Conversations
Forum – Cultural Infrastructures in Hong Kong & Mainland China
Venue
Hong Kong Jockey Club Auditorium, Hong Kong Palace Museum, West Kowloon Cultural District
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Date and time (HKT)
16 Oct (Wed) 15:30
Pass holder
FULLDAYSTUDENT
Full pass holders, Day pass holders and Students pass holders are eligible to attend
Language
Simultaneous interpretation is available in English, Cantonese and Putonghua

Yolanda Lam (Moderator)

Policy Researcher

Yolanda Lam (Moderator)

Yolanda Lam is a policy researcher and freelance writer. She was Researcher in the Arts and Sports team at Our Hong Kong Foundation from 2020-2024, where she remains a consultant. She has authored policy reports and op-eds on the intersection of technology and the arts, aiming to drive policy developments for local cultural and creative industries into the digital era. Yolanda graduated with a BA in Education (English, Drama & the Arts) from Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, where she was awarded a Senior Scholarship.

Ding Zhong Yuan

Deputy Director-General, Culture, Media, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality

Culture, Media, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality

One of the departments of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government, the Bureau is responsible for the management of culture and arts, tourism and sports, radio and television, as well as creative cultural industry and the museum sector. It actively sculpts Shenzhen into a modern, civilized city that demonstrates its cultural soft power. It is committed to building a world-class tourist destination and an internationally-renowned sports city to promote the vigorous development of Shenzhen’s culture, sports, tourism and other industries, thereby enhancing the city’s global influence.

Paul TAM

Executive Director, Performing Arts of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

Paul TAM

Mr Paul Tam joined WKCDA in March 2020. Mr Tam leads the Performing Arts Division to deliver world-class programmes and performing arts venues and facilities in the WKCD. He is responsible for steering the strategic planning and sustainable development of these venues, and overseeing their business direction, artistic development, venue operations, technical and production, facilities planning and delivery.

Mr Tam is a seasoned arts executive with over 20 years of experience in performing arts management. Before joining WKCDA, Mr Tam served as Executive Director of Hong Kong Ballet, where he oversaw its strategic development, institutional advancement, brand-building, education and community outreach, and international touring. Currently, Mr Tam is Director of the International Society for the Performing Arts, Board Member and former Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association Governor of the Federation of Asian Cultural Promotion and Advisor for Our Hong Kong Foundation.

Betty Au

Assistant Director (Cultural Development), Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Betty Au

The Assistant Director of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), Ms Betty Au has led various major projects and initiatives in the public sector recently which include the Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival, the Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival, the Hong Kong Week, etc. promoting Hong Kong’s distinctive status as a cultural metropolis and fostering collaborations with the Mainland and overseas counterparts. Apart from formulating policies in cultural exchange and development, Ms Au also oversees the planning and design of new performance venues and cultural complexes including the East Kowloon Cultural Centre project facilitating the incubation of arts technology.

Throughout her career in the arts and culture sector, Ms Au oversaw diverse facets in arts administration covering the planning and management of performance venues, presentation of cultural programmes and festivals, administration of arts funding schemes, as well as corporate governance in the LCSD.

Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD)

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is committed to delivering quality leisure and cultural services for both Hong Kong citizens and visitors from all over the world. In the performing arts arena, the LCSD operates 16 performance venues, including Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong Coliseum, playing an instrumental role in the materialisation of artists’ creative visions. It also presents and curates various major cultural programmes and festivals all-year round, including the Hong Kong Pop Cultural Festival, International Arts Carnival, Chinese Culture Festival, Asia+ Festival, etc. To strengthen Hong Kong’s role as the hub for arts and cultural exchanges between China and the rest of the world, the LCSD has actively supported cultural exchange activities and programmes, including organising large-scale outbound project like the Hong Kong Week, hosting the 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival in 2024.

Schedule for Forum

16 Oct 2024 (Wed) 17 Oct 2024 (Thu) 18 Oct 2024 (Fri)
1530 – 1700
Cultural Infrastructures in Hong Kong & Mainland China
  • Yolanda Lam (Moderator)
    Policy Researcher 
  • Ding Zhong Yuan 
    Deputy Director-General, Culture, Media, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality
  • Paul Tam
    Executive Director, Performing Arts, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority 
  • Betty Au
    Assistant Director (Cultural Development), Leisure and Cultural Services Department
  • Lam Lit-kwan 
    Senior Director, Kai Tak Sports Park Ltd (KTSPL)
1430 – 1600
Empowering Communities: Dance as arts, creativity and wellbeing
  • Prof. Anna CY Chan (Moderator)
    Dean of School of Dance, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HK)
  • Adriaan Luteijn
    Choreographer and Artistic Initiator Interaction & Inclusion, Introdans (The NL’s)
  • Ong Yong Lock
    Founding Member and Creative Director (Public Engagement), Unlock Dancing Plaza
  • Lau Tin Ming
    Senior Project Manager, Jockey Club Dance Well Project
1100 – 1230
Cultural Testbeds for Performing Arts and New Technology
  • Kingsley Ng (Convenor)
    Media Artist and Associate Professor and Programme Director of Bachelor of Arts and Science (Hons) in Arts and Technology, School of Creative Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University
  • Anders Hasmo
    Dramaturge, Det Norske Teatret
  • Marcus Lobbes
    Director, Academy for Theatre and Digitality (Germany)
  • Pat To Yan
    Artistic Director, Reframe Theatre

Remarks

  • Simultaneous interpretation is available in English, Cantonese and Putonghua.
  • Holders of the HKPAX Full Pass, Day Pass and Student Pass can access all sessions of Conversations. Spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Online pre-registration is required.