(cache)HKFP Lens: Brisk monkey business and banned books at the Lunar New Year fair

Tom GrundyFounder & Editor-in-Chief

Tom founded Hong Kong Free Press in 2015 as the city's first crowdfunded newspaper. He has a BA in Communications and New Media from Leeds University and an MA in Journalism from the University of Hong Kong. He previously founded an NGO advocating for domestic worker rights, and has contributed to the BBC, Deutsche Welle, Al-Jazeera and others.

Tom leads HKFP – raising funds, managing the team and navigating risk – whilst regularly speaking on press freedom, ethics and media funding at industry events, schools and conferences around the world.

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HKFP Lens: Brisk monkey business and banned books at the Lunar New Year fair

The Lunar New Year flower market is open from noon till midnight every day from February 2-7.

Identity politics, banned books and – of course – multiple variations on the Year of the Monkey theme were on display at this year’s fair.

Political parties such as the Democratic Party, the League of Social Democrats, the New People’s Party, Civic Passion and the Civic Party had stalls.

The Civic Party’s Audrey Eu showed off her calligraphy skills on Saturday, painting Chinese New Year scrolls for supporters.

Democratic Party chief executive Lam Cheuk-ting rallied crowds on Saturday.

The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China were selling books banned in the mainland.

Staff at the stall said the books have been popular with locals as well as shoppers from the mainland.

Tom GrundyFounder & Editor-in-Chief

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The Lunar New Year flower market is open from noon till midnight every day from February 2-7.

Identity politics, banned books and – of course – multiple variations on the Year of the Monkey theme were on display at this year’s fair.

Political parties such as the Democratic Party, the League of Social Democrats, the New People’s Party, Civic Passion and the Civic Party had stalls.

The Civic Party’s Audrey Eu showed off her calligraphy skills on Saturday, painting Chinese New Year scrolls for supporters.

Democratic Party chief executive Lam Cheuk-ting rallied crowds on Saturday.

The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China were selling books banned in the mainland.

Staff at the stall said the books have been popular with locals as well as shoppers from the mainland.

Tom GrundyFounder & Editor-in-Chief

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