Greater Bay Area Exhibition Launches to Highlight Opportunities for Hong Kong Youth at Local Universities

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office stages roving exhibition at universities to showcase Greater Bay Area opportunities

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office under the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau is staging a Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) roving exhibition from today (January 12) until late March on the campuses of eight universities and at the Civic Education Resource Centre of Youth Square. The aim of the exhibition is to introduce to university students and young people the significant opportunities that GBA development presents for the youth of Hong Kong.

A spokesman for the Office said thatthe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government proactively aligns with the 15th Five-Year Plan, deeply engages in the development of the GBA, and better integrates into and serves the overall national development. The Government of the HKSAR attaches great importance to youth development and has continued to introduce a number of policy measures in various areas to support Hong Kong young people in grasping opportunities for internships, employment and entrepreneurship in the GBA, and encourage them to realise their aspirations on a bigger stage.

This year's roving exhibition kicked off today at Youth Square, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University and the Education University of Hong Kong. The exhibition offers rich information including the introduction of policy measures in different areas of the GBA, support programmes and facilitation arrangements for Hong Kong young people, various on-the-ground support services provided by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Promotion Centre as well as diversified channels for obtaining the latest practical information about the GBA, to help young people seize the numerous opportunities in the GBA.

The roving exhibition has received venue support from the eight universities and the Civic Education Resource Centre of Youth Square. Details on the exhibition are as follows:

Exhibition period

Location

January 12 - March 20, 2026

Civic Education Resource Centre, 7/F, Youth Square#

January 12 - 18, 2026

Benjamin Franklin Centre, the Chinese University of Hong Kong*

January 12- 23, 2026

Au Shue Hung Memorial Library, Shaw Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University

January 12 - 23, 2026

Central Facilities Building, Tai Po Campus of the Education University of Hong Kong*

January 19 - 30, 2026

Atrium, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

January 30 - February 10, 2026

4/F, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong*

March 5 - 12, 2026

Kin Sun Square, Lingnan University

March 9 - 20, 2026

Centennial Campus, the University of Hong Kong*

March 9 - 20, 2026

FG Wing Podium, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University*

# Open from 9am to 6pm (closed on public holidays).

* Valid staff card, student card or registration is required for entry to the campus. Please refer to the specific regulations of each campus.

Chinese Mainland Film Panorama 2026 opens tonight

The opening ceremony for the Chinese Mainland Film Panorama 2026 was held tonight (October 6) at Hong Kong City Hall, followed by a screening of the opening animation "Nobody" (2025).

The Under Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Raistlin Lau; the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Publicity, Cultural and Sports Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Lin Nan; the Chairman of the Southern Film Culture Foundation and General Manager of the Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd, Mr Ding Kai; the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Ms Manda Chan; the Chairman of the South China Film Industry Workers Union, Mr Cheung Hong-tat; the chief planner and producer of the opening film, Cui Wei, and the supervising producer and art director of the film, Chen Liaoyu, officiated at the opening ceremony.

The Panorama is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) and the Southern Film Culture Foundation in association with the Sil-Metropole Organisation Ltd, the China Film Foundation and the South China Film Industry Workers Union, and is supported by the Bauhinia Culture Group. Twelve feature films, some accompanied by short films, will be shown at Hong Kong City Hall, the Hong Kong Film Archive, the Hong Kong Space Museum, North District Town Hall, the East Kowloon Cultural Centre and the Rayson Huang Theatre of the University of Hong Kong from today to November 15.

The opening animation "Nobody" reimagines a spin-off story from the classic epic "Journey to the West", following a band of nameless little monsters on an adventure that mirrors workplace setbacks, dilemmas in life, and the determination to pursue dreams.

Other selected films include "Laughing to Die" (2015), "Like Winds, Like Weeds" (2023), "The Midsummer's Voice" (2024), "Linka Linka" (2025), "Chongqing Hot Pot" (2016), "My Dear Liar" (2019), "A Long Shot" (2024), "Hi, Mom" (2021), "Escape from the 21st Century" (2024), and the animated features "Into the Mortal World" (2024) and "The Legend of Hei II" (2025).

Screenings of "Into the Mortal World" and "Hi, Mom" will be free of charge. Tickets of the other films priced at $75 are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288. For programme enquiries, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/fp/en/listing.html?id=96 or call 2734 2900.

The Chinese Mainland Film Panorama 2026 is one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit www.ccpo.gov.hk/en.

Chinese Mainland Film Panorama 2026 opens tonight Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Chinese Mainland Film Panorama 2026 opens tonight Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases