London ETO supports Odyssey 2024 film festival
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) supported the Odyssey 2024 film festival which presents 25 screenings of Hong Kong films in six cities across the United Kingdom (UK) from September 16 to October 16, 2024 (London time). A reception was held on September 16 before the opening screening of "Chungking Express (4K restoration)", with the presence of the Mayor of Lambeth, Councillor John-Paul Ennis, and over 60 guests from the local cultural and business sectors. The opening screening attracted over 150 supporters of the Hong Kong cinema.
The Director-General of the London ETO, Mr Gilford Law, delivered a virtual speech to kick-start the film festival. Mr Law said, "The Odyssey film festival is one of the largest of its kind supported by the London ETO, featuring 25 screenings of Hong Kong films across six cities - London, Cambridge, Liverpool, Hereford, Farnham, and Sheffield. This year's festival offers a diverse showcase of Hong Kong's cinematic achievements, including the opening film, director Wong Kar-wai's iconic 'Chungking Express', celebrating its 30th anniversary. The festival provides UK audiences with a unique opportunity to explore Hong Kong's vibrant film culture."
"Hong Kong is an international hub for cultural and creative industries with promising development opportunities. With our unique status and strengths under 'one country, two systems', also capitalising on our sophisticated fusion of East and West, we are determined to become a hub for arts and cultural exchanges between China and the rest of the world, as supported by the National 14th Five-Year Plan," he added.
Odyssey film festival is an annual event presented by UK-China Film Collab, a non-profit organisation based in the UK. The Odyssey 2024film festival presents over 60 films via cinemas and online platform, as well as other programmes including discussion panels and Q&As.
London ETO supports Odyssey 2024 film festival Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
London ETO supports Odyssey 2024 film festival Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
London ETO supports Odyssey 2024 film festival Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
London ETO supports Odyssey 2024 film festival Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Bus Parade cum Exhibition for Celebrating 75th Anniversary of Founding of People's Republic of China - free exhibition admission tickets open for registration tomorrow
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Transport Department (TD) today (September 19) announced that a bus parade cum exhibition will be held from October 19 to 22 to engage with the public to witness the development of bus services to celebrate the occasion.
The bus parade cum exhibition will feature buses from the past and present. Co-organising the event, three franchised bus operators (FBOs) will each present different types of bus models in the parade to be held on the morning of October 19. They will depart from Victoria Park in Causeway Bay for Central Ferry Piers along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island. Members of the public are welcome to enjoy the sight of the buses along the route across the districts. On the afternoon of the same day, a four-day exhibition will be held at the soccer pitches of Victoria Park, featuring a number of retired and in-service buses (including the newly introduced new-energy buses), as well as various kinds of bus service-related memorabilia.
A spokesman for the TD said, "Buses have been one of the most popular modes of public transport in the city. As the first bus parade cum exhibition to be held by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government amid National Day celebrations, the public can take the opportunity to view the various bus models and valuable exhibits contributed by FBOs in one go, and review the development of franchised bus services in Hong Kong over the past 75 years, which is an invaluable opportunity and of great significance. Members of the public are welcome to join the event and share the joy of the celebrations together."
Admission is free for the bus exhibition. Members of the public may register and pre-book the date and time slot of their visits through Cityline (www.cityline.com) from 11am tomorrow (September 20). Quotas are limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Upon successful registration, they can visit the exhibition with a QR code at the selected time slot. Each visitor can obtain one commemorative ticket on-site. Details of the bus parade will be announced later.
The bus parade and exhibition is fully supported by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). The TD will present the development of bus services and event details through RTHK's various platforms and programmes, the media and the social media during the following month. The public may refer to the TD's website (www.td.gov.hk), Agent T Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AgentT.hk) and Cityline’s website or mobile application for the latest updates.
