Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: Blind musician with rare birth disease plays her heart out
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9/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
11/15
Depth
4/15
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A year after a seven-hour surgery in Hong Kong in 2025, Cassie Li Pui-ying was on stage at Queen Elizabeth Stadium, playing the drums before an audience of more than 2,500 people. She heard the applause but could not see who it came from. That March night was organised by Live Theatre, which her mother Marine Mak also helps run. Li sang, spoke and played the drums. The group gives visually impaire
