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Leung Wing Lai: the gentle anarchist – Still / Loud

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A veteran activist and musician's journey towards becoming a 有修養的普通人.

The December 31, 2017 gig in the depths of a Hong Kong factory space had all the necessary ingredients for a good party: thundering music, too much booze, dancing anarchists and David Boring monotonously declaring after a particularly nihilistic set: “Happy new year.” The only person missing was Leung Wing Lai. He should have been at that party—after all, the industrial building flat was his home. It was there that he and his flatmates frequently hosted film screenings, casual gatherings and gigs, a secret location away from the government’s prying eyes amidst increasing crackdowns on music ve

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