Hong Kong Week 2025 Kicks Off in Seoul with Cultural Events and Culinary Highlights

2025-09-26 20:54 Last Updated At：23:23

SCST begins visit to Seoul

The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, today (September 26) began her visit to Seoul, Republic of Korea, and kicked off a series of exciting programmes of Hong Kong Week 2025@Seoul (HK Week@Seoul).

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SCST begins visit to Seoul Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

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SCST begins visit to Seoul Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

In the morning, Miss Law attended a mega event promotion session and luncheon hosted by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. She highlighted numerous Hong Kong's annual mega events to more than a hundred media, tourism and aviation industry representatives and social media influencers, particularly the enhanced version of the Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival. The event will take place from October 23 to 26 at the Central Harbourfront, bringing together top-notch wine and cuisine from around the globe and attracting gourmets and wine lovers worldwide. In November and December, Hong Kong Cyclothon and Hong Kong WinterFest will also be held.

Afterwards, Miss Law paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Korea, Mr Dai Bing. During the meeting, she reported the recent work of the Culture, Sports, and Tourism Bureau and outlined plans on fostering exchanges and collaboration between Hong Kong and Korea. Mr Dai also shared his insights into cultural and tourism collaboration between China and Korea, highlighting potential opportunities for co-operation between the two places.

In the afternoon, Miss Law visited the travelling exhibition "Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now" at the Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul. Co-organised by M+ and Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul, the exhibition is a comprehensive overview of the important trajectories in Lee's practice from the late 1990s to the present, bringing together approximately 150 works. These works highlight Lee's sustained investigation into utopian modernity, the relationship between people and technology, and humanity's aspirations and failures in its enduring pursuit of perfection and progress.

Miss Law also met with the Deputy Minister for Public Communication, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Republic of Korea, Mr Yu Byung-chae. Miss Law said that as an East-meets-West Centre for International Cultural Exchange, Hong Kong is committed to develop cultural infrastructure and establish international platforms to facilitate cultural exchange. She hopes to foster closer connections between Hong Kong and Korea, and enhance co-operation opportunities in different fields. Both sides recognised that Hong Kong and Korea enjoy close and vibrant cultural connections spanning the fields of arts, pop culture, film, fashion and design, among others.

In the evening, Miss Law attended the opening programme of HK Week@Seoul, "Romeo + Juliet". Performed by the Hong Kong Ballet, the dance drama is choreographer Septime Webre's reinterpretation of Shakespeare's classic love story set in 1960s Hong Kong, showcasing the city's East-meets-West artistic style.

HK Week@Seoul brings together a number of Hong Kong's top cultural and artistic talents, featuring performances by major performing arts groups that showcase the city's excellence in stage production. The festival also includes three visual arts exhibitions, highlighting a selection of Wu Guanzhong's paintings from the Hong Kong Museum of Art, alongside showcases themed around comics and fashion design. In addition, a series of popular Hong Kong films will be screened, allowing the audience to appreciate Hong Kong's diverse and vibrant arts from multiple perspectives.

Miss Law will continue her visit in Seoul tomorrow (September 27).

Customs YES and QMN Host Youth Entrepreneurship Exploration Day in Shenzhen

Customs YES organises Shenzhen Qianhai Youth Entrepreneurship Exploration Day

Customs YES organised the Customs YES X QMN Shenzhen Qianhai Youth Entrepreneurship Exploration Day in collaboration with the partnering organisation Quality Management Network (QMN) today (January 17). Led by the Assistant Commissioner (Administration and Human Resource Development) of Customs and Excise, Ms Phoebe Wong, a delegation of 51 youth from Customs YES and QMN visited innovation and technology (I&T) companies and a start-up incubation base in Qianhai, Shenzhen, to gain insights into the latest developments in the low-altitude economy and explore youth entrepreneurship opportunities in the Greater Bay Area.

The delegation first visited a Drone Education Experience Centre in Shenzhen to learn about the latest developments in aerial photography technology, including its applications in power system inspection and emergency rescue. In addition, under the guidance of professional instructors, the participants took part in a robotics competition and experienced drone operation.

The delegation then visited the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation and Entrepreneur Hub, where they learned about various facilitation measures supporting Hong Kong and Macao youth in pursuing entrepreneurship and career development on the Chinese Mainland. The participants also interacted with representatives of Hong Kong I&T start-up enterprises based at the hub to learn more about the latest developments in the low-altitude economy, and visited the Hong Kong Youth Short-Term Apartments which offers one-stop accommodation services for Hong Kong youth.

Customs YES will continue to organise various exchange activities to deepen youth's understanding on the latest developments in the country and Hong Kong's opportunities and contributions along the course.