London ETO supports exhibition on Hong Kong cultural heritage in London (with photos)

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     The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) promotes Hong Kong's cultural heritage with the opening of a 10-day exhibition on November 15 (London Time) at China Exchange in London's Chinatown. The exhibition, named "A Journey to Discover Hong Kong's Intangible Cultural Heritage", highlights many areas of Hong Kong culture including food, music and crafts. It also features talks on Hong Kong's promotion and preservation of intangible cultural heritage and a number of workshops, allowing visitors to learn how to make lanterns, milk tea and various types of dim sum, and also to take part in Cantonese opera.

     The exhibition marks the conclusion of the Hong Kong's Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival which started in May this year. Organised by Ming-Ai (London) Institute, and with the assistance of Hong Kong's Intangible Cultural Heritage Office, the festival forms part of London ETO's programme to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

     The aim of Hong Kong's Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival is to raise public awareness of Hong Kong's culture via a series of events in London. The first event, held in May, was an international symposium examining Chinese heritage and food culture in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. The second, in September, celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival.

     Speaking at a reception to open the exhibition, the Director-General of the London ETO, Ms Priscilla To, said, "Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is about the daily, seasonal and yearly life of people in a place. The things that matter to us and in some ways make us who we are. It is fitting that this festival on ICH is part of our programme of events to mark the 20th Anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the Motherland and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. My office is delighted to support this festival to present Hong Kong's ICH to the UK."

     Other speakers at the exhibition opening included the Chairman of Ming-Ai (London) Institute, Professor Jonathan Liu, and Curator of the Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Office, Mr Chau Hing-wah. The exhibition features a few magnificent paper craft products, such as a beautiful Southern Dragon and a Hakka Unicorn, as well as some colourful costumes used in Cantonese opera. Workshops are being held by two master artisans from Hong Kong: lessons in how to make milk tea are held by Mok Pui-ling, while classes in paper lantern making are given by Kenneth Mo. Special workshops have been organised for local secondary schools around London.

     More information on these and other 20th anniversary celebration events organised and supported by the London ETO can be found at www.hketolondon20.gov.hk.

Ends/Sunday, November 19, 2017
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The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) organised the opening of the exhibition "A Journey to Discover Hong Kong's Intangible Cultural Heritage" in London on November 15 (London Time). Photo shows (from left) paper crafting master Kenneth Mo; the Curator of the Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Office, Mr Chau Hing-wah; the Director-General of the London ETO, Ms Priscilla To; the Director of Ming-Ai (London) Institute, Mr Andy Kwok; the Dean of Ming-Ai (London) Institute, Ms Li Chung-wen; milk tea master Mok Pui-ling; and the Chairman of Ming-Ai (London), Professor Jonathan Liu.

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London organised a 10-day exhibition "A Journey to Discover Hong Kong's Intangible Cultural Heritage" in London on November 15 (London Time). Photo shows milk tea master Mok Pui-ling (first left) showing pupils from a local London school how to make milk tea at the exhibition.