Chinese New Year Reception in Singapore

The Director of the HKETO in Singapore, Mr Bruno Luk, gives welcome remarks at the reception. He highlights the immense opportunities offered to Hong Kong under the “Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area”.

The Director of HKETO, Mr Bruno Luk (third left); Counsellor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Singapore, Mr Pan Zejun (second left); the Chairman of the Hong Kong Singapore Business Association, Mr Dennis Chiu (third right); the Director of Singapore, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Ms Vivienne Chee (first left); the Senior Manager of Hong Kong Tourism Board, Ms Amy Lam (second right); and the Chief of Staff, APEC Secretariat, Ms Irene Sim (first right), propose a toast at the reception.

Guests of different ethnicity and cultures join the “lo-hei” tradition to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Some 300 guests from the diplomatic, business, academic and cultural circles, as well as the local Hong Kong community, have a joyous evening at the historical landmark of the Clifford Pier at the Fullerton Bay Hotel.

The Director of HKETO, Mr Bruno Luk (right), pictured with guests from the cultural circle.

A group of Hong Kong young musicians, led by erhu player Chan Pik-sum and harmonica virtuoso Cy Leo Ho, gives a Chinese and Western music cross-over performance, fully demonstrating the creative charm of Hong Kong young music makers.

Erhu player Chan Pik-sum (third right) pictured with guests who are impressed by the amazing performance of the young musicians from Hong Kong.

Chinese New Year Reception in Singapore

February 22, 2019

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Singapore celebrated the Chinese New Year of the Pig with some 300 guests from the diplomatic, business, academic and cultural circles, as well as the local Hong Kong community, in a reception held at the Fullerton Bay Hotel on the eighteenth day of the Lunar New Year.

In his welcoming speech, the Director of the HKETO in Singapore, Mr Bruno Luk, presented a promising outlook of Hong Kong’s economy in the coming year, highlighting the “Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” recently promulgated by the Central Government of China. He also talked about Hong Kong’s soft power such as cultural and creative industries which had been a key growth driver in recent years. He said the HKSAR Government had been putting a lot of efforts to establish Hong Kong’s position as an international cultural metropolis, nurture and support the development of local arts groups and artists; and strengthen our cultural co-operation and exchanges with other areas of China as well as overseas countries.

Over the years, the HKETO has supported a number of Hong Kong arts groups to perform in Singapore. A group of Hong Kong young musicians, led by erhu player Chan Pik-sum and harmonica virtuoso Cy Leo Ho, were invited to perform at the reception. Guests were fascinated by their Chinese and Western music cross-over performance, which fully demonstrated the creative charm of Hong Kong young music makers.

Link: Read his full speech here.

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