(25th Anniversary of the Return of Hong Kong) The Official Opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum
China News Service, Hong Kong, June 22 (Reporter Han Xingtong) The opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Palace Museum will be held on June 22. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, said in her speech that she believes that the Hong Kong Palace Museum will become a must for tourists visiting Hong Kong in the future. to the place.
Carrie Lam was the officiating guest at the opening ceremony that day. In her speech, she said that the construction of the Hong Kong Palace Museum is inseparable from the unique advantages of Hong Kong under "one country, two systems", the full support of the central government for Hong Kong and the support of Hong Kong compatriots. The care of the SAR government is also inseparable from the trust of the relevant state departments in the SAR government.
Carrie Lam also said that Hong Kong brings together the elites of Eastern and Western cultures. It is a world-class metropolis and a window for national and international exchanges. Hong Kong has always played the role of cultural liaison.
Hong Kong has rich experience in museum management and curation, and can take advantage of these unique advantages to strengthen cooperation with mainland museums and jointly promote Chinese culture to go global. The initiative is an important platform for people-to-people bonds, and it can also enhance Hong Kong youth's understanding of Chinese culture through different types of educational activities at the museum, thereby enhancing their solidarity with the country.
Carrie Lam also pointed out that the value of the cultural relics of the Forbidden City is not limited to the artistic elements that make people admire and admire, but also provide an in-depth understanding of the historical value of the development of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, and the emotional value that can enhance cultural self-confidence and national pride.
She believes that the Hong Kong Palace Museum will become a must-see for tourists visiting Hong Kong.
Li Qun, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism and Director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, said that the construction of the Hong Kong Palace Museum is a creative combination between the excellent traditional Chinese culture represented by the Palace Museum and a modern and international Hong Kong. The practice of the cooperation milestone is an innovative practice for Hong Kong and the Mainland to share the excellent traditional Chinese culture and to continue and inherit the Chinese civilization.
Li Qun pointed out that the completion of the Hong Kong Palace Museum will allow Hong Kong citizens to appreciate the magnificent Chinese cultural relics at zero distance, appreciate the profound heritage of Chinese excellent traditional culture, feel the strong pulse of contemporary China's development, and enhance Hong Kong's prosperous culture. confidence.
He expects the Hong Kong Palace Museum to better play a role as a platform to carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture and promote cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, and to tell the stories of Hong Kong, Chinese culture, and China and the world well.
Tang Yingnian, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, said that on the important occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the completion of the Hong Kong Palace Museum is more meaningful, demonstrating the country's support for Hong Kong's cultural development and making Hong Kong more fully integrated into the country's development. It can make Hong Kong act as a bridge for cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.
He hoped that the Hong Kong Palace Museum will grasp the characteristics and advantages of Hong Kong's fusion of Chinese and foreign cultures, increase the public, especially young people's understanding and interest in Chinese culture, and enhance the historical and cultural awareness of Hong Kong people.
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