Photos of the 47th Hong Kong Arts Festival Kick-off Press Conference

9 October, 2018

The 47th Hong Kong Arts Festival Kick-off Press Conference was held on 9 October, announcing details on 166 performances and over 340 complementary outreach and education activities, featuring over 1,700 international and local artists.

The press conference was hosted by Prof. Kingman Lo, Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society, Tisa Ho, Executive Director; and Grace Lang, Programme Director. Over 200 guests attended the press conference: journalists, representatives from the arts community, members of supporting and sponsoring organisations, and artists participating in the 47th HKAF.

Prof. Kingman Lo, Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society, giving a speech at the Kick-off Press Conference of the 47th Hong Kong Arts Festival

Ms. Tisa Ho, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society, introducing the 47th Hong Kong Arts Festival’s theme, “At Every Stage”

Ms. Grace Lang, Programme Director of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society, introducing the programme line-up of the 47th Hong Kong Arts Festival

The Vice Chairman and Management of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society are pictured here with artists and representatives of Sponsors of the 47th Hong Kong Arts Festival

Guests watching the video highlights of the 47th Hong Kong Arts Festival

Mr So Kwok-wan, Associate Programme Director of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society (back row, third from the right) and Ms Rhoda Chan, Head of Charities (Grant Making – Arts and Culture) of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (back row, fifth from the left), pictured with the dance artists participating in the 47th Hong Kong Arts Festival’s The Hong Kong Jockey Club Contemporary Dance Series

(From the left) Yau Hawk-sau, jamie zhang and Endy Chow are the main cast of Always by Your Side, the programme under the Jockey Club Local Creative Talents Series of the 47th Hong Kong Arts Festival

Ms Tisa Ho, Executive Director (first from the left) and Ms Katy Cheng, Marketing Director (fourth from the left) of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society pictured with playwright Mr Loong Man-hong (fifth from the left), associate director Mr Tang Sai-cheong (third from the left) and Mr Yeung Wai-lun (second from the left), cast of Gangsters of Hong Kong, commissioned and presented by the 47th Hong Kong Arts Festival

Mr Danny Li (fourth from the left), artistic director of the repertoire Why Don’t You Return? in “Cantonese opera - Global Traces, Local Stages”, actress Ms Wong Chiu-kwan (second from the left) and actor Ms Ng Chin-fung pictured with Ms Grace Lang, Programme Director of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society

Ms Veronica Lee, Music Director (left) of Jockey Club Local Creative Talents Series Always By Your Side and actress jamie zhang of this production

Mr Fredric Mao, Director (first from the left) of Cantonese Opera Pavilion of a Hundred Flowers (Reboot), Mr Lee Chun-chow, director and actor of Gangsters of Hong Kong (second from the left), Mr Yeung Wai-lun, actor of Gangsters of Hong Kong pictured with Ms Katy Cheng, Marketing Director of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society