Hong Kong Showcases Unique Architecture at Venice Biennale 2025 Exhibition

HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (HKETO, Brussels) supports the architecture exhibition "Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive", staged at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – Biennale Architectettura 2025 – at La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) in Venice, Italy, from May 10 until November 3, 2025.

Addressing at the grand opening of the Hong Kong Exhibition on 9 May (Venice time), the Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union in Brussels, Miss Shirley Yung, highlighted Hong Kong’s unique urban identity: "From cooperative housing and multifunctional public complexes to modernist industrial buildings, the exhibition showcases how creativity, community, and sustainability underpin Hong Kong’s architectural energy". Miss Yung added: "As a city where East meets West; Hong Kong’s architecture embodies a vibrant balance of tradition and innovation, local character and international vision, sustainability and forward-thinking design."

"Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive" is a Collateral Event of the Venice Biennale. It is organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects Biennale Foundation, Hong Kong Institute of Architects and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, and sponsored by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency, HKETO, Brussels and other partners.

HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Schools and tertiary students invited to enrol in Hong Kong Flower Show student drawing competition

The Hong Kong Flower Show 2026, organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, will be held at Victoria Park from March 20 to 29. The Jockey Club Student Drawing Competition, one of the major activities of the flower show, will be held on March 20. Local primary and secondary school students, as well as full-time tertiary students, are welcome to take part in the competition. Applications are free of charge and will remain open until February 3.

The competition will be conducted in five categories: a Junior Section in Primary School (Primary One to Primary Three); a Senior Section in Primary School (Primary Four to Primary Six); a Junior Section in Secondary School (Form One to Form Three); a Senior Section in Secondary School (Form Four to Form Six); and a Tertiary Institution Section. The competition is scheduled from 9am to noon for primary school categories and the Tertiary Institution Section, and from 1.30pm to 4.30pm for secondary school categories on the day.

The competition will feature students' drawings of floral exhibits or garden displays in the showground with a view to enhancing awareness of conserving plants and the natural environment. Participants may use any form of drawing to illustrate the theme of the competition, "A Fragrant Journey through Hong Kong".

For details of the competition, please call 2926 3060/2302 1762 or visit the flower show webpage www.hkflowershow.hk/en/hkfs/2026/drawing.html. Primary and secondary school students should enrol through their schools, while tertiary students are required to enrol individually. Participating schools and entrants of the Tertiary Institution Section should submit applications online on or before February 3.

The upcoming flower show features "A Fragrant Journey through Hong Kong" as its main theme, with the stock as its theme flower. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust is supporting the flower show for the 14th consecutive year and has been its major sponsor since 2014.

The Hong Kong FLower Show, Photo source: FB