GFS open day promotes National Security Education Day
To promote the National Security Education Day, the Government Flying Service (GFS) held an open day today (April 13) at the GFS Kai Tak Division, taking the opportunity to raise public awareness of national security and deepen their understanding of the GFS's services, as well as its work and achievements in safeguarding national security.
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GFS open day promotes National Security Education Day Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
GFS open day promotes National Security Education Day Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
GFS open day promotes National Security Education Day Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
GFS open day promotes National Security Education Day Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
GFS open day promotes National Security Education Day Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
GFS open day promotes National Security Education Day Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
The open day featured interactive exhibition boards, national security-themed game booths, as well as virtual-reality and augmented-reality games to give members of the public a better understanding of GFS operations. The Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps performed a Chinese-style foot drill and gave a pipe band performance during the open day. As a concluding performance, a search-and-rescue flight demonstration was performed by a helicopter simulating a marine rescue operation, illustrating emergency response efforts by the GFS during life-saving missions.
More than 1 600 visitors joined the GFS Open Day. The Deputy Secretary for Justice, Dr Cheung Kwok-kwan, and the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, toured the open day and recognised the efforts and contributions by the GFS in safeguarding national security.
GFS open day promotes National Security Education Day Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
GFS open day promotes National Security Education Day Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
GFS open day promotes National Security Education Day Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
GFS open day promotes National Security Education Day Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
GFS open day promotes National Security Education Day Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
GFS open day promotes National Security Education Day Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum+ 2025 promotes cultural co-operation
Key event of the Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum+ 2025, Ministerial Panel, has been held this afternoon (April 22). Participating cultural ministers and senior officials from 17 countries joined the Panel. They exchanged views and shared experience on policies and measures to promote arts and cultural development. Organised in Hong Kong, the Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum+ 2025 further strengthens Hong Kong's position as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange.
The theme of the Forum is "Connect, Create, Engage: Bridging Cultures for All". Officiating at the Panel opening today, the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, highlighted that the world has undergone rapid and vigourous changes and technological advancement is something inevitable. A people-oriented approachshould be adoptedto promote the arts and cultural development, i.e. to connect more with people, to create more for people and to engage more people. Making good use of Hong Kong as an East meets-West centre for international cultural exchange and the largest art trading centre in Asia, Hong Kong will surely continue to work hard to make our name card more shiny and tell good stories of Hong Kong.
In addition to the speeches given by Miss Law and Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr Gao Zheng in the Panel, participating cultural ministers and senior officials from Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Korea, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam also took turns to speak.
The Acting Chief Executive, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, hosted the gala dinner for the delegations as well as local cultural leaders. Local musicians, all-inclusive orchestra and a cappella choir were invited by the forum to perform in the dinner, showcasing a blend of Chinese and Western traditional and contemporary music, demonstrating to the guests the diversified and vibrant of art and culture scene in Hong Kong.
In his speech at the dinner, Mr Chan pointed out that the Government has been actively fostering the city's development into an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange with the clear national support in the National 14th Five-Year Plan. With its unique advantage of blending Chinese and Western cultures and its extensive international connections, Hong Kong will become a "super connector" and "super value-adder" between the Mainland and the rest of the world.
The delegations attending the forum visited the Hong Kong Museum of Art and Oil Street Art Space (Oi!) yesterday (April 21). They will attend the plenary session and visit the Hong Kong Palace Museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District tomorrow (April 23).
The Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum has been held since 2003 with the aim of promoting cultural co-operation and exchanges among regions. Drawing on the success of past forums, this year's forum is themed "Connect, Create, Engage: Bridging Cultures for All" and has expanded its scale. In addition to inviting more Asian countries to participate, Belt and Road countries outside of Asia are invited to participate for the first time to further promote cultural exchanges with countries in the region.
Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum+ 2025 promotes cultural co-operation Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum+ 2025 promotes cultural co-operation Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum+ 2025 promotes cultural co-operation Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum+ 2025 promotes cultural co-operation Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum+ 2025 promotes cultural co-operation Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum+ 2025 promotes cultural co-operation Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum+ 2025 promotes cultural co-operation Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum+ 2025 promotes cultural co-operation Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
