Hong Kong musicians falling on hard times as Covid-19 financial relief packages pass them by

Jazz pianist Robert Mocarsky has been performing in Hong Kong for 12 years, earning about HK$32,000 a month.But when the third wave of coronavirus infections struck and forced most venues, including bars, to shut, he relied on teaching and his income plummeted to around HK$1,500.“As musicians, it’s more than a job for us,” Mocarsky said. “It’s also our identity and it’s our expression, but we aren’t able to use it. We are basically useless at the moment.”The 69-year-old single man has monthly…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3096631/hong-kong-musicians-falling-hard-times-covid-19