SCST begins visit to Seoul (with photos)
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In the morning, Miss Law attended a mega event promotion session and luncheon hosted by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. She highlighted numerous Hong Kong's annual mega events to more than a hundred media, tourism and aviation industry representatives and social media influencers, particularly the enhanced version of the Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival. The event will take place from October 23 to 26 at the Central Harbourfront, bringing together top-notch wine and cuisine from around the globe and attracting gourmets and wine lovers worldwide. In November and December, Hong Kong Cyclothon and Hong Kong WinterFest will also be held.
Afterwards, Miss Law paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Korea, Mr Dai Bing. During the meeting, she reported the recent work of the Culture, Sports, and Tourism Bureau and outlined plans on fostering exchanges and collaboration between Hong Kong and Korea. Mr Dai also shared his insights into cultural and tourism collaboration between China and Korea, highlighting potential opportunities for co-operation between the two places.
In the afternoon, Miss Law visited the travelling exhibition "Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now" at the Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul. Co-organised by M+ and Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, the exhibition is a comprehensive overview of the important trajectories in Lee's practice from the late 1990s to the present, bringing together approximately 150 works. These works highlight Lee's sustained investigation into utopian modernity, the relationship between people and technology, and humanity's aspirations and failures in its enduring pursuit of perfection and progress.
Miss Law also met with the Deputy Minister for Public Communication, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea, Mr Yu Byung-chae. Miss Law said that as an East-meets-West Centre for International Cultural Exchange, Hong Kong is committed to develop cultural infrastructure and establish international platforms to facilitate cultural exchange. She hopes to foster closer connections between Hong Kong and Korea, and enhance co-operation opportunities in different fields. Both sides recognised that Hong Kong and Korea enjoy close and vibrant cultural connections spanning the fields of arts, pop culture, film, fashion and design, among others.
In the evening, Miss Law attended the opening programme of HK Week@Seoul, "Romeo + Juliet". Performed by the Hong Kong Ballet, the dance drama is choreographer Septime Webre's reinterpretation of Shakespeare's classic love story set in 1960s Hong Kong, showcasing the city's East-meets-West artistic style.
HK Week@Seoul brings together a number of Hong Kong's top cultural and artistic talents, featuring performances by major performing arts groups that showcase the city's excellence in stage production. The festival also includes three visual arts exhibitions, highlighting a selection of Wu Guanzhong's paintings from the Hong Kong Museum of Art, alongside showcases themed around comics and fashion design. In addition, a series of popular Hong Kong films will be screened, allowing the audience to appreciate Hong Kong's diverse and vibrant arts from multiple perspectives.
Miss Law will continue her visit in Seoul tomorrow (September 27).
Ends/Friday, September 26, 2025
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