The Leisure & Cultural Services Department will launch a new phase of its Arts Fun Fair at Kowloon Park this Sunday. It will have 16 stalls displaying and selling craftworks that feature fabric crafts, floral artworks and ornaments. Park-goers can also participate in art services such as painting and portrait sketching. The fair will be open from 1pm to 7pm on Sundays and public holidays at the park's loggia until May 26 next year. Visitors can enjoy the park’s beautiful scenery while appreciating a wide range of handicrafts and artworks. The Arts Corner at Hong Kong Park is being held from noon to 6pm on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays until December 31. The Arts Corner at Victoria Park welcomes applications from today until June 23 for operating stalls in the coming round of the fair. For enquiries about the fair in Kowloon Park, call 2724 3344. For questions about Hong Kong Park and Victoria Park, call 2521 5041 or 2890 5824 respectively. http:
Secretary for Innovation, Technology & Industry Prof Sun Dong will depart for a visit to Singapore tomorrow to renew bilateral ties between Hong Kong and Singapore on the innovation and technology (I&T) front and promote exchanges and collaboration on I&T between the two places.
During his stay in the city-state, he will call on senior government officials and meet government agencies including the Singapore Smart Nation & Digital Government Office and JTC Corporation to exchange experiences in building a smart government and driving digital transformation.
Part of the goal of Prof Sun's visit is to understand government support to research and development on scientific discovery and technological innovation, growth of industries and enterprise transformation.
Additionally, he will visit a local university and research facilities as well as give a thematic speech at a business luncheon with the Singaporean I&T community.
Prof Sun is scheduled to return to Hong Kong on the evening of May 24. During his absence, Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology & Industry Lillian Cheong will be Acting Secretary.
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