No ban yet on buskers at Hong Kong’s Times Square piazza, but musician pledges to temporarily stop performing in 32,500 sq ft space
Mall owner has applied to the High Court for an injunction against musician Jay Lee Kwun-kit and unnamed performers
A Hong Kong musician sued for busking at Times Square has pledged to temporarily stop performing at its open piazza.
But Jay Lee Kwun-kit on Friday said he would challenge the mall owner’s application to ban all street performers from its 32,500 sq ft public space. Lawmaker Tanya Chan noted the case could have a far-reaching impact.
Times Square took Lee and unnamed performers to court earlier this week, complaining it had suffered losses as a result of their activities generating noise and obstructing public passage.
The Causeway Bay mall demanded the High Court issue three injunctions to prevent the performers occupying or remaining on the site, placing or leaving obstructions, or disturbing or obstructing mall employees in the execution of their duties.
Lee later agreed to an “undertaking that restrained him and his agents from performing or obstructing” any of the mall’s staff, until the injunction applications were heard in court. Failure to do so would have left Lee liable for contempt of court.
