Cantonese song. 4｜Lack of vision, resources, and communication, how does the HK Phil break through its own world?

Taiwan is another core of the Chinese music scene. In recent years, it has also been impacted by digital music. However, compared with the decline of Hong Kong’s music scene, Taiwan’s music scene still retains its place. One of the key points is how the government understands the existence of the pop music industry in cultural communication. significance.

In June this year, the Taiwan Ministry of Culture, Film, Television and Pop Music Industry Bureau announced the "Popular Music Production and Distribution Subsidy Program", which includes 14 three categories of "Creative Orchestra", "Recording Upgrade" and "Original Music Songs for Film and Television", with 53 categories respectively. , 22 and 14 projects, with a total of more than NT$60 million (equivalent to about HK$15.72 million) in subsidies.

This funding plan is mainly to enhance the momentum of Taiwan's pop music industry and improve the quality of pop music production, thereby strengthening the competitiveness and influence of Taiwanese pop music in the world.

In Hong Kong, on the other hand, with the establishment of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, can the SAR government reorganize the important value of popular music and popular culture for the development of Hong Kong, and then undertake the important task of revitalizing the Hong Kong music scene of Cantonese songs?

Since 2009, the SAR government has listed the cultural and creative industry as one of the six advantageous industries, but for many years the development of cultural and creative activities is still a chaotic situation of various political affairs: to rent public venues for performances, one must apply to the Home Affairs Bureau; If you want to hold a large-scale event, you need to contact the Leisure and Cultural Services Department; the orchestra needs to apply for funding, and it also needs to help the Arts Development Bureau.

Compared with Taiwan's establishment of a dedicated "Film, Film and Pop Music Industry Bureau" early on, Hong Kong has no systematic subsidies for the pop music industry until today.

Looking at the 2022 funding list released by the Arts Development Bureau, nine music companies have received funding for one to three years, most of which are classical music or symphony groups.

The "Hong Kong music scene is dead" argument may be too pessimistic, but in any case, Cantonese songs need to break through their own world.

When the field of pop music continues to increase, where should Hong Kong pop music go...

For details, please read the 326th issue of "Hong Kong 01" Electronic Weekly Newsletter (July 18, 2022)

Cantonese song.

1 | "The Sound of Life" reproduces the memory of the times and signals the revival of the Hong Kong music scene?

Cantonese song.

2｜Cantonese songs fell from the altar to the edge of the Chinese music scene in the era of the digital music industry.

3｜The encounter between old and new singers is destined to be an alternation?

No, you can also integrate Cantonese songs.

4｜Lack of vision, resources, and communication, how does the HK Phil break through its own world?

Anita Mui｜In addition to being strong, loyal, loving and professional, what else should we continue?

The spirit of Anita Mui is the spirit of Hong Kong: The show must go on!

Taiwan lists the cultural and creative industry as one of the six key emerging industries, and has set up the Film and Television and Pop Music Industry Bureau to provide financial subsidies.

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Taiwan's "Pop Music Industry Development Action Plan" allows both indie and mainstream music to receive support and subsidies (sunsetrollercoaster@FB)

The late "Ghost Talent" Huang Fei said that the biggest reason for Hong Kong's pop music to sell well on both sides of the Taiwan Strait is the freedom of Hong Kong.

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Many Korean companies invite foreigners to go to Korea as trainees, and then return to their own countries to debut, thereby promoting the exchange of K-pop and overseas cultures.

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