SHYA Represents Hong Kong to Attend Public Fuxi Commemoration Ceremony 2026 in Gansu Province

SHYA attends Public Fuxi Commemoration Ceremony 2026 in Gansu Province

The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, today (June 21) attended the Public Fuxi Commemoration Ceremony 2026 in Tianshui City in Gansu Province on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.

Fuxi is a representative figure of the cultural ancestor of the Chinese nation, and the Public Fuxi Commemoration Ceremony is of great significance to Chinese national identity. The Taihao Fuxi Commemoration Ceremony was inscribed in the first batch of the national list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2006. To promote Chinese traditional culture, the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, and the Gansu Provincial People's Government jointly organised the Public Fuxi Commemoration Ceremony annually on the Summer Solstice in June. It is a long-standing and important festival retained by Gansu Province.

To complement this cultural event of the Public Fuxi Commemoration Ceremony, Tianshui City organised an exchange concert with the Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensemble this year, to deepen regional cultural collaboration and expand the cultural dissemination landscape. Miss Mak expressed gratitude for the invitation to enjoy a wonderful performance by a group of talented young musicians from Hong Kong. She said she believes that the performance is of profound significance as it fosters exchange and mutual learning in history and culture, and celebrates the breadth and depth of traditional Chinese culture.

Miss Mak expressed her deepest appreciation for being invited to attend this meaningful event again, believing that participating in the ceremony would allow one to profoundly experience the significance of Chinese people sharing the same root and inheriting the common historical culture. Miss Mak said that Hong Kong youths were specially invited to join the delegation to participate in the ceremony, and she was delighted to see the strong Fuxi culture in Gansu and the younger generation inheriting thousands of years of Chinese civilisation and becoming the successors of Chinese culture. Miss Mak added that participation in the Public Fuxi Commemoration Ceremony enabled the younger generation of Hong Kong to experience the historical and cultural richness, as well as the rapid development of the nation, thereby enhancing their sense of identity and pride in Chinese culture.

During her visit to Tianshui City, Miss Mak met with the Executive Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Xu Qifang; the Secretary of the CPC Gansu Provincial Committee and Director of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial People's Congress, Mr Hu Changsheng; and the Governor of Gansu Province, Mr Ren Zhenhe.

Miss Mak will conclude her visit to Gansu Province and proceed to Fujian Province this afternoon. She will return to Hong Kong on June 23.

The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, today (June 21) attended the Public Fuxi Commemoration Ceremony 2026 in Tianshui City in Gansu Province on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. Photo shows Miss Mak (second row, first left) presenting flowers at the Ceremony. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, today (June 21) attended the Public Fuxi Commemoration Ceremony 2026 in Tianshui City in Gansu Province on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. Photo shows Miss Mak (second left) presenting flowers at the Ceremony. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, today (June 21) attended the Public Fuxi Commemoration Ceremony 2026 in Tianshui City in Gansu Province on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. Photo shows Miss Mak (second row, first left) presenting flowers at the Ceremony. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

FS to visit Dalian and Xi'an

The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, will depart for visits to Dalian and Xi'an tomorrow afternoon (June 22).

Mr Chan will lead a delegation of more than 30 people to attend the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026, also known as the Summer Davos forum, to be held in Dalian from June 23 to 25. Delegation members include senior management personnel from the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES), Invest Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited (HKIC), the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, Cyberport and the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, as well as heads of innovation and technology enterprises nurtured by them or attracted from overseas, covering areas such as artificial intelligence, biomedical technology, new energy technology and advanced manufacturing. Organisations including Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) will also send representatives to attend the Annual Meeting. During the Annual Meeting, Mr Chan will attend a number of thematic sessions, deliver speeches and participate in discussions. The delegation will also attend a number of business exchange and enterprise matching activities.

The Annual Meeting of the New Champions brings together leaders from government, business, think tanks and academia, as well as representatives of international organisations. Under the theme of "Innovating at Scale" this year, the Annual Meeting will gather more than 1 700 guests from over 90 countries and regions to focus discussions on issues including changes in the global trade and industrial landscape, China's economic development, technological output and economic benefits, inclusive growth, and energy and climate transition, contributing wisdom to the recovery and growth of the world economy.

During his stay in Dalian, Mr Chan will meet with leaders of relevant central ministries and commissions, Liaoning Province and Dalian Municipality, as well as political and business leaders from different places.

From June 25 to 27, Mr Chan will proceed to Xi'an for a visit. During his stay in Xi'an, he will call on leaders of Shaanxi Province and Xi'an Municipality, and visit a local university, where he will deliver a speech to introduce Hong Kong's latest development; the functions Hong Kong will perform under the National 15th Five-Year Plan, especially the development and planning of its financial, trade, shipping, and innovation and technology centres, and an international hub for high-calibre talent, as well as the new opportunities brought about by its own high-quality development. He will also attend the inaugural Western Commercial Aerospace Conference, organised by the Chinese Society of Astronautics and the Commercial Space Innovation Consortium, on June 27, and deliver a speech at the event.

During his stay in Xi'an, Mr Chan will also hold a symposium with representatives of innovation and technology enterprises and visit a number of innovation and technology enterprises. Senior management personnel from OASES, the HKIC and HKEX will take part in the Xi'an programme to attract enterprises and investment.

Mr Chan will return to Hong Kong in the evening of June 27. During his absence from Hong Kong, the Deputy Financial Secretary, Mr Michael Wong, will act as Financial Secretary.

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