Hong Kong’s official arts council has withdrawn support for an annual drama awards ceremony, citing “inappropriate” arrangements last year and warning the organisers they must not breach the law. The Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies – which organises the Hong Kong Drama Awards – said in a Chinese statement on Wednesday that it received letters from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC), a government advisory body, in December saying they would not subsidise the awards this year. The council said in one letter that there were views that last year’s awards may have “directly or i…
