The "Policy Address" published in October last year announced the establishment of the "Cultural and Arts Events Fund" and referred to the opinions of the "Cultural and Arts Events Committee" composed of industry insiders to attract more international cultural and artistic events to be held in Hong Kong.
The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau announced today (17th) the appointment of Dr. Adrian Cheng as the Chairman of the Cultural and Arts Major Events Committee (Mega Events Committee) and Chan Lee Ai-lun as the Vice-Chairman.
The term of the Mega Events Committee is two years, from February 1 this year to January 31, 2025.
Other members include Ou Chuyun, Qiu Yongyun, Wu Peishen, Wu Ruiyun (Wu Yu), Wu Wanting, Yang Guoliang and Professor Yan Zhiming.
According to the Bureau, the Mega Events Committee advises the Government on strategies to attract arts and cultural events to Hong Kong, advises on the operation of the Arts and Cultural Events Fund (MEF), and assists the Government in reviewing applications under the MEF.
Zheng Zhigang: The first major event will be implemented in a short period of time
Regarding this appointment, Adrian Cheng, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of New World Development (0017), responded that he was very honored to be appointed as the chairman of the "Cultural and Art Events Committee" and hoped to work with all walks of life with the three directions of "innovation, locality, and sustainability" Introduce more world-class arts and cultural events to Hong Kong, and invite local performing arts and creative industries to participate.
The relevant event is not just a one-off event, but has evolved into an annual event, further building Hong Kong into an international art city, promoting two-way cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries and the development of Hong Kong's cultural industry.
As international exchanges gradually return to normal, we look forward to starting work as soon as possible to set goals and implement the first major event in Hong Kong in a short period of time to revitalize Hong Kong's economy after the epidemic.
Zheng Zhigang has been engaged in art and culture work for more than 10 years. He started to establish the K11 brand in 2008, injecting artistic elements into commerce, and his K11Musea in Tsim Sha Tsui has gained a good reputation.
Li Jiachao attended the "Policy Address" TV forum.
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
Li Jiachao: Hong Kong's cultural and artistic development strength has both soft and hard
When Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao attended the opening ceremony of the "ART HK" art exhibition and the International Art Forum in November last year, he mentioned again that the government will formulate a "blueprint for the development of the cultural and creative industries" to improve the construction of the industrial ecosystem, including the establishment of The "Cultural and Art Events Fund" attracts more world-class cultural and artistic events to Hong Kong, adding luster to Hong Kong, a vibrant international city.
He also said that Hong Kong is an international metropolis where the civilizations of the East and the West meet. The strength of cultural and artistic development is both soft and hard. In addition, Hong Kong enjoys the unique advantage of "backing to the motherland and connecting the world" under the "one country, two systems". Hong Kong is fully equipped. Conditions to make good use of the country's "14th Five-Year Plan" to develop Hong Kong's new positioning as a center for cultural and art exchanges between China and foreign countries.
In addition, Yang Runxiong, director of the Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism, revealed earlier that the bureau will launch a pilot project of the "Cultural and Art Event Fund" to allow organizers interested in holding large-scale cultural and art events this year to apply for funding. The goal is to fund 4 activities each year. Attract up to 100,000 people to participate.
He added that the funding ceiling for each activity is initially set at 15 million yuan.