Celebrities & Politics in Hongkong
And with many in Hong Kong seeing the use of tear-gas as an affront to the city's civic values, other celebrities also expressed support for the protesters last week: singers Joey Yung, Kay Tse and Denise Ho visited the demonstrators, while actors Tony Leung and Chow Yun-Fat criticised the government's aggressive approach, and pop star Andy Lau called for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
A few celebrities did criticize the disruption caused by the protests, notably kung fu star Jackie Chan, who expressed concern at the economic losses and called for a "return to reason" and for everyone to "love the country" as well as Hong Kong. (His remarks recall his complaint, at a conference in China in 2009, that Hong Kong was "too free" and consequently "very chaotic.")
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