1.0HKAF News & Featureshttps://news.artsfestival.org/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="X0HZjbpUdi"><a href="https://news.artsfestival.org/en/articles/loveless-romance-by-cheung-tat-ming/">Cheung Tat-ming, The Eternal Optimist</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.artsfestival.org/en/articles/loveless-romance-by-cheung-tat-ming/embed/#?secret=X0HZjbpUdi" width="600" height="338" title="“Cheung Tat-ming, The Eternal Optimist” — HKAF News & Features" data-secret="X0HZjbpUdi" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://news.artsfestival.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://news.artsfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221027_張達明01-1-scaled.jpg25601707As the time approaches for our scheduled interview, Cheung Tat-ming slowly walks up to the indie bookstore, glancing at his watch. Not one second early, or late, Cheung is precisely on time. The tourbillon watch on Cheung's wrist, which he designed after combating a fatal illness, has served as a sort of personal manifesto ever […]