The government of the
Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (SAR) and the government of the
Philippines signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Cultural
Cooperation Friday.
The MOU, with a view to promoting and strengthening cooperation in
the fields of culture, the arts and education, was signed on the
belief that such cooperation will contribute to the furtherance of
mutual awareness, respect, understanding, harmony and friendship
between their peoples.
To
encourage performance and participation in culture and the arts,
both governments have started to work on the cooperative
programs.
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) of the Hong
Kong SAR will co-organize with the Consulate General of the
Philippines in the Hong Kong SAR the staging of the "Concert in the
Park Goes to the Piazza" at the Hong Kong Cultural Center Piazza in
April this year.
The program, featuring Filipino performing artists residing in Hong
Kong, will form part of the Easter Carnival event.
In
the future, both governments will seek to step up collaboration in
the field of culture by organizing large-scale arts and culture
festivals in Hong Kong and the Philippines.
(Xinhua News Agency February 15, 2003)