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Xu Bing named cultural ambassador

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

1.53m COVID-19 jabs administered

About 1,529,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to the public, with about 971,900 people receiving their first dose and about 557,600 getting their second dose.   Among those given the first dose of vaccines, about 445,800 people have received the Sinovac jab and about 526,100 people have received the BioNTech one.   For the second dose, about 322,600 people have received the Sinovac vaccine, while about 235,000 people have been administered the BioNTech jab.   About 7,000 people received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine under the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme today.   Among them, about 3,200 people received the jab at community vaccination centres (CVCs), while about 3,800 people were inoculated at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme.   Around 2,500 people received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine today, including about 2,000 people vaccinated at CVCs and about 600 people through private doctors and clinics.   For the BioNTech vaccine, about 12,700 people received their first dose at CVCs and about 15,300 people received their second dose.   The overall percentage of people who received the Sinovac vaccine at CVCs is 94%, while it is 97% for the BioNTech one.   As of 8pm, about 4,300 people had booked their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine online, while about 17,300 had reserved their first and second doses of the BioNTech jab.   As of midnight, six people were sent to hospitals.
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