According to Hong Kong media reports on the 11th, the "17th Asian Film Awards" award ceremony was held on the evening of the 10th at the Xiqu Center of the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, including "Goldfinger", "Diary of a Youth", "Under the Day" and " Many Hong Kong films, including " I hope people will last forever ", participated in the competition for 16 awards at the "Asian Film Awards". The best film was won by "Evil" directed by Japanese director Hamaguchi Ryusuke. The film also won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and was unanimously praised by international film critics. In the fiercely competitive Best Actor competition, Japanese actor Koji Yakusho defeated Hong Kong's Tony Leung and Taiwan's Wu Kangren to win the title of "Best Actor" for "Perfect Days"; the Best Actress went to mainland actor Jiang Qinqin.
Hong Kong Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau Secretary Yang Yunxiong posted on social media that the event attracted internationally renowned filmmakers and actors from all over Asia to gather in Hong Kong. 35 films from 24 countries and regions competed for 16 awards, which fully shows that the "Asian Film Awards" is highly valued by the international film industry. The SAR government will continue to actively promote the development of culture and art, including film, promote cultural and artistic exchanges between Hong Kong and other parts of the world, enhance Hong Kong's status as a center for cultural and artistic exchanges between China and foreign countries, and highlight the importance of Hong Kong by organizing large-scale events such as the "Asian Film Awards" Hong Kong’s charm as an “international event capital”.
Hong Kong media said that "event economy" in economics refers to a strategy to promote economic development by holding large-scale activities or events. Various major events can drive tourism, hotel, catering, retail and other industries, bringing huge economic benefits to Hong Kong. A rough estimate is that every 1.5 million tourists can bring about 0.1 percentage point of GDP growth to Hong Kong. In the first half of this year, Hong Kong will host more than 80 large-scale events, covering culture and art, sports, finance, trade exhibitions, etc.
During the two sessions, Hong Kong representatives and committee members unanimously expressed their confidence in the "event economy" in interviews, believing that Hong Kong's open and free international status and the policy advantages of being backed by the motherland will form a synergy for the "event economy" and strengthen it. Momentum.
Wu Jiezhuang, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Hong Kong and member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, said that the "event economy" covers a wide range of areas, especially for residents of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the South China market. It should be more attractive and can be based on the preferences of the target group. Organize linkage activities simultaneously or consecutively to extend the time tourists stay in Hong Kong. Warren Mok, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Hong Kong and one of China's three major tenors, suggested that the Hong Kong SAR government should include outstanding mainland programs in "major events" and introduce more performances that represent Chinese traditional culture. For example, the popular "Wing Chun" in the Spring Festival Gala was sold out in Hong Kong and it was impossible to buy tickets. Lin Zhiying, a representative of the National People’s Congress of Hong Kong, suggested that Hong Kong should join forces with mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and surrounding cities to create a “tourism network” and leverage the advantages of the Greater Bay Area’s tourism resources to help Hong Kong’s “event economy.” Yao Jue, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and artistic director of the Hong Kong String Orchestra, also mentioned that many cities in the mainland have developed very well in terms of cultural and artistic hardware. In the future, cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and mainland cities can also be used to drive the development of Hong Kong's tourism industry. She also hopes that the SAR government can allow Hong Kong artists to participate more in the "event economy" and add Hong Kong elements and artistic style to international events. (Ye Lan) ▲
