Lo Shuk-pui urges culture into daily life
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Summary
Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui said Hong Kong is rooted in fine traditional Chinese culture while also benefiting from its international connectivity, positioning the city to play an active role as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange in alignment with the country’s 15th Five-Year Plan . Speaking at the recognition ceremony for the Jockey Club “What Is China” Cultural Ambassador Programme, she said the inheritance of Chinese culture should not be confined to museum artefacts or words in books, but should be integrated into daily life . She said the programme uses interactive talks, experiential workshops and field visits to help secondary students discover the appeal of Chinese culture across themes including daily life, art, clothing and architecture .
Key Points
- Law said Hong Kong is deeply rooted in outstanding Chinese culture and is leveraging its international links to strengthen its cultural exchange role .
- At the ceremony, she said Chinese cultural inheritance should move beyond museums and textbooks and become part of everyday experience .
- The programme offers interactive lectures, hands-on workshops and site visits covering life, arts, costume and architecture for secondary students .
- Law said the Office for Promoting Chinese Culture under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department is publicising Chinese culture through multiple channels .
- She highlighted the ongoing “Splendours of Chang’an: Shaanxi Culture and Civilization of the Sui and Tang Dynasties” exhibition and the Chinese Culture Festival, while noting events are being prepared for the 160th birth anniversary of Sun Yat-sen .
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the programme shows how official cultural policy is being linked to school-based youth participation rather than remaining only in exhibitions and formal institutions . It also points to a wider push to connect local cultural education with national planning goals and public programming across the city .