Immersive Hong Kong Exhibition Launches in Shanghai, Showcasing City’s Vibrancy and Opportunities

2025-06-19 20:20 Last Updated At：06-20 19:28

"Immersive Hong Kong" roving exhibition opens in Shanghai (with photos/video)

The "Immersive Hong Kong" roving exhibition, organised by the Information Services Department (ISD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to showcase the charm and vibrancy of Hong Kong through interactive art technology, opened in Shanghai today (June 19).

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"Immersive Hong Kong" roving exhibition opens in Shanghai Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

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"Immersive Hong Kong" roving exhibition opens in Shanghai Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Co-organised by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Shanghai (Shanghai ETO) and with the theme of "Hong Kong - Where the World Looks Ahead", the exhibition invites visitors from Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta to explore the unique opportunities and potential for tourism, education, business and investment in Hong Kong.

The exhibition enables visitors to delve into different virtual scenes representing the city, with a creative twist. The five thematic zones, namely "Financial Bridgehead", "I&T Brain Bank", "Blossoming Creativity", "Diversity and Greenery" and "Buzzing Sports Action", feature multiple interactive art projections, light box installations and naked-eye 3D displays, representing the multifaceted appeal of Hong Kong.

Visitors may also enjoy Hong Kong's vibrant and colourful skyline, illustrated by Hong Kong artist Messy Desk (Jane Lee), at a photo corner in the venue. Promotional videos on Hong Kong and digital panels with information about the city, as well as insights from Mainland companies about their experiences in Hong Kong, are also on display, explaining why the city is one of the most desirable places to visit, study, live, work and invest.

Speaking at the opening ceremony today, the Director of Information Services, Mrs Apollonia Liu, said that the exhibition will be held in three Mainland key node cities along the Belt and Road with Shanghai as the first stop, followed by Qingdao and Chengdu.

She said, "Hong Kong and Shanghai are two pearls of the country, one being the core city in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the other being the leading city in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration. There have been many fruitful outcomes from Shanghai-Hong Kong co-operation over the years. Taking economic and trade ties as an example, Hong Kong is Shanghai's major export market and Shanghai's largest source of investment outside Mainland China."

Mrs Liu added that Shanghai and Hong Kong enjoy close arts and cultural ties, noting that the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority is also staging their WestK Shanghai Week 2025 in co-operation with a number of arts institutions in Shanghai and with the staunch support of the Shanghai Municipal Government to showcase the new landscape of Hong Kong's arts and cultural development. She looked forward that WestK Shanghai Week 2025 would achieve a synergistic effect with the "Immersive Hong Kong" roving exhibition.

Introducing the highlights of the exhibition, Mrs Liu said that the thematic zone "Buzzing Sports Action" was especially set up to serve as pre-event publicity for the 15th National Games to be co-hosted by Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macao in November this year. She also said that China's national treasures, giant pandas, are featured in naked-eye 3D displays and interactive games for the first time, inviting visitors to experience the vibrancy of Hong Kong as an "events capital".

Mrs Liu hoped that the exhibition could attract friends from the Mainland to learn more about Hong Kong and spark their interest in visiting the city, and come to Hong Kong in future for business and investment, employment and entrepreneurship, injecting impetus to the further growth of Hong Kong.

To give Shanghai audiences a taste of Hong Kong's cultural offerings, a jazz performance by two young Hong Kong music talents, harmonicist Cy Leo and pianist Freeman Lok, will be staged at the exhibition venue on June 21.

An interactive game, "Snap a cool shot @Immersive Hong Kong", which will be held during the exhibition period, will offer attractive prizes sponsored by Cathay Pacific for two winners. The winner of the Grand Prize will receive a pair of round-trip business class air tickets from Shanghai to Hong Kong, while the runner-up will receive a pair of round-trip economy class air tickets of the same itinerary.

The exhibition is being held at Xintiandi Style I, a major Hong Kong-based shopping centre in Shanghai, until June 29. Admission is free.

Shanghai is the sixth stop of the exhibition, following its successful staging by the ISD in cities on the Mainland, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Middle East between July 2023 and January 2025.

In addition to the Shanghai ETO, other supporting organisations of the exhibition include the Belt and Road Office of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, Hong Kong Talent Engage, Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Hong Kong Tourism Board, the Kai Tak Sports Park and the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority.

More information on the exhibition is available on the dedicated page on the Brand Hong Kong website and the Shanghai ETO website.

Nestlé Hong Kong Recalls Additional Infant Formula Over Bacillus Cereus Contamination Concerns

CFS to follow up certain batches of powdered infant and young children formula with possible presence of Cereulide produced by Bacillus cereus

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (January 10) said that, it took initiative to meet with Nestlé Hong Kong again today, and confirmed the company's today announcement of an additional batch of powdered infant and young children formula suspected to have possibly used the raw material concerned. Nestlé Hong Kong has voluntarily stopped sales, removed from shelves the affected products and has initiated a precautionary recall. The CFS has collected samples of powdered infant and young children formula from the market for Bacillus cereus testing, the test results so far were satisfactory. The Environmental and Ecology Bureau is also closely monitoring the supply situation of other formula milk powder and maintaining communication with other major suppliers. It is noted that there is sufficient formula milk powder to meet the demand.

The spokesman said, the CFS has been actively following up on Nestlé company's voluntary and precautionary recalls of certain batches of its powdered infant and young children formula in certain areas in Europe due to possible presence of Cereulide produced by Bacillus cereus in the individual raw material. According to the latest information from Nestlé Hong Kong today, an additional batch of its powdered infant and young children formula imported into Hong Kong might have used the raw material concerned. The CFS had earlier enhanced surveillance in the market and collected a sample from the above batch for testing of Bacillus cereus. The test result of the sample was satisfactory. Nevertheless, as a precautionary measure, Nestlé Hong Kong has voluntarily stopped sales, removed from shelves the affected products and has initiated a precautionary recall.

Product details are as follows:

Product name (Net weight): NAN PRO 1 2 HMO (800g)

Batch number: 51670742F2

Best-before date: June 16, 2027

Place of Origin: Germany

"The CFS met Nestlé Hong Kong again today, urging them to properly handle the product recall issue and respond to public enquiries, in order to safeguard consumers' legitimate rights and interests. In addition, the CFS and Nestlé Hong Kong have jointly followed up, six suspected affected batches of infant and young children formula products that had not entered the market were marked and sealed. An additional 15 batches are currently en route to Hong Kong and will also be marked and sealed upon arrival. The CFS will continue to closely monitor the recall matters and remain fully committed to ensuring food safety, " the spokesman said.

Nestlé Hong Kong has initiated a recall of the affected batches of the products concerned. For enquiries about the recall, members of the public may contact the company through the following channels:

Consumer services hotline: 2599 8874 / 2797 6031/ 2179 8136 (Monday to Sunday, 9am to 9pm)

Email: consumerservices@hk.nestle.com

WhatsApp: 5283 4139 (NESTLÉ® NAN®) / 2599 8871 (Wyeth® Nutrition)

Online form: forms.office.com/e/BhqMhWfsUG?origin=lprLink

Consumers may choose to bring along the products (brand new or opened) for refund at place of purchase, or at exclusive service counters of Nestlé Nutrition Services from January 13 (Tuesday) onwards, to settle the recall and refund of the batches of the products concerned. Details of the exclusive service counters are as follows:

Kowloon Services Counter

Address: G/F, Park Hovan Commercial Building, 18 Hillwood Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon (MTR Jordon Station Exit D)

Contact number: 3996 8196

Office hour: Monday to Saturday, 11am to 7.30pm; Sunday, 1pm to 5.30pm (except public holidays)

Hong Kong Services Counter

Address: 1/F, Ka Nin Wah Commercial Building, 423-425 Hennessy Road, Hong Kong (MTR Causeway Bay Station Exit B)

Contact number: 3996 8197

Office hour: Monday to Saturday, 11am to 7.30pm (except Sundays and public holidays)

The CFS, through its Food Incident Surveillance System, noted earlier that certain batches of Nestlé powdered infant formula were being voluntarily recalled in Europe due to possible contamination with Bacillus cereus. Upon learning of the incident, the CFS has immediately initiated follow up actions, published food incident posts to inform the public and the trade about the issue, and has been actively following up on the incident and enhanced surveillance.

Over the past three days (as of 4pm on January 9), the FEHD received a total of 18 food complaints and enquiries suspected to be related to the infant and young children formula products, including one anonymous complaint without contact information. The CFS and the Environmental Hygiene Branch have promptly followed up on all cases, including contacting the parties concerned to obtain details and collecting samples for testing. In addition, the CFS has referred the cases to the health department for follow-up. At present, no food poisoning cases related to the formula have been recorded.

Bacillus cereus is commonly found in the environment. Unhygienic conditions in food processing and storage may give rise to its growth. Cereulide is a heat-stable toxin produced in food by some strains of Bacillus cereus. Consuming food contaminated with excessive Bacillus cereus or its heat-stable toxins may cause gastrointestinal upset such as vomiting and diarrhoea.

The spokesman urged members of the public not to let infants and young children consume the affected batches of the products, and to seek medical treatment for infants or young children who felt unwell after taking the products concerned. The trade should also stop using or selling the affected batches of the products immediately.

"The CFS continues to closely monitor the developments of the situation, follow up and take appropriate action," the spokesman said.

Immersive Hong Kong Exhibition Launches in Shanghai, Showcasing City’s Vibrancy and Opportunities