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                                         June  2002 Issue

Fresh thinking needed for boosting the arts in HKSAR

Hong Kong has the making of a world-class arts and cultural scene, if we can collectively choreograph it right

World cities like London and New York are noted not just for their leading business sectors but for their vibrant arts and cultural scene. It is not so much the co-existence of business with the arts but the intricate web linking them together, the binding of the best with the best, that makes for the character of a world city. Small wonder it is business people one often runs into in arts districts like South Bank in London.   More >>

Cultivating innovative employees

"Hong Kong is on the verge of becoming a very vibrant, cultural city. It is not quite there yet, but a lot of the ingredients are in place," Professor H K Chang, chairman of the Culture and Heritage Commission said.   More >>

Cultural vision for
Hong Kong

Hong Kong's aspiration to be an events capital as envisaged by the HKSAR Chief Executive, Tung Chee-hwa, in his 1999 Policy Address took a step closer to reality on February 28, 2002.   More >>

Face to Face
with Charles Landry

For the past two decades, Charles Landry has helped cities, regions and governments in 20 countries around the world revitalise themselves though culture. Success stories include the revival of Birmingham and Manchester in the U.K., to Melbourne, Australia, and a World Bank project in the United States' capital, Washington. He is also an advisor to dozens of governments around the world, and author of "Culture at the Crossroads: Culture and Cultural Institutions at the Beginning of the 21st Century," and "The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators."   More >>

PBEC 2002

The Pacific Basin Economic Council held its 35th International General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from May 3 to 7, under the banner, "Striving for Growth in a Challenging Environment."   More >>

PricewaterhouseCoopers celebrates 100 years in HK

Arthur Rylands Lowe was a man with ambition. Just four years after the English accountant journeyed from London to Hong Kong to work for then Butterfield & Swire in 1898, he resigned to start up his own business.   More >>

Annual General Meeting

SAR on the road to recovery but the economy faces a number of uncertainties, says Chamber Chairman

"What a year our anniversary year was!" Chamber Chairman Christopher Cheng said in his address to members at this year's Annual General Meeting held on April 30.   More >>