The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Home Affairs, Culture and Sports will depart for Hangzhou tomorrow (July 31) to conduct a four-day duty visit from July 31 to August 3.
The objectives of the visit are for Members to visit the two major venues of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou, to understand Hangzhou's policies and measures for industrialisation of sports and sports in the community, as well as to gain first-hand experience in promoting sports to all in Hangzhou. Members will also make use of this opportunity to understand Hangzhou's recent development, the related policies and achievements of the cultural industry. During the visit, Members will exchange views with representatives of the provincial and municipal governments.
The delegation will visit the following places and organisations:
- Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV and Tourism
- Hangzhou Grand Theatre
- Hangzhou Sports Bureau
- Huanglong Sports Centre
- 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Organising Committee
- Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium
- Asian Games Village
- China Woodcarvings Museum
- Dongyang Luzhai Scenic Area
- Hengdian World Studios
The delegation is led by the Chairman of Panel on Home Affairs, Culture and Sports, Mr Vincent Cheng. Deputy delegation leaders are the Deputy Chairman of the Panel, Ms Joephy Chan, and Panel member, Mr Kenneth Fok. Other participating Panel members include Mr Ma Fung-kwok, Mr Luk Chung-hung, Dr Johnny Ng, Mr Kenneth Leung, Mr Rock Chen, Ms Chan Hoi-yan, Mr Benson Luk and Professor Lau Chi-pang; as well as non-Panel members Mr Paul Tse, Dr Lo Wai-kwok, Mr Duncan Chiu, Ms Judy Chan and Ms Lillian Kwok.
At the invitation of the Panel, the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung, will join part of the duty visit.
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