The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (Brussels ETO) supported the Italian tour of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts' (HKAPA) School of Chinese Opera, which presented performances in Piacenza, Urbino, Pesaro and Siena from November 10 to 14.
Speaking at the finale performance by HKAPA in Siena on November 14, the Deputy Representative of Brussels ETO, Miss Fiona Li said, "Hong Kong bears a rich cultural soul rooted in both Chinese heritage and Western influence." She thanked HKAPA for bringing Cantonese Opera to Italy, a living and unique traditional art form that blends music, drama, and movement, and recognised by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. "Impressing the international audience with their dedication and artistry, HKAPA's tour has showcased Hong Kong's growing role as a regional art-and-culture hub," she remarked.
She highlighted the infrastructure the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has heavily invested in, such as the Hong Kong Palace Museum, which celebrates Chinese art and history, and the Xiqu Centre, which is dedicated to preserving the rich tradition of Chinese theatre and Cantonese Opera.
The performance in Siena on November 14 was a special collaboration with the renowned Fondazione Accademia Musicale Chigiana (Chigiana Music Academy). The performance featured several classical scenes from Cantonese Opera, offering audiences an engaging encounter with the art form’s revival in a contemporary setting.
HKETO Brussels supports Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts' Cantonese Opera Tour in Italy Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
HKETO Brussels supports Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts' Cantonese Opera Tour in Italy Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
HKETO Brussels supports Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts' Cantonese Opera Tour in Italy Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Police National Security Department arrests one man
The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force (NSD) took enforcement actions in Sheung Shui today (December 6) and arrested a 71-year-old local man, for being suspected of "prejudicing of investigation of offences endangering national security" and "doing an act that has a seditious intention with a seditious intention" in contravention of Section 88 and 24 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance respectively.
Investigation revealed that the arrested man was suspected of disclosing details of a case endangering national security, after assisting with the investigation conducted earlier by NSD officers. He was also suspected of publishing multiple videos with seditious intention online, with content provoking hatred towards the Central Authorities, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Judiciary.
The man is being detained for further enquiries.
Police took law enforcement actions based on evidence and in accordance with the actual circumstances, and applied Section 88 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance for the first time. The article stipulated that if a person knows or suspects that an investigation of an offence endangering national security is being conducted, the person with intent to prejudice the investigation; or being reckless as to whether the investigation will be prejudiced, without reasonable excuse or lawful authority, makes any disclosure; or the person knowing or suspecting that any material is likely to be relevant to the investigation; and with intent to conceal the facts disclosed by the material from persons conducting the investigation, without reasonable excuse, falsifies, conceals, destroys or otherwise disposes of the material, or causes or permits the material to be falsified, concealed, destroyed or otherwise disposed of, commits an offence. Offenders shall be liable to imprisonment for seven years upon conviction.
Police remind members of the public that "doing an act that has a seditious intention with a seditious intention" is also a serious offence. Offenders shall be liable to imprisonment for seven years on first conviction.
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