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CE attends donation signing ceremony at Palace Museum in Beijing (with photos/videos)
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     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, attended the signing ceremony for the donation by the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation to the Palace Museum and visited the Palace Museum and its exhibition in Beijing this afternoon (March 2).

     Mrs Lam, accompanied by the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip, and the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, attended the signing ceremony at the Palace Museum. In addition to the Director of the Palace Museum, Dr Shan Jixiang and the Chairman of the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation, Mr Robert Ng, guests including the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr Luo Shugang, the Director General of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, Mr Liu Yuzhu and the Director of the Forbidden City Cultural Heritage Conservation Foundation, Mr Li Ji were also present. The donation by the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation serves to fund the repair of the Palace of Prolonging Happiness in the Palace Museum, the establishment of a gallery of foreign artefacts and the restoration of more than 200 foreign artefacts.

     Addressing the ceremony, Mrs Lam said that the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation upholds the fine tradition of Hong Kong entrepreneurs fully supporting the Palace Museum's work on heritage conservation. She added that Hong Kong has long been a bridge for cultural exchanges between China and the rest of the world and it is particularly meaningful that this donation will fund the repair of the Palace of Prolonging Happiness, which has a Western architectural style, as well as the establishment of a gallery of foreign artefacts.

     Thanking the Palace Museum for its long-standing support for the set-up of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, Mrs Lam said she was pleased to note that the Palace Museum will provide relevant training to the professionals of the Hong Kong Palace Museum on areas including the repair of ancient architectural structures, artefact restoration and management, design of exhibition halls and display of exhibits when carrying out the Palace of Prolonging Happiness project. In addition, the Palace Museum will also select some young people who participated in the Beijing Palace Museum Conservation Internship Programme for two weeks of advanced training. The Palace Museum has held the Beijing Palace Museum Conservation Internship Programme every summer since 2017 to provide a six-week internship programme for Hong Kong young people to broaden their horizons and enrich their knowledge on heritage conservation and appreciation, and to promote exchanges among the trainees from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

     Before the ceremony, Mrs Lam and the other officials also toured the Palace of Prolonging Happiness and the "Celebrating the Spring Festival in the Forbidden City" exhibition showing the traditional decorations and activities at the Palace during the Lunar New Year in the past.

     In the morning, Mrs Lam had a working meeting with the Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Zhang Xiaoming, and visited China Media Group and gave an interview to it.
 
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The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (left), met with the Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Zhang Xiaoming (right), in Beijing this morning (March 2). Photo shows them shaking hands before the meeting.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, visited China Media Group (CMG) in Beijing today (March 2). Photo shows Mrs Lam (left) meeting with the President of CMG, Mr Shen Haixiong (right).
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, visited China Media Group in Beijing today (March 2). Photo shows Mrs Lam (first right) and other participants touring the facilities of the station.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (left), is interviewed by programme host of China Media Group in Beijing today (March 2).
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, visited the Palace Museum in Beijing today (March 2). Photo shows Mrs Lam (second left); the Director of the Palace Museum, Dr Shan Jixiang (first right) and other participants touring the "Celebrating the Spring Festival in the Forbidden City" exhibition.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, visited the Palace Museum in Beijing today (March 2). Photo shows Mrs Lam (right) touring the "Celebrating the Spring Festival in the Forbidden City" exhibition.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, visited the Palace Museum in Beijing today (March 2). Photo shows Mrs Lam (first row; seventh left); the Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Zhang Xiaoming (third row; third left); the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Wang Zhimin (second row; fourth left); the Director of the Palace Museum, Dr Shan Jixiang (third row; fourth left); the Director of the Forbidden City Cultural Heritage Conservation Foundation, Mr Li Ji (third row; first right); the Director of the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation, Mr Daryl Ng (second row; first right); the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (fourth row; second left); the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Chan Kwok-ki (fourth row; first left); the Director of the Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in Beijing, Mr John Leung (second row; first left); and other participants at the Palace of Prolonging Happiness.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, speaks at a signing ceremony marking the donation by the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation to the Palace Museum in Beijing today (March 2).
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, attended a signing ceremony marking the donation by the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation to the Palace Museum in Beijing today (March 2). Photo shows (from left) Secretary General of the Forbidden City Cultural Heritage Conservation Foundation, Mr Lou Wei; the Director of the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation, Mr Daryl Ng; the Director of the Palace Museum, Dr Shan Jixiang; the Chairman of the Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation, Mr Robert Ng; the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Wang Zhimin; the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr Luo Shugang; Mrs Lam; the Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Zhang Xiaoming; and the Director General of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, Mr Liu Yuzhu; and other guests at the unveiling ceremony.

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