FORTHCOMING EVENTS

 

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London organises and supports a series of events every year to promote and raise the profile of Hong Kong in countries under its purview.  The forthcoming events are:

 

 

10-11, 17-19 September:

My Queer Valentine, Leicester Square Theatre, London.
Cabaret evening by Hong Kong singer Rick Lau
www.leicestersquaretheatre.com

12 September:

Piccadilly Revisited, Southbank, London.
Reworking classic British silent film with Hong Kong artists
www.chinatownartsspace.com

Oct 9 - Nov 3:

HK Film Festival Visible Secrets, Manchester, celebrating HK's women directors (see programme here
www.cornerhouse.org/visiblesecrets

October to December:

HK Film Festival Visible Secrets
www.cornerhouse.org/visiblesecrets

8 October – 23 December:

Exhibition of Hong Kong contemporary artists at Chinese Arts Centre in Manchester
www.chinese-arts-centre.org

30 October – 1 November:

Wine and Dine Festival, Hong Kong
www.hkfoodandwineyear.com

2 November:

Preview of Claustrophobia at the HK Film Festival 'Visible Secrets', Curzon Mayfair cinema, London
www.cornerhouse.org/visiblesecrets

14 November:

Hong Kong entry at the Lord Mayor's Show

20-21 January 2010:

Asian Financial Forum, Hong Kong
www.asianfinancialforum.com

11 March 2010:

"Hong Kong's Role in Growing Your Business in China" Seminar
(see flyer here

March - June 2009

Mar 23

Spring Concert at Birmingham Town Hall, featuring Hong Kong pianist Colleen Lee and cellist Alvin Wong

Birmingham, UK

http://www.thsh.co.uk

 

Mar 24

Spring Concert in Liverpool St. George's Hall, featuring Hong Kong pianist Colleen Lee and cellist Alvin Wong

Liverpool, UK

http://www.civichalls.liverpool.gov.uk/index.asp

 

Apr 20

Seminar titled 'Hong Kong and Fujian: Your Ideal Partnership in China'

Stockholm, Sweden

http://www.overseaspromotion.com/hkfujian2009/

 

Apr 22

Seminar titled 'Hong Kong and Huizhou: Your Ideal Partnership in China'

Helsinki, Finland

http://www.overseaspromotion.com/hkhuizhou2009/

 

Jun 2

Seminar on Hong Kong

Moscow, Russia

http://www.hktdc.com/

 

Jun 10

Seminar on Hong Kong

London, UK

http://www.hktdc.com/

 

Jun 11

Jazz Concert by Hong Kong musicians

London, UK

 

Jun 28

London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 2009

Royal Albert Docks, London, UK

http://www.lclc.co.uk/

 

 

 

 PAST EVENTS  

 

 

January - February 2009

Jan – Mar 2009

Chinese New Year Celebration in Various Cities

 

 

27 Jan

London, UK

4 Feb

Manchester, UK

13 Feb

St. Petersburg, Russia

16 Feb

Moscow, Russia

17 Feb

Stockholm, Sweden

18 Feb

Copenhagen, Denmark

26 Feb

Oslo, Norway

27 Feb

Helsinki, Finland

5 Mar

Malmo, Sweden

 

 

Jan 31

Chinese New Year celebration in Chinatown, London hosted by London Chinatown Chinese Association

London, UK

http://www.chinatownchinese.co.uk/

 

Feb 1

Chinese New Year celebration in Trafalgar Square, London hosted by London Chinatown Chinese Association

London, UK

http://www.chinatownchinese.co.uk/

 

Feb 4

Seminar titled 'Hong Kong's Role in Growing Your Business in China' co-organised by InvestHK, LDC and KPMG

Manchester, UK

http://www.hketolondon.gov.hk

 

 

Year 2008

Feb – Mar 2008

Celebration of Chinese New Year in various cities

 

 

6 Feb

Moscow, Russia

7 Feb

St. Petersburg, Russia

12 Feb

London, UK

13 Feb

Edinburgh, UK

25 Feb

Oslo, Norway

26 Feb

Birmingham, UK

3 Mar

Malmo, Sweden

5 Mar

Helsinki, Finland

6 Mar

Stockholm, Sweden

7 Mar

Copenhagen, Denmark

 

 

 

 

Feb 9 – Mar 22

Exhibition 'Everyday Anomalies', featuring works of four Hong Kong artists

Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, UK

www.phoenixarts.org

 

Feb 10

Chinese New Year Festival 2008

London, UK

www.chinatownchinese.co.uk/

 

Mar 14

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra concert at
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
London, UK

www.southbankcentre.co.uk

 

Mar 15

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra concert at
The Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK

www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk

 

Mar 17

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra concert at
Town Hall
Birmingham, UK

www.thsh.co.uk

 

Mar 18

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra concert at
The Sage Gateshead

Newcastle, UK

www.thesagegateshead.org

 

Mar 28 – Apr 6

19th NATFilm Festival 2008, featuring new films from Hong Kong

Denmark

www.natfilm.dk

 

Apr 17

Hong Kong-Fujian Joint Promotion

Birmingham, UK

www.investhk.gov.hk

 

May 1 – Jun 29

Kongkee (Hong Kong comic artist) ¡V Breathe Residency, involving a community project
Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK
www.chineseartscentre.org/

www.asiatriennialmanchester.com/

 

May 18 – Aug 10

Exhibition of Hong Kong artists Fiona Wong and Wilson Shieh at Terrace Gallery
Harewood House, Leeds, UK

www.harewood.org

 

From May 24

Exhibition of Hong Kong artists Kongkee and Karen Tam at three venues in Tyne and Wear

www.twmuseums.org.uk

 

May 28 – Jun 12

'Creative Hong Kong in London', showcasing the vibrant developments of Hong Kong creative economy

London, UK

 

¡P          Display of '9707' products at Harvey Nichols (28/5 – 4/6) – 10 cross-over creations by 10 Hong Kong designers with 10 international brands

¡P          Hong Kong Creative Business Forum at London Business School (3/6) – one-day discussion on creative industry and business opportunities of Hong Kong by prominent speakers

¡P          'Creative Hong Kong' Exhibition at Design Museum (6-12/6) – displaying over 100 distinguished cases from Hong Kong
www.designmuseum.org

 

Jun 2 - 20

British Council Art Exhibition of Hong Kong Artists at 10 Spring Gardens
London, UK

www.britishcouncil.org.hk/arts

 

Jun 8

Dragon Boat Festival

Royal Albert Dock, London, UK

www.lclc.co.uk

 

Jun 27 – Sep 28

Art exhibition 'What are you looking at?' featuring works of Tsang Kin-wah (Hong Kong artist)
Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK

www.chineseartscentre.org/

Sep 12 - 21

Hong Kong Film Programme at Riga International Film Forum 2008
Riga, Latvia

 

Nov 8

Lord Mayor¡¦s Show

London, UK

 

Nov 20-30

19th Stockholm International Film Festival, including screening cum presentation of the Visionary Award to Hong Kong Director Wong Kar-wai on 28 Nov
Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/

 

 

 

 

 

 Year 2007

Jan 17 – Jul 8

Art Exhibition
'Arrivals and Departures: New Perspectives of Hong Kong'

Urbis, Manchester, UK

 

Mar 23 – Apr 1

Hong Kong Film Programme 'Andy Lau and the New Breed of Hong Kong' during 18th NATFilm Festival

Denmark

 

Jun 20

Reception to celebrate the 10th anniversary
London, UK

 

Jun to Jul

'Made in Hong Kong' Film Season

Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK

 

Jun 30 – Sep 30

Art Exhibition
'The Pivotal Decade: Hong Kong Art 1997-2007'
Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK

 

Jul 1

Hong Kong London Dragon Boat Festival

Regatta Centre, Royal Albert Docks, London, UK

 

Aug 24

10th anniversary seminar cum reception
Stockholm, Sweden

 

Aug 27

10th anniversary seminar cum celebration
Oslo, Norway

 

Aug 28

10th anniversary seminar cum celebration
Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Aug 29

10th anniversary seminar cum celebration
Helsinki, Finland

 

Sep 25-28

Hong Kong Week in Russia

Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia

¡P         25 Sep - Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra concert at International House of Music, Moscow

¡P         25-28 Sep - Style HK in Moscow Exposition cum photo exhibition on Hong Kong, Manezh Exhibition Complex

¡P         27 Sep - Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra concert at Academic Cappella Hall, St Petersburg

 

Oct 12 - 16

Hong Kong Film Season 'Made in Hong Kong: Films from a New Decade'

Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK

 

Oct 15

Photo Exhibition on Hong Kong

At gala dinner of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, London, UK

 

Oct 16

Conference on Hong Kong
Chatham House, London, UK

 

Oct 24

Piano recital by Colleen Lee (also featuring soprano Catherine Chan and clarinettist David Wong)
Cadogan Hall, London, UK

 

Oct 27

Piano recital by Colleen Lee

Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland

 

Oct 29

Piano recital by Colleen Lee (also featuring soprano Catherine Chan and clarinettist David Wong)
Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, UK

 

Oct 31

Piano recital by Colleen Lee (also featuring soprano Catherine Chan and clarinettist David Wong)
The Sage, Newcastle, UK

 

Nov 10

Hong Kong's entry to Lord Mayor Show 2007

London, UK

 

Nov 29 – Dec 12

Hong Kong Film Season at Norwegian Film Institute

Oslo, Norway

 

 

Updated March 2009