Wong Kei-kwan, one of Hong Kong's most prominent political cartoonists and whose newspaper cartoon strip was axed after four decades, defended freedom of expression in the face of political pressures while urging others to keep speaking out
The Ming Pao newspaper said in a notice it would from Sunday scrap the comic strip by Wong Kei-kwan, one of Hong Kong's most prominent political cartoonists, which has been running since 1983 and is famous for its satirical take on Hong Kong and Chinese politics and society.
"My sense is that the pressure is building up and it won't stop without change," the 67-year-old Wong told Reuters. "The incident reflects that critical voices cannot be tolerated in Hong Kong, and freedom of speech has been further narrowed, which is harmful to society," the Hong Kong Journalists Association said in a statement.
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