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14 April, 2011
Trilateral Cultural Exchange Gains Further Momentum
with the Establishment of the Cultural Professional
Committee of the Guangdong Association for the
Promotion of Cooperation between
Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.
The Cultural Professional Committee of the Guangdong Association for the Promotion of Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao was established on April 11 in Guangzhou, with the Art & Culture Committee of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) as its founding group committee members. Among those attending the inaugural ceremony was the chairman of the Art & Culture Committee of the CGCC and CEO & Director of Dim Sum TV, Mr. Kit Szeto.
Mr. Kit Szeto signing his name in front of the electronic screen upon his arrival.
The Cultural Professional Committee is a non-governmental organization under the auspices of the Guangdong Association for the Promotion of Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, with a mandate to promote closer cultural collaboration between the three regions. In addition to providing policy advice to the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao on cultural cooperation, the committee will also take the lead in facilitating trilateral exchange and collaboration on efforts to explore, study and enrich southern Guangdong culture. At the same time, it will also assist in the strengthening of the professional service platform for civilian cultural enterprises in Guangdong and the broadening of the channels for direct financing, paving the way for successful civilian cultural enterprises to raise capital through public listing in Hong Kong.
The Honorary Director, Consultant and other members of the Cultural Professional Committee receiving their certificates of appointment from Ms. Zhao Yufang, Vice Governor of Guangdong Province. Third from left is Mr. Ng See-yuen, Consultant and Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, sixth from right is Mr. Fang Jianhong, Honorary Director and Director of the Culture Department of Guangdong Province, and fourth from right is Ms. Bai Ling, Consultant and Party Secretary of CPC, Southern Media Group.
According to Mr. Kit Szeto, a consensus exists between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao on the need to build a platform for trilateral cultural exchange. It is high on Dim Sum TV’s list of priorities, and he looks forward to the beginning of the next phase of the project.
From right to left: Director and CEO of Dim Sum TV, Mr. Kit Szeto; the Director General, Mr. Tan Juntie and Deputy Director General, Ms. Jin Ping of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of Guangdong Province; Controller of the Public Affairs Department of Dim Sum TV, Ms. Lynna Qi.
Guangdong’s Association for the Promotion of Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao was founded in 2009 as a standard-bearer for civilian initiatives. The Cultural Professional Committee is the third of its professional committees to be formed, after the Financial Professional Committee and the Advisory Committee.
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