Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Kevin Yeung has appointed Chinese contemporary artist Xu Bing as Ambassador for Cultural Promotion for about five years starting today. As Ambassador for Cultural Promotion, Mr Xu will initiate a series of large-scale art projects in Hong Kong and nurture young talent to promote cultural development. The Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau said the appointment aims to extend the Ambassador for Cultural Promotion scheme to other fields of arts, after Chinese composer, musician and conductor Tan Dun became Hong Kong’s first Ambassador for Cultural Promotion last year. Speaking at the appointment ceremony today, Mr Yeung said Mr Xu is widely recognised as one of the most innovative and influential Chinese contemporary artists. The culture chief added that the Museum of Art collected one of Mr Xu's most well-known works A Book from the Sky, which contains both traditional and contemporary elements, just like Hong Kong
Around 177,000 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19, with about 149,200 receiving their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine and about 27,800 their first dose of the Comirnaty jab, the Government announced.
About 14,200 people received their first vaccine dose under the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme today. Among them, around 8,500 received the Sinovac vaccine and about 5,700 the Comirnaty one.
The overall percentage of people who have received the Sinovac vaccine at eight community vaccination centres is about 75%, while around 91% have received the Comirnaty jab at seven centres.
As of midnight, four people were sent to hospital for treatment.
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