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The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Tsang Tak-sing, departed for Guangzhou this morning (January 6) to attend the opening ceremony of the "Historical Imprints of Lingnan: Major Archaeological Discoveries of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao" exhibition in the Guangdong Museum.
Jointly presented by the Department of Culture of Guangdong Province, the Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macau Special Administrative Region, the exhibition is organised by the Guangdong Museum, the Hong Kong Museum of History and the Macao Museum.
Mr Tsang said the Greater Pearl River Delta Cultural Co-operation Meeting had provided a platform for the cultural policy bureaux of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, as well as bodies related to museums, libraries, performing arts and other areas in the three places, to jointly roll out a number of successful projects. These projects have significantly enhanced the cultural collaboration and exchange among the three places.
Mr Tsang said he hopes that cultural establishments in the three places can build on the existing foundations to further enhance tripartite exchange with an aim of nurturing the heritage and innovations of the Lingnan culture.
The exhibition, showcasing invaluable archaeological relics of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, will fully demonstrate the archaeological achievements, technological advancements and progress of public archaeology over the decades.
More than 500 items will be on display in the exhibition, including relics excavated from the Neolithic site in Tung Wan Tsai on Ma Wan, architectural construction materials excavated from the site of the Nanyue Kingdom Palace in Guangzhou, Han dynasty pottery and jade relics discovered at various sites in Guangzhou, porcelain salvaged from the Song dynasty shipwreck Nanhai No.1 in Yangjiang, and key stoneware and pottery relics from Hac Sa in Macau.
The exhibition will first be staged in the Guangdong Museum until March this year. It will then be held in the Hong Kong Museum of History from June to August this year and in the Macao Museum from September to January 2015.
A range of innovative multimedia programmes and education and promotional activities, as well as an international conference and seminar, will also be launched when the exhibition is held in Hong Kong.
Mr Tsang will return to Hong Kong tonight.
Ends/Monday, January 6, 2014
Issued at HKT 10:31
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