Jockey Club and Institute of Philanthropy collaborate with the Palace Museum to promote Chinese culture and nurture arts tech talent in Hong Kong and the Mainland

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The Hong Kong Jockey Club and the Institute of Philanthropy (“IoP”), a charitable organisation established by the Club and its Charities Trust, are pleased to announce last Friday (10 May) the signing of a Memorandum of Co-operation with the Palace Museum, which includes the establishment of The Palace Museum Hong Kong Cultural Exchange Hub in Beijing. Under the Memorandum, the IoP will donate approximately HK$440 million (RMB￥370 million) to promote Chinese culture and values in Hong Kong, the Mainland and worldwide and to support talent development initiatives in the arts technology and cultural sectors. 

The Memorandum of Co-operation, namely “Promotion of Chinese Culture and Arts Tech Talent Development in the Mainland and Hong Kong” was signed by Club Chairman Michael Lee and Dr Wang Xudong, Member, Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Director of the Palace Museum. The signing ceremony was attended by Kevin Yeung, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HKSAR”) Government; Xu Li, Level II Bureau Rank Official of the Hong Kong and Macau Work Office of the CPC Central Committee; and Kong Lun, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. 

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Club Chairman Michael Lee said that the five-year project, drawing on the valuable cultural resources of the Palace Museum in Beijing, will integrate arts and technology to launch a number of cultural exchange, exhibition, talent capacity building and educational programmes. Citizens in the Mainland and Hong Kong, especially young people, will be able to gain a deeper understanding of Chinese history and culture. 

Dr Wang Xudong, Member, Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Director of the Palace Museum said that the mission of the Palace Museum is to protect and carry forward the very best of traditional Chinese culture. This co-operation with The Hong Kong Jockey Club is an important contribution to developing Hong Kong as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange as outlined in the 14th Five-Year Plan. It also reflects the Palace Museum’s commitment to sharing its cultural resources and to forging relationships with new partners in the spirit of openness and cultural exchange.