The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) (HKETO) supported two Cantonese opera performances presented by the Starlight Chinese Opera Performing Arts Centre (the Starlight) at the Flato Markham Theatre on July 19 and 20.
Attending the opening ceremony, Acting Director of the HKETO, Mr Gavin Yeung, noted that Cantonese opera is a world-class intangible cultural heritage and a symbol of rich traditional culture and art in Hong Kong. It was officially inscribed onto the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.
Mr Yeung further remarked that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is committed to developing Hong Kong into an East-meets-West hub for international cultural exchange. The facilities at the West Kowloon Cultural District including the Xiqu Centre offer world-class performance venues, museums, and a wide array of arts and cultural programmes. Recognised as Asia’s world city and an events capital, Hong Kong hosts a year-round calendar of premier arts, cultural, and mega sporting events, and is the key destination for international conferences, exhibitions and trade fairs.
To promote cultural exchange between Hong Kong and Canada, four Cantonese opera artists from Hong Kong participated in the performances, including the classic repertoire of “the Romance of the Phoenix Tower” and the programme of the “Little Starlets Shine with Starlight 2025”.
香港經貿處支持在萬錦市舉辦的粵劇演出
香港駐多倫多經濟貿易辦事處（香港經貿處）支持寶新聲戲曲演藝中心（寶新聲）於7月19日和20日在Flato萬錦劇院舉辦的兩場粵劇演出。
香港經貿處署理處長楊江鋒出席開幕禮時表示，粵劇是世界級非物質文化遺產，也是香港豐富傳統文化藝術的象徵。粵劇於2009年正式被列入聯合國教科文組織《人類非物質文化遺產代表作名錄》。
楊江鋒進一步指出，香港特別行政區政府致力發展香港成為中西文化匯聚的國際文化交流中心。西九文化區的設施（包括戲曲中心）擁有世界一流的表演場地、博物館以及包羅萬有的藝術文化節目。香港被譽為亞洲國際都會和盛事之都，全年舉辦多項頂級藝術、文化和大型體育賽事，亦是許多國際會議、展覽和貿易展覽會的舉辦地。
為促進港加兩地的文化交流，四位來自香港的粵劇藝術工作者參與了兩場演出，包括經典劇目《鳳閣恩仇未了情》和《聲輝戲曲耀梨園2025》。
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