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Hong Kong Art Critic Supports NTD’s Dance Competition
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 13:12
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Jack So is the founder and editor of Hong Kong Art Review and has a unique view when it comes to appraising visual art. When it comes to NTD Television bringing world class dance to Hong Kong—through its Fifth International Classical Chinese Dance Competition held this month—Jack So offers his full support. [Jack So, HK Art Review Editor]: “NTD holding the preliminary rounds of the dance competition here in Hong Kong really has the inner meaning of a pledge to support freedom and I personally really support that. From the standpoint of beauty, they are promoting the goodness in people's hearts, the value of truth, goodness and beauty is expressed in the traditions of our Chinese culture.” On the issue of the Chinese Communist regime's ongoing interference with the competition and trying to stop Mainland contestants taking part in recent months, So said that this really makes people angry. [Jack So, HK Art Review Editor]: “Even though it is just art, it is very deep and has no political flavor behind it, they still feel they can't tolerate it—that is really detestable, Hong Kong is now the last semi-free place in the whole of China, so we are definitely paying attention to this and cannot let them go on doing this.” Jack So, who has already bought a ticket to the competition, is calling on the art world to support the event, and defend Hong Kong's freedom and democracy. [Jack So, HK Art Review Editor]: “I feel that this kind of thing shouldn't happen in Hong Kong, yet I …
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