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hu Hing Wah’s eyes sparkle when he talks about art. The 87-year-old is now one of the most celebrated artists in Hong Kong, where he is admired for his tender, delicate paintings that capture the small details of life in the city, such as shoppers in a wet market, the neon signs hanging above Portland Street in Mong Kok, or simply a row of shops closed for the day, their roller shutters down. These touching works are sought-after by both collectors and institutions—M+, Hong Kong’s museum of visual culture, has 11 of his works in its

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