Asia's largest museum of contemporary art has opened in Hong Kong, and works by artists who have severely criticized the Chinese authorities are also on display, raising interest in the impact of future tightening by the authorities.

The museum, named "M +," was built by the Hong Kong government to become a hub for arts and culture, and a ceremony was held on the 11th to celebrate its opening.



The museum building facing Victoria Bay has 33 exhibition rooms and houses approximately 8,000 paintings, photographs and architecture from the 1950s throughout Asia.

The biggest attraction is the 1510 Chinese contemporary art works owned by Swiss Uri Sig, a world-famous art collector.



Among them are works with the motif of a student being carried in the Tiananmen Square Incident in Beijing in 1989, and a Chinese artist who is currently active overseas after severely criticizing the Chinese government's speech control. The work of Mr. I Weiwei (Ai Weiwei) is also on display.

Some of Ai Weiwei's works have been pointed out by pro-Chinese lawmakers in Hong Kong as a possible violation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, which cracks down on anti-government movements. The photo was also deleted from.



"Our activities must adhere to the principles of national security law," said the head of the department that manages M +, and is interested in the impact of legal tightening on freedom of expression in the arts field. Is increasing.