The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, who has been busy dealing with the coronavirus outbreak in recent months, took a half-day free time today and was invited to the exhibition to visit the Art Basel Hong Kong exhibition.
She pointed out that the current government is determined to promote the development of culture and arts, and she hopes that under the leadership of the newly established Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the next government can bring Hong Kong, the cultural capital, to a new level.
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Carrie Lam admired works of art from around the world and local galleries at Art Basel Hong Kong today.
She said that she had known the organizers as early as 2013 and had supported their development in Hong Kong for many years.
Although the new crown epidemic has brought challenges to the exhibition industry in the past two years, last year the organizer adopted physical and online simultaneous exhibitions, which was very successful.
Art Basel Hong Kong is an annual event in the local cultural sector. Lam said that he visits it almost every year. He not only appreciates the works of artists and feels the strong cultural atmosphere, but also expresses his support for the organizer and participating galleries.
The M+ Museum and the Hong Kong Palace Museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District have opened one after another. Carrie Lam said that Hong Kong has great potential for cultural development. In addition, many auction houses are optimistic about the prospects of art trading. "Supporting Hong Kong as a center for cultural and artistic exchanges between China and foreign countries is believed to be just around the corner.
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