Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo to be held for first time next year, inviting artists worldwide; Kevin Yeung: National Security Law must be obeyed in Hong Kong
明年首辦「香港演藝博覽」力邀環球藝術家 楊潤雄：在港須守《國安法》
The government announced last year that it would allocate $42 million to hold the first Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo, saying it hoped to promote exchanges with outstanding performing artists and groups from overseas. However, as works of art unrelated to politics have recently been officially described as prompting associations with “Hong Kong independence” and “black-clad violence”, several reporters asked Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung how the National Security Law would review and restrict performance works. He said everyone in Hong Kong must obey the law, but stressed that Hong Kong “continues to have a lot of room and a lot of freedom”; he added that “international experts” would also assess each application.
政府去年宣布撥款4,200萬元舉辦首屆「香港演藝博覽」，稱希望促進外地優秀表演藝術家和團體來港交流。惟近日民間出現與政治無關的藝術作品，都被官方稱令人聯想「港獨」與「黑暴」，多名記者問文化體育及旅遊局局長楊潤雄，《國安法》如何對演出作品審查和限制，他表示所有在港人士均須守法，但強調香港「繼續有好多空間，好多自由」；並將有「國際專家」一同評核每宗申請。