Speech by SCST at opening ceremony of City University of Hong Kong's "City Quest" programme
Following is the speech by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, at the opening ceremony of City University of Hong Kong's "City Quest" programme today (July 12):
Chairman Ngai (Council Chairman of City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Mr Michael Ngai), 屈總 (Vice President and Chairman of the Group Technology Committee, Xiaomi Corporation, Mr Qu Heng), distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,
Good morning. It is my great pleasure to be in the CityU today for the opening ceremony of the "City Quest 尋城記" programme.
Today, we gather here to mark the official launch of a visionary community engagement programme that embodies the spirit of "tourism is everywhere",「香港無處不旅遊」. I was particularly impressed that this programme is inviting every member of the public to become a storyteller of our city through the "hands" by sharing personal narratives about Hong Kong, through the "feet" by becoming docent ambassadors and through the "eyes" by capturing the beauty of Hong Kong. This resonates with what I have been advocating ever since assuming the post as Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, which is "Everyone is a tourism ambassador", 「人人都是旅遊大使」.
With the travel patterns and traveller preferences progressing into more in-depth explorations, the Working Group on Developing Tourist Hotspots, as led by the Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, with myself as Deputy Leader, has recently announced nine hotspot projects to offer new and more in-depth tourist experiences, with one project in Old Town Central and the other in Kowloon City. The Old Town Central project will take the Central to Mid-Levels Escalator as a conduit connecting various offerings in the vicinity to guide visitors to explore the beauty of our alleys and streets. On the other hand, the Kowloon City project features the "Kowloon Walled City: A Cinematic Journey" Movie Set Exhibition as the starting point to extend visitors' experience further in the district. Through these projects, we encourage visitors to experience Hong Kong's authentic local flavour from widened perspectives. I am confident that the "City Quest" programme will complement our hotspot projects to curate more fascinating experiences to a wider audience, thereby bringing more visitors to the unique beauty of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is an international tourist city with significant advantages in developing city walk routes, with our diverse gourmet food, high accessibility and efficient transportation system. I wish the "City Quest 尋城記" programme a success and would love to see more efforts of this kind from different stakeholders in the community in promoting the Hong Kong neighbourhoods.
Before I close, I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to City University of Hong Kong and its partners for organising this meaningful programme to promote Hong Kong from fresh perspectives. Thank you very much.
