Hong Kong Week 2025@Seoul opens in Seoul today (with photos)
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The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, addressed the opening ceremony in a video message. He said that Hong Kong and Korea have flourished through their competence and proficiency in embracing cultural heritage while driving the transformative capability of different arts forms. He also said that HK Week@Seoul transcends an artistic showcase and will bring every participant on a fulfilling arts and cultural journey filled with fascinating Hong Kong and Korean elements, as well as an integration of the two vibrant cities. He expected HK Week@Seoul to further foster Hong Kong's collaborations with Seoul and Korea in arts and culture, business, technology, finance and more.
Addressing the opening ceremony, the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, said that HK Week@Seoul is an invitation to experience Hong Kong in full dimension through dance, music, film, fashion, visual arts and comics, as well as pop culture, and shared nostalgia. She said she hoped that HK Week@Seoul would attract Korean audiences to visit Hong Kong for its culture that lives in the city's streets, food and people.
Other officiating guests attending the opening ceremony included the Deputy Minister for Public Communication at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, Mr Yu Byung-chae; the Chief Executive Officer of the NTOK, Mr Park In-gun; the Permanent Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ms Vivian Sum; the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Ms Manda Chan; the Principal Hong Kong Economic and Trade Representative (Tokyo), Miss Winsome Au; and the Artistic Director of Hong Kong Ballet, Mr Septime Webre.
HK Week@Seoul will bring 14 programmes covering over 65 performances and activities at major performing arts venues in Seoul from today to October 25. Highlights include dance items "A Dance of Celestial Rhythms", "Mr Blank 2.0", "Travel of the Soul: Echoes after Time", and "CollabAsia". Music programmes feature "Yan Huichang & Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra", "Lio Kuokman, Yekwon Sunwoo & Hong Kong Philharmonic", and "HKADC x BAC: Asian Modern Symphony Orchestra with Wilson Ng". Pop culture events include ImagineLand@Seoul with an outdoor concert and screening of "An Autumn's Tale" (1987). "'Movies-to-GO' - Border Crossings in Hong Kong Cinema - Korea" and "Making Waves - Navigators of Hong Kong Cinema" explore Hong Kong cinema. There are also "Wu Guanzhong Art Sponsorship Overseas Exhibition Series: Wu Guanzhong: Between Black and White", "Hong Kong Comics and Culture Exhibition", and "LOCAL POWER 2025 Hong Kong Fashion in Seoul".
Detailed programme information is available at www.hongkongweek.gov.hk.
Ends/Friday, September 26, 2025
Issued at HKT 23:08
Issued at HKT 23:08
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