Hong Kong Fashion Fest Preview Launches Inaugural Fashion Design Week with Major Cultural Events Ahead

Preview of Hong Kong Fashion Fest held today

The Hong Kong Fashion Fest Preview took place at Asia Society Hong Kong Center today (October 24) to raise the curtain on the inaugural Hong Kong Fashion Design Week. The preview was officiated by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung, and representatives of the organisers of the events.

Mr Yeung said, "Introduced by the Chief Executive in last year's Policy Address, the Hong Kong Fashion Design Week will be organised to consolidate fashion design events for promoting Hong Kong's fashion and textile design brands and reaffirming Hong Kong's position as a prime destination for hosting major cultural and creative events. The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency of my Bureau has been closely engaging stakeholders over the past year to realise the idea. The first Hong Kong Fashion Fest will be held between November 20 and December 4 at various locations in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Fashion Fest will be an annual signature event signifying Hong Kong as Asia's fashion design hub."

The Hong Kong Fashion Fest will be a platform for local, Mainland and overseas fashion designers and brands, as well as industry leaders and players, to enhance collaboration within Hong Kong's fashion design industries with the rest of the world in expanding market development. The Hong Kong Fashion Fest injects new elements to create synergy for different fashion design activities, enhancing the profile of local fashion design and showcasing the soft power of Hong Kong in fashion design.

The Hong Kong Fashion Fest is set to take place in venues spanning various cultural landmarks and iconic design and fashion locations in Hong Kong. The event presents a full agenda of different fashion design happenings. It is anticipated that the Hong Kong Fashion Fest will attract over 150 000 participants from the fashion design industries and the public from over 15 countries or regions. Event details under the Hong Kong Fashion Fest is available in the annex.

Preview of Hong Kong Fashion Fest held today Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Preview of Hong Kong Fashion Fest held today Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Preview of Hong Kong Fashion Fest held today Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Buildings Department follows up on incident of broken glass cladding at external wall of Citywalk

Upon notification by the Police at about 7.30pm last night (October 24) regarding the incident of broken glass cladding at the external wall of Citywalk, Tsuen Wan, staff of the Buildings Department (BD) was immediately deployed to carry out site inspection and found that a piece of glass cladding of about 3m by 2m at the external wall of the fifth floor of the building facing Wo Tik Street was broken. No obvious danger to the overall building structure was noted.

As instructed by the staff of the BD, the property management company (PMC) of the building has arranged a contractor to remove the remaining loosen pieces of glass last night and would arrange inspection to the other glass cladding and carry out necessary repair as soon as possible to ensure public safety. The BD will issue an investigation order to require the owner to appoint an authorised person to conduct investigation and submit an investigation report together with a remedial proposal. The BD would maintain contact with the PMC to monitor the progress of the investigation and repair works.

The affected pavement is temporarily fenced off. The BD will continue to follow up the matter to ensure public safety.

The BD has specific requirements on the quality and construction of glass cladding. For example, the testing of materials and procedures before installation should comply with the relevant statutory requirements.

The BD emphasised that it is the responsibility of owners to ensure the safety of their buildings. Timely repair and maintenance of private buildings is the basic responsibility of owners. They may also be liable to criminal prosecution and civil proceedings if the building dilapidation causes damage to property or injury to persons.