Uncertain future for Hong Kong’s Fringe Club and city's cultural arts icon as lease expires next March and operators set to stand down


By Jess Ma

The future of Hong Kong’s nearly 40-year-old Fringe Club is hanging in the balance as its operators prepare to retire, with the lease at its historic home set to expire next March after it was renewed for only a year instead of the normal five.

Founder Benny Chia told the Post on Thursday that the club, based in Central’s Old Dairy Farm Depot, a listed building, would continue to operate under its board after he and its administrator Catherine Lau step down on Saturday.

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