Jman888 Moderator May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 Artist Lee Wen 'attacked in bathroom' at Hong Kong's City University Singaporean was found unconscious and bloodied in toilet after City University forum PUBLISHED : Monday, 19 May, 2014, 5:07am UPDATED : Monday, 19 May, 2014, 8:54am Lee Wen suffered no serious injuries. Photo: SCMP Singaporean artist Lee Wen was discharged from hospital yesterday, a day after he was found unconscious in a City University bathroom with facial injuries following a forum there. Police and media had initially said Lee could not recall if he had slipped and hurt himself or was beaten up. But he became convinced he had been attacked, according to his friend and fellow artist, Chan San-mu. During the forum, Lee criticised the human rights situation on the mainland, but he did not speculate on a motive for the apparent attack, which resulted in minor injuries. Lee was too tired to discuss with his friends who could have been behind the attack, said Chan, who met Lee after he was discharged from Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital. Lee was set to leave Hong Kong as scheduled today. The 56-year-old, who has Parkinson's disease, was in the city for the Art Basel event. "He was attacked before he had a chance to see what [the perpetrator] looked like," Chan said. Liu Nanxi, another friend of Lee's and the project officer of the Centre for Community Cultural Development, wrote on her Facebook page on Saturday: "There was blood all over [his] face and he was left unconscious on the floor for half an hour." Yesterday Liu wrote that Lee had told them "not to jump to any conclusions" when they asked him if the culprit could be an extremist from the mainland. Online, many speculated that Lee had been attacked because during the forum he raised concerns about the arrest this month of soldier-turned-artist Chen Guang. Police in Beijing arrested Chen when he staged a work of performance art to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown as its 25th anniversary approaches. Richard Tsoi Yiu-cheong, vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, said "it would be hard to draw any conclusion based on the incomprehensive reports". But he said the alliance would offer help if necessary. City University declined to comment. some time better keep the opinion to yourself, especially regarding politic of other people. ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldbug 6th Gear May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 masked men in unmarked vans should do this to opposition in little red dot? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evillusion Supersonic May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 He is in a foreign land! Its the same as a ft in SG.....dont talk bad about other country....politics or anything. Down here we rant and complain....anywhere else you can get injured badly or worst killed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 (edited) He is in a foreign land! Its the same as a ft in SG.....dont talk bad about other country....politics or anything. Down here we rant and complain....anywhere else you can get injured badly or worst killed! If my home is messed up by the ones i trusted to keep it in order, the least i will do is to fffkkk him ("them", edited) upside down. Edited May 19, 2014 by Super7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baal Supersonic May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 He kana assaulted by "secret police" deployed in HK by the Mainland? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evillusion Supersonic May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 If my home is messed up by the ones i trusted to keep it in order, the least i will do is to fffkkk him ("them", edited) upside down. but he is not at home lei! as much as everybody have worries its best to worry about own back yard! Best is try to remain neutral....just like we want out fts to be seen neutral. But in private its up to one indiscretion! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktglfc Hypersonic May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 Sorry, called me mountain turtle also can. Who is artist Lee Wen? Paiseh, I really don't know :( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 but he is not at home lei! as much as everybody have worries its best to worry about own back yard! Best is try to remain neutral....just like we want out fts to be seen neutral. But in private its up to one indiscretion! Not lah, not referring to what he said about HK when he was there... He should do it at home when his own home is messed up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evillusion Supersonic May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 Not lah, not referring to what he said about HK when he was there... He should do it at home when his own home is messed up ya...i oso agree. Actually this incident is not about HK's freedom of speech issue! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 (edited) ya...i oso agree. Actually this incident is not about HK's freedom of speech issue! maybe he's lots of friends in HK's artists' circle? So he felt he should speak up for them, and ended up in blood. Edited May 19, 2014 by Super7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evillusion Supersonic May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 maybe he's lots of friends in HK's artists' circle? So he felt he should speak up for them, and ended up in blood. He should spoke up for us too...at least we can buy coffee for him instead of spilling his own blood for others! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 He should spoke up for us too...at least we can buy coffee for him instead of spilling his own blood for others! ya! and he could have saved the air ticket and hotel stay in HK!! (didnt he receive a Medallion for his contribution to arts in SGP few years ago?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evillusion Supersonic May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 ya! and he could have saved the air ticket and hotel stay in HK!! (didnt he receive a Medallion for his contribution to arts in SGP few years ago?) dont know lei....Arts scene always escapes me! Maybe i am not keen in the Arts...hehehe! Dont know why artistic pips always gets into the wrong side of the law.....maybe not much else to do.....then go stir the hornet's nest! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 dont know lei....Arts scene always escapes me! Maybe i am not keen in the Arts...hehehe! Dont know why artistic pips always gets into the wrong side of the law.....maybe not much else to do.....then go stir the hornet's nest! I think: Artists = Creative People = Creativity and Controls/Constraints dont go hands in hands... places like sgp have less freedom ie more contstraints than some other places = artists buay tahan!! = Speak out! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 Even if want to comment or laugh at people, also don do it in their land mah Better still, do it in their enemy land 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 Even if want to comment or laugh at people, also don do it in their land mah Better still, do it in their enemy land now looking for cheap air ticket to china cities to bash vietnam!!! (bashing verbally, of course) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosaria Turbocharged May 19, 2014 Share May 19, 2014 some time better keep the opinion to yourself, especially regarding politic of other people. Yup, but when you think about it, if ever he was so conformist and toe the line, then he wouldn't be an artist! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator May 19, 2014 Author Share May 19, 2014 ya...i oso agree. Actually this incident is not about HK's freedom of speech issue! well maybe he thought since they can have protest and street demonstration in HK, why can't he speak freely. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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