Malaysian rapper forced to sign contract not to offend China or Malaysia upon arrival in Hong Kong
Rapper behind the hit ‘Learn Cantonese’ asked by management to sign a contract declaring he “...will not make any comments or say anything about the Malaysian Government or Chinese Government...”
Malaysian singer and songwriter Wee Meng Chee, popularly known as Namewee, has been asked to sign a declaration stating he will not say anything political in his Hong Kong concert tomorrow night.
Wee posted a photo on his Facebook page over the weekend which shows a signed declaration notice, promising that he “will not make any comments or say anything about the Malaysian Government or Chinese Government” during his visit to the city from October 19 to 22.
“It’s just one concert in Hong Kong, is it necessary…”, the 32-year-old singer questioned on his page, which has 1.4million followers. He then commented that “it is the Hong Kong side which had me sign [the declaration]”.
Wee’s manager, Henry Lau Tao-hung, concert and events manager of EQ Music, told the South China Morning Post he had not expected Wee would post the declaration on Facebook.
“I hope this won’t create misunderstanding,” said Lau. “We are not suppressing [Wee’s] freedom of speech, but we are cooperating with many units in Hong Kong and everyone feels sensitive and nervous [about his vocalness]”.
Lau stressed that all organising units are from Hong Kong and no government is involved.
