Passage is a new site-specific, immersive listening soundwalk that combines voices from Hong Kong’s minoritized communities, music inspired by the recorded speech, and geolocation technology. The two-year project is supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council (RGC) of the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong. The project is led by Emily Shun-Man Chow-Quesada (assistant professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Hong Kong Baptist University) and George Tsz-Kwan Lam (composer, assistant director, Nevada Humanities, USA). The project is scheduled to launch in 2026.

Oral history interviews from Hong Kong’s minoritized communities include stories and reflections on the theme of movement: perhaps their thoughts on moving around the city in a typical day, moving home from one location to another, the challenges and joys of taking public transportation, or the freedom of moving within the city.