What would the public sound like in the history of Hong Kong if they were a chorus? From choirs in cathedrals to choirs in TongLau (唐樓), people in Hong Kong have been singing together as a part of their social life. This chapter explores choral societies in Hong Kong as a form of civic engagement, with historical examples from flagship choirs and amateur community choruses from the 1930s. In these examples, one sees how Hong Kong choral organizations navigated the unique political and institutional structures of the colonial government, which sought to regulate and administer all forms of civic life. More specifically, based on archival research, this chapter will explore how choral activities were monitored by the Societies Ordinance in colonial Hong Kong before 1997. Some of these choirs sought to mobilize ethnic-based solidarity. Other choirs situated themselves in the civil realm by creating various types of apolitical rhetoric through their performance in public. In overseas choir tours and large-scale local performances, these choirs negotiated their performance and repertoire as they considered themselves “choirs from Hong Kong”. Reading these historical examples closely alongside the vibrant choral communities in Hong Kong today, I argue, would provide insights into how people in Hong Kong navigate notions of identity and public, as they step in and out of the civil realm through choral singing.