Sharing Sessions with Performing Arts Groups

Date: 21 March and 28 March 2009
Venue: Kowloon Park

Two sharing sessions have been jointly organized by the Performing Arts Committee of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) and Home Affairs Bureau to provide a platform for sharing of views, aspirations and concerns on the current performing arts scene in Hong Kong. Participants included 20 performing arts groups, including 8 groups from the 9 major performance groups, and representatives from Home Affairs Bureau, Education Bureau, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, and the Performing Arts Committee of the WKCDA. The sessions were led by Dr. Allan Zeman, Chairman of the Performing Arts Committee of the WKCDA.

Images (below) taken at the sharing sessions.

Participants at the Sharing Session

(From left) Mr. Ku Tin Lung, Artistic Director of Chung Ying Theatre Company, Mr. Yuen Lup-fun, then Executive Director of Hong Kong Dance Company, Ms. Celina Chan, Executive Director of Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Mr. Yan Huichang, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Ms. Sun Li Chuan, Head of Programme, Education & Touring of Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Mr. Jacky Chan from Zuni Icosahedron, Ms. Doris Kan from Zuni Icosahedron, Mr. Cedric Chan from Zuni Icosahedron

(From left) Mr. So Kam Shing, then Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs, Mrs. Carrie Yau, then Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Dr. Allan Zeman, Chairman of the Performing Arts Committee of the WKCDA, Miss Cathy Chu, Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr. Ma Fung Kwok, Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Professor Jenny So, Department Head of Fine Arts, CUHK, Mr. Danny Lau, Principal Assistant Secretary for Home Affairs