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Hong Kong

Freeman Lo takes a byte out of political apathy

The multimedia designer's videos - celebrations of HK that also take aim at its leaders - have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times

Freeman Lo's first video, which he made long before the advent of YouTube, attracted 300,000 downloads. Photo: Edward Wong

In the difficult days of Sars, Freeman Lo Wing-cheung decided Hong Kong people needed cheering up.

His remedy, a video evoking the city's can-do spirit, was an instant hit, getting 300,000 downloads within a few days of being uploaded to his website.