Participatory Theatre 'Post Capitalistic Auction' Comes to Hong Kong City Hall This November

Asia+ Festival's "Post Capitalistic Auction" opens today, commencing vast array of extension activities

"Post Capitalistic Auction", a participatory theatre production under the Asia+ Festival, will be staged at Hong Kong City Hall Theatre on November 16 and 17. The production is accompanied by a series of extension activities including guided tours, art student roundtables and a panel discussion, which will take place November 14 to 18 at Hong Kong City Hall Exhibition Hall. The events are presented by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

"Post Capitalistic Auction" is an unconventional yet authentic auction created by Mainland artist Jingyi Wang and local curator Kyle Chung. Audiences can bid for their favourite artworks in new ways other than money, such as barter (in either tangible or intangible terms), a career opportunity for the artist, a deep understanding of the artwork and many more possibilities, before taking the art pieces home.

At a limited auction preview held today (November 13), Wang and Chung first explained the creative concepts behind this experimental auction, before walking visitors through eight works of art crafted by local and overseas artists, which will be put up for bidding at the actual auctions on November 16 and 17. Artists in attendance today, namely France's Maurice Benayoun and local practitioners Carla Chan, Wu Jiaru, Chan Wai-lap and William Lim, also shared their feelings of being part of this alternative auction.

An auction showcase and guided tours will be held from November 14 to 18, when audiences will be introduced to the participating artists, their works and more. Moreover, art student roundtables, moderated by local scholar-curator Wong Ka-ying, will take place on November 14 and 15 respectively for students of related fields to re-examine the nature and future of art. The entire programme will culminate in a panel discussion on November 18, where seasoned artist-curators Hou Hanru and Isaac Leung together with Wang and Chung will share their insights on the "Post Capitalistic Auction" Hong Kong edition. For details, please refer toasiaplus.gov.hk/2024/en/post-capitalistic-auction.

Free seating tickets for the participatory theatre production "Post Capitalistic Auction" are priced at $420, whereas guided tour tickets are $60. Admission to other activities is free. Tickets are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288, or use the mobile ticketing app "URBTIX".

The second Asia+ Festival is running from September to November, highlighting the arts and cultures of nearly 30 Asian and Belt and Road countries or regions. Apart from stage programmes, there are also thematic exhibitions, an outdoor carnival, film screenings, outreach activities and more, numbering over 100 in total. For programme enquiries or concessionary schemes, please call 2370 1044 or visitasiaplus.gov.hk/2024/en.

Asia+ Festival's "Post Capitalistic Auction" opens today, commencing vast array of extension activities Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Asia+ Festival's "Post Capitalistic Auction" opens today, commencing vast array of extension activities Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Asia+ Festival's "Post Capitalistic Auction" opens today, commencing vast array of extension activities Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Asia+ Festival's "Post Capitalistic Auction" opens today, commencing vast array of extension activities Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Asia+ Festival's "Post Capitalistic Auction" opens today, commencing vast array of extension activities Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Asia+ Festival's "Post Capitalistic Auction" opens today, commencing vast array of extension activities Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

SCMA visits Hungary to promote development opportunities in GBA

The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, and the Commissioner for the Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Ms Maisie Chan, are currently on duty visit to Hungary to promote the development opportunities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).

Mr Tsang arrived in Budapest, Hungary on May 15 (Hungary time) and called on the Chinese Ambassador to Hungary, Mr Gong Tao. Today (May 16) he met with the State Secretary for Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Ms Boglárka Illés, and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Dr Lajos Oláh, to share views on issues relating to the promotion of exchange and collaboration between Hong Kong and Hungary.

Mr Tsang also attended today the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area - Europe (Hungary) Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference jointly organised by the People's Government of Guangdong Province, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Macao Special Administrative Region Government to promote the business opportunities brought about by the GBA to the European business community, and Hong Kong's position as a GBA's international entry point and roles as a "super connector" and "super value-adder". Speaking at the conference, he encouraged enterprises and talents to capitalise on Hong Kong's unique advantages of having staunch support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world by establishing foothold in the city and tapping into the huge market of the GBA, and to turn challenges into endless opportunities under the current international situation.

Mr Tsang emphasised that under "one country, two systems", Hong Kong would continue to maintain its status as a free port, implement a free trade policy, maintain the free flow of capital, goods, people and information, and firmly support a rules-based multilateral trading system.

Mr Tsang will depart for Cairo, Egypt, on May 17 to attend the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area - Africa (Egypt) Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference to be held there. He will return to Hong Kong on May 19.

SCMA visits Hungary to promote development opportunities in GBA Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

SCMA visits Hungary to promote development opportunities in GBA Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

SCMA visits Hungary to promote development opportunities in GBA Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

SCMA visits Hungary to promote development opportunities in GBA Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

SCMA visits Hungary to promote development opportunities in GBA Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases