Flowerworks on the Water: Stunning Light Installation Celebrates National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong.

Lighting installation "Flowerworks on the Water" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival 2025

A lighting installation entitled "Flowerworks on the Water", presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, is on display from today (September 26) until October 19 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza to celebrate the National Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival, coinciding with the 15th National Games (NG), the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (NSOG). The installation features the emblem and adorable mascots Xiyangyang and Lerongrong of the 15th NG, NGD and NSOG to create an iconic landmark for check-in photos, offering a visual feast that blends art and sports.

"Flowerworks on the Water", a lighting installation offering a dynamic visual experience, is designed and created by local multimedia art studio Napp Studio & Architects. With layered sculpturing and vibrant lighting, 13 sport pictograms of the NG, NGD and NSOG shine and dance within circular, triangular, and rhomboid mirrored lightboxes to give a vivid representation of the rhythmic movements and the beauty of dynamism in sports. The installation also transforms torches into huge metallic petals floating on the water, enhanced with lighting effects to resemble brilliant fireworks in the air. In addition, the central emblem and mascots interact with the surrounding lightboxes of dynamic sport pictograms through an interplay of light and shadow, embodying the spirit of "unity, perseverance and celebration".

The display will be lit from 6.30pm to 11pm daily and extended to midnight on the Mid-Autumn Day (October 6). To avoid overcrowding on the Mid-Autumn Day, members of the public are advised to schedule their visits for other dates during the display period. An inclusive performance titled "We Dance, We Care" will also be held on September 28 at 3pm at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Foyer.

In addition to "Flowerworks on the Water", the Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival 2025 will be held at Victoria Park from September 30 to October 7, featuring dazzling lanterns of different themes. There will also be a wide range of activities at the carnival, including an NG Interactive Zone, a Mid-Autumn Market, a fire dragon dance, traditional handicraft demonstrations, self-service lantern riddles and more. For more details, please visit the event webpage: www.cpo.gov.hk/zh-hk/event/tc-mid-autumn-lantern-carnival-2025, or call 2591 1340.

The Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival 2025 is one of the programmes of the Chinese Culture Festival 2025 and one of the contribution programmes of the 5th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival.

Lighting installation "Flowerworks on the Water" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival 2025 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lighting installation "Flowerworks on the Water" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival 2025 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lighting installation "Flowerworks on the Water" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival 2025 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lighting installation "Flowerworks on the Water" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival 2025 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Government launches consultation work on improving complaint handling mechanism of MCHK

To improve the complaint handling mechanism of the Medical Council of Hong Kong (MCHK), the Government will introduce a bill to the Legislative Council in the first half of this year to amend the Medical Registration Ordinance. The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, chaired the first consultation meeting today (January 16) to meet with representatives of patient groups and listen to their views.

Professor Lo said, "Members of the public have very high expectations of the MCHK in actively discharging their primary responsibility of safeguarding doctors' professional standards and ethical conduct. Patient groups are important stakeholders. They offered highly constructive suggestions at today's meeting. I look forward to continuing in-depth discussions with other stakeholders to explore proposals to improve the complaint handling mechanism of the MCHK, with a view to maintaining public trust in the medical profession."

At the request of the Secretary for Health, the MCHK earlier submitted a report on improving its complaint handling mechanism to the Health Bureau. The Health Bureau is reviewing the report and the supplementary information subsequently provided by the MCHK, and will consider the report's recommendations and the operational needs of the MCHK in proposing amendments to the Ordinance.

The Health Bureau will continue the consultation work by meeting with professional bodies and relevant stakeholders shortly to listen to their views.

Government launches consultation work on improving complaint handling mechanism of MCHK Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases