Clara Cheung

t the beginning of 2019, a group of art practitioners delivered a petition to the government-run Hong Kong Arts Development Council (ADC), urging the establishment of a Freedom of Artistic Expression Charter. The petition was a continuation of an art piece by Luke Ching, originally displayed in “‘THE’ Survey Exhibition” curated by C&G Artpartment at the end of 2018 for its 11th anniversary. At this show, Luke distributed copies of his open letter to the ADC. In his text, he explains why it is essential to treasure the voices of independent art spaces, and why, instead