial cartoonist behind Harry’s View, which pokes fun at the rich, powerful and famous, as well as everyday situations in Hong Kong.
His new book of 150 cartoons marks his two decades as the Post’s daily cartoonist and charts six years of tumultuous change in the city.
Add Ink: Cartoon chronicles of life in Hong Kong is in six sections covering everything from the social unrest and protests in the city in 2014 and 2019 to the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic and Beijing’s imposition of the national security law last June.
There are chapters on local politics, the social and economic aspects of Hongkongers’ daily lives, business in the city, and global events, including former United States president Donald Trump’s term in office, viewed through a Hong Kong lens.
“It has been like a roller coaster, depending on what’s happening in Hong Kong,” said Harrison, 59.
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