The hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) affirmed its respect for playwright Candace Chong Mui-ngam and stated it has been in contact with her following accusations of censorship regarding her interview for a 40th-anniversary alumni promotion. The academy’s response comes after Chong published an open letter on Monday detailing her concerns over the unreleased interview.
chong was one of 11 alumni invited in May of last year by HKAPA’s student recruitment and community engagement office to participate in the promotional series, which also included interviews with actor Michael Ning and singer Chiu Sin-hang. While the other interviews were published, chong’s, filmed in June, remained unseen.
according to Chong’s letter, academy staff contacted her three days after she inquired about the missing interview, explaining that all alumni interviews had been uploaded to the Chinese social media platform RedNote in January – except hers, which they said could not be uploaded. HKAPA has not yet publicly explained the reason for withholding Chong’s interview.