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HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale (with photo)
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     The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (HKETO, Brussels) supports the architecture exhibition "Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive", staged at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – Biennale Architectettura 2025 – at La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) in Venice, Italy, from May 10 until November 3, 2025. 
      
     Addressing at the grand opening of the Hong Kong Exhibition on 9 May (Venice time), the Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union in Brussels, Miss Shirley Yung, highlighted Hong Kong’s unique urban identity: "From cooperative housing and multifunctional public complexes to modernist industrial buildings, the exhibition showcases how creativity, community, and sustainability underpin Hong Kong’s architectural energy". Miss Yung added: "As a city where East meets West; Hong Kong’s architecture embodies a vibrant balance of tradition and innovation, local character and international vision, sustainability and forward-thinking design."
      
     "Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive" is a Collateral Event of the Venice Biennale. It is organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects Biennale Foundation, Hong Kong Institute of Architects and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, and sponsored by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, HKETO, Brussels and other partners.
 
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The Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the EU, Ms Shirley Yung, addressed the audience at the grand opening of the Hong Kong Exhibition "Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive", staged at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – Biennale Architectettura 2025 – at La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) in Venice, Italy, on May 9 (Venice time).
The Hong Kong Exhibition "Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive", staged at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – Biennale Architectettura 2025 – at La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) in Venice, Italy officially opened on May 9 (Venice time). Photo shows the Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union, Ms Shirley Yung (third left); the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Italy and the Republic of San Marino, Mr Jia Guide (centre); the Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Mr Kenneth Fok (fourth right); the Chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects Biennale Foundation, Mr Allen Poon (fourth left), and President of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, Ms Julia Lau (third right).
Representatives of the culture, creative industries and architecture sectors attended the grand opening of the Hong Kong Exhibition "Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive", staged at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – Biennale Architectettura 2025 – at La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) in Venice, Italy, on May 9 (Venice time).
Representatives of the culture, creative industries and architecture sectors attended the grand opening of the Hong Kong Exhibition "Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive", staged at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – Biennale Architectettura 2025 – at La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) in Venice, Italy, on May 9 (Venice time).
Representatives of the culture, creative industries and architecture sectors attended the grand opening of the Hong Kong Exhibition "Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive", staged at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – Biennale Architectettura 2025 – at La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) in Venice, Italy, on May 9 (Venice time).