​The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, today (March 17) met with Singapore's Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law, Mr Edwin Tong. Miss Law briefed Mr Tong on Hong Kong's in-depth integration of culture, tourism and sports. They also exchanged views on relevant policies promoted by both governments and explored future opportunities to deepen mutual international exchanges and co-operation in culture, sports and tourism. The atmosphere was cordial and harmonious.
Miss Law said, "As an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange, we actively promote diverse cultural exchange activities, such as the Hong Kong Super March, which brings together a series of world-class events in a creative and cultural atmosphere. This could attract Mainland and overseas tourists to come to Hong Kong and experience Hong Kong's unique cultural charm and vitality. In terms of tourism, we will propose innovative and diverse ways to attract more tourists, promote high-quality development of the tourism industry, and pursue the concept of 'tourism everywhere'."
During the meeting, the two sides also talked about sports facilities in the two places. Miss Law said, "The official opening of Kai Tak Sports Park on March 1 provides Hong Kong with world-class facilities. We will make full use of these resource to host more major international events, including cohosting the 15th National Games, the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games together with Guangdong and Macao, with a view to further enhancing Hong Kong's competitiveness in sports."
​"We are pleased to strengthen our collaboration with Singapore to promote exchanges and interactions in the areas of culture, sports and tourism, and to explore more opportunities to develop these areas as an industry to increase prosperity in the Asian region," she added.
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