Dialogue with Hu Enwei-How to get Hong Kong out of the cultural desert?

Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor delivered the last "policy address" in her term last Wednesday (16th), which included the establishment of the "Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau", which will implement Hong Kong's new cultural positioning in five major directions, hoping to nurture different arts And talents in the creative field.

However, looking back at the attitude of the SAR government towards the cultural and creative industries, this can't help but make people wonder. After the establishment of the "Cultural, Sports and Tourism Bureau", the development of cultural and creative industries is still slogan and superficial.

"Hong Kong 01" has a dialogue with Hu Enwei, a member of the National Hong Kong and Macau Research Association and the artistic director and chief executive officer of the non-profit charitable cultural organization "Zuniu Icosahedron", to discuss how the top priority should be to enhance Hong Kong's soft power, so as to break the situation for Hong Kong's cultural development.

The West Kowloon Cultural District often imitates foreign activities and turns it into a pirated Western cultural base.

(Photo by Fu Xiangding)

In Hu Enwei's view, to build Hong Kong into a "Chinese-foreign cultural and artistic exchange center, we must first focus on improving the overall cultural quality of Hong Kong, and aim to enhance the overall soft power of Hong Kong's culture. "To achieve this goal, we should start with basic art education. Start." He pointed out that if the new policy bureau is still engaged in activities and business, it is better not to do it.

In the dialogue, he analyzed the reasons why previous cultural policies were not effective...

For details, please read the 285th "Hong Kong 01" Electronic Weekly Newsletter (October 10, 2021) "

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