Jeff Ng The Cathay Busker

The large crowd that turned up on Saturday (25 Jun) to watch The Cathay Busker at his last show in June might be his biggest yet.

But those who caught him at The Cathay first will always be able to say they first knew him as a busker. In an Instagram post on 10 Jun, Jeff said that he’d be performing in front of The Cathay every Saturday in June. There also seemed to be barely any space to sit on the ground, with people even standing in the bushes. At the 18 Jun show, the crowd had gotten noticeably bigger, perhaps due to the virality of the 12 Jun video. Towards the end of the night, it seemed like a sea of people, with no gaps in sight, had descended on The Cathay, surrounding Jeff — just like in a stadium. Even on weekends, The Cathay Building used to be fairly quiet, with maybe just a few smokers hanging out in the open space in front.