He called himself the King of Kowloon and, for almost half a century, he used
his misshapen Chinese characters to wage a calligraphic campaign claiming his
dominion over Hong Kong. Journalist Louisa Lim grew up in Hong Kong,
surrounded by traces of the king, who was first known as a crank, then an
artist and finally a most unlikely icon. As she followed his trail, she
uncovered a legacy of resistance, she found her city anew. Then she lost it
forever.
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He called himself the King of Kowloon and, for almost half a century, he used
his misshapen Chinese characters to wage a calligraphic campaign claiming his
dominion over Hong Kong. Journalist Louisa Lim grew up in Hong Kong,
surrounded by traces of the king, who was first known as a crank, then an
artist and finally a most unlikely icon. As she followed his trail, she
uncovered a legacy of resistance, she found her city anew. Then she lost it
forever.
* * *
Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit
[acast.com/privacy](https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
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