On July 21, the "Integrating Chinese and Foreign Civilizations and Mutual Learning" Summit Forum for the Development of Sino-Foreign Cultural and Art Exchange Center in Hong Kong was held in Hong Kong.

Zhang Xu, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, attended and delivered a keynote speech. He stated that the National Art Fund will be fully open to Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions from 2021 for general project application, and Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Region art institutions and art workers can directly apply for funding projects.

He said that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism is also actively promoting cooperation between outstanding art examination institutions in the Mainland and Hong Kong institutions to carry out art training and examinations; together with the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, it has carefully studied the relevant policies for the evaluation of professional titles for Hong Kong and Macao literary and art workers, and included Hong Kong and Macao. National Art Series Title Evaluation System.

This is the central government's positive response to the urgent needs of Hong Kong's art development.

I hope that the majority of Hong Kong cultural and artistic workers will make good use of the above policies to unite and unite a group of Hong Kong cultural and artistic organizations and art workers dedicated to the inheritance and promotion of Chinese culture to help them improve their level and develop and grow; take the initiative to lead the good cultural ecology of Hong Kong and lead the culture The art world creates and disseminates a group of art works that are exquisite and well-made, reflect the characteristics of Hong Kong and the inheritance of Chinese culture, and reflect the spirit of the times, and contribute to the development of Hong Kong's cultural and artistic exchange centers between China and foreign countries.

(Reporter Fan Siyi produced Wang Jiayi)

Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]