Popular Hong Kong singer loses concert venue amid crackdown

Hong Kong pop singer Denise Ho (Jamey Keaton/AP)

A popular Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist will not be allowed to perform at one of the city’s top theatres later this month, indicating that a crackdown by authorities on dissent is reaching the entertainment and cultural scene.

The Hong Kong Arts Centre cited a public safety clause in cancelling Denise Ho’s venue reservations for her concerts, according to a statement posted on Facebook by the singer’s company, Goomusic.