Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Rosanna Law today met Singapore's Minister for Culture, Community & Youth and Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong, briefing him on Hong Kong's in-depth integration of culture, tourism and sports.

They also discussed the policies promoted by the governments of both places and explored opportunities to deepen mutual international co-operation in culture, sports and tourism.

Miss Law noted that as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange, Hong Kong actively promotes diverse cultural exchange activities, such as Hong Kong Super March, which brings together a series of world-class events in a creative and cultural atmosphere.

“This could attract Mainland and overseas tourists to come to here and experience its unique cultural charm and vitality. In terms of tourism, we will propose innovative and diverse ways to attract more tourists, promote high-quality development of the tourism industry, and pursue the concept of 'tourism everywhere'.”

She also pointed out that the opening of Kai Tak Sports Park on March 1 provides Hong Kong with world-class facilities.

Miss Law said full use will be made of these resources to host more major international events to further enhance the city’s competitiveness, including cohosting the 15th National Games, the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games with Guangdong and Macau.

The culture chief also said that Hong Kong is pleased to strengthen collaboration with Singapore to promote exchanges in culture, sports and tourism, and explore more opportunities to develop these areas to enhance prosperity in the Asian region.