The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Film Development Council: The Film Financing Scheme for Mainland Market under the Film Development Fund is open for application today (May 6). The Scheme aims to … read more
A spokesman for Hong Kong Talent Engage (HKTE) today (May 6) said that the two-day Global Talent Summit · Hong Kong will be held tomorrow (May 7) in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The Summit will comprise three parts, including the International Talent Forum tomorrow and the Second Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area High-quality Talent Development Conference on May 8. The Forum and the Conference will be webcast live on the Summit’s website (www.hkengage.gov.hk/GlobalTalentSummit).
In addition, the CareerConnect Expo will be held concurrently on both days. Talent who are interested in coming to Hong Kong or have recently arrived in the city, stakeholders in various sectors who are concerned about talent development, non-local university students and members of the public are welcome to visit the Expo.
At the Expo, human resources agencies and recruitment platforms will offer quality job information of various professions in Hong Kong which are suitable for talent with diverse backgrounds, qualifications and experience. Talent who have recently arrived can also learn about relevant information on job searches, working or starting a business in Hong Kong. In addition, some exhibitors will provide visiting talent and their families with consultation services and settling-in solutions or offers, with a view to helping them move to Hong Kong, adapt smoothly and stay in the city for development.
The Expo will be held from 10am to 5.30pm at Hall 3F, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Admission is free. For the latest updates, please refer to HKTE’s social media. read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will hold a public hearing on “Emergency dental services and elderly dental care support” (Chapter 2) of the Director of Audit’s Report No. 82 tomorrow (May 7) at 9am in Conference Room 1 of the LegCo Complex.
Eight witnesses have been invited to appear before the above hearing to respond to points raised in the Report and answer questions asked by PAC members.
The programme for the public hearing is as follows:
Subject: Emergency dental services and elderly dental care support
(Chapter 2 of the Director of Audit’s Report No.82)
Date: May 7 (Tuesday)
Time: 9am
Venue: Conference Room 1
Witnesses:
Professor Lo Chung-mau
Secretary for Health
Mr Thomas Chan
Permanent Secretary for Health
Mr Eddie Lee
Deputy Secretary for Health 2
Dr Frankie So
Consultant (Oral Health Care)
Health Bureau
Dr Ronald Lam
Director of Health
Dr Kitty Hse
Consultant i/c Dental Services
Department of Health
Dr Tony Ko
Chief Executive, Hospital Authority
Dr Larry Lee
Chief Manager (Cluster Performance)
Hospital Authority
The PAC is chaired by Mr Shiu Ka-fai, and its Deputy Chairman is Mr Paul Tse. Other members are Ms Yung Hoi-yan, Mr Luk Chung-hung, Mr Edmund Wong, Mr Louis Loong and Ms Carmen Kan. read more
​The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) large-scale outdoor art project, “Art@Harbour 2024” has received an overwhelming response since its opening on March 25. The project has attracted over 2 million visitors, achieving the target well ahead of schedule. The exhibitions currently on display are the “teamLab: Continuous” and “Science in Art” exhibition at Tamar Park and the Central and Western District Promenade (Central Section); in Tsim Sha Tsui, there are Alicja Kwade’s sculpture “l’ordre des mondes (Totem)” exhibition by K11 Group (until November), the “Chromaflux” exhibition by Sino Group (until May 8) and “Voyage with Van Gogh” exhibition by the First Initiative Foundation (FIF)(until May 31). To allow more residents and visitors to visit the exhibitions, the exhibition period of “teamLab: Continuous” and “Science in Art” will be extended from June 2 to June 8.
To allow more people to visit the exhibition, the pre-booking admission arrangement originally required for part of the exhibition (the lawn area in Tamar Park) via the Klook booking website will be scrapped from May 8 (Wednesday) and visitors can visit the exhibition directly during the opening hours (6.30pm to 11pm every night) without prior registration.
The LCSD has teamed up with teamLab to curate the “teamLab: Continuous” exhibition. The exhibition presents two magnificent large-scale art installations: “Resonating Life which Continues to Stand”, which showcases hundreds of colourful luminous ovoids with continuously changing colours and sound triggered by visitors’ interactions, and “Resonating Trees” which makes the light of dozens of trees in the park spread, changing its colour and resonating sound tones in response to the ovoids. The scale of the exhibition is large and it took a year to complete its preparation work. Hence, the LCSD has produced two short videos in which the Head of Art Promotion Office, Miss Apo Wu, and the founder of teamLab, Mr Toshiyuki Inoko, will share the behind-the-scenes stories of the exhibition respectively.
There are a total of five projects under the second edition of “Art@Harbour” including two projects jointly organised by the Art Promotion Office and the Science Promotion Unit under the LCSD, namely “teamLab: Continuous”and “Science in Art”. The other three projects in Tsim Sha Tsui are independently orchestrated and financed by project partners K11 Group, Sino Group and the FIF. The project by the FIF is also supported by the Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau. Featuring the integration of art, science, and technology, the “Art@Harbour 2024” aims to bring the public and tourists a new inspirational and sensory experience at the Victoria harbourfront through outdoor art installations and digital art façades.
For the content and period of the exhibition, as well as the latest news and information of “Art@Harbour 2024”, please visit the website for the latest updates at www.museums.gov.hk/en/web/portal/artatharbour.html. read more
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD)’s Great Music 2024 will present “Violin Recital by Ray Chen” in June. Together with his long-time collaborator, pianist Julio Elizalde, the sought-after violinist will bring music fans two highly anticipated recitals to showcase his musical virtuosity.
The two recitals will begin with different sets of repertory in the first half: Tartini’s “Sonata in G minor, ‘Devil’s Trill’ ” and Beethoven’s “Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2” for the first performance, while Beethoven’s “Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30” and Saint-Saëns’s “Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75” will be presented in the second performance. The second half will feature J.S. Bach’s “Violin Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006”, Bazzini’s “La Ronde des Lutins, Op. 25” and DvoÅ™ák’s “Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 72”, and the reimagined Chick Corea’s “Spain” by Chen will bring the performance to a perfect end.
Chen first came to attention when he won the first prize at the Yehudi Menuhin Competition in 2008 in England and the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2009 in Belgium. He has built a profile in Europe, Asia, the United States (US) and Australia, both through recorded performances and in live concerts, such as France’s Bastille Day, the Nobel Prize Concert in Stockholm, and the BBC Proms. Chen was featured in Forbes’ list of “30 most influential Asians under 30” in 2017.
Elizalde has collaborated with many well-known musicians, and his performances at major music centres throughout the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America received high acclaim. He has served as the artistic director of the Olympic Music Festival in the US since 2014, and is currently a visiting professor of piano at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington.
The “Violin Recital by Ray Chen” will be held at 8pm on June 7 and 8 (Friday and Saturday) at the Concert Hall of Hong Kong City Hall. Tickets priced at $250, $400, $550 and $650 are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2268 7321 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/programs_1666.html.
Two pre-concert talks (to be conducted in Cantonese) will be held at 6.45pm on June 7 and 8 respectively at the Committee Room North, 7/F, High Block, Hong Kong City Hall. The first talk entitled “From Baroque to Fusion Jazz: Unveiling the Magical Journey of the Violin” will be hosted by music practitioner Albert Ho, while the second talk entitled “Original Works and Arrangements” will be hosted by music critic Ernest Wan. Admission is free, with limited seats available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The LCSD will present its Great Music 2024 from May to November, with acclaimed musicians and orchestras from all over the world as well as a local talented music producer performing in a musical extravaganza series. The programme enables audiences to feel the city’s arts and cultural buzz through music, showcasing the unique charm of Hong Kong as a metropolis where East meets West. For more details, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/groups_1682.html.
