On the Rise

The road for buskers in Hong Kong to pursue their music dreams has been fraught with conflict. But in recent years, the city is taking steps to shake things up

By Zabrina Lo

Hong Kong singer-songwriter Moon Tang is living the dream. Now 24, the rising star has had several solo concerts, and has more than 60K followers on Instagram, 1.8 million listeners on Spotify and a contract with Warner Music Hong Kong. This wasn’t what Tang pictured when she started out with a simple musical dream at 15. “I met friends from other schools, with whom I formed a squad to busk. We just wanted to sing and be heard because there was no opportunity at school to showcase our songs beyond the campus.” The “squad” busked after school, during weekends and on holidays. Earning HK$1,000 per day was a nice reward for the then secondary school student, but Tang feels what she gained most from busking can’t be measured in monetary…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2023

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