Hong Kong Response Exhibition Showcases Architecture at Biennale Architettura 2025 in Venice

CCIDA sponsors architecture exhibition to showcase representative public infrastructure in Hong Kong

Sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, and organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects Biennale Foundation, the Hong Kong Response Exhibition to the Hong Kong Exhibition at Biennale Architettura 2025in Venice (Venice Biennale of Architecture 2025) is being held from today (November 2) to November 15 at Urban Sky, Hysan Place, in Causeway Bay, and Knotting Space, H Queen’s in Central, with around 30 sets of exhibits showcasing representative public infrastructure in Hong Kong.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries, Miss Drew Lai, remarked that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has been supporting Hong Kong’s architecture sector’s participation in Venice Biennale of Architecture and staging the Hong Kong Response Exhibition since 2010, with a view to promoting Hong Kong’s architectural culture on the international stage. The theme of this edition’s roving exhibition, “Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive”, closely aligns with Hong Kong’s future development needs. She called on the architecture sector to continue working together with the Government to contribute to the architectural aesthetics and practical functionality of Hong Kong’s developments including the Northern Metropolis.

The Hong Kong Response Exhibition is the last stop of this edition of the roving architecture exhibition series, featuring Hong Kong’s lesser-known and under-researched yet classic composite buildings, multifunctional market complexes, co-op housing, public housing estates, and street infrastructure. The series, after exhibition at Venice Biennale of Architecture 2025 in November 2025, was on tour in Bangkok, Thailand from January to February 2026, and Shanghai in June 2026.

For more information on the roving architecture exhibition, please visit the official social media channel: www.facebook.com/VABHK/.

Tourism Strategy Committee holds seventh meeting

The Tourism Strategy Committee, chaired by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, held its seventh meeting today (November 2). At the meeting, members exchanged views on tourism-related policy initiatives under the First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2026-2030) (Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan) and the Chief Executive’s 2026 Policy Address (Policy Address). Representatives of the Hong Kong Tourism Board also reported Hong Kong’s latest tourism performance and relevant statistics to the members.

Miss Law said, “Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan proposes to proactively advance the integrated development of culture, sports and tourism, deepen ‘+tourism’ experiences and enrich high-quality tourism products, while developing Hong Kong into a core demonstration zone for multi-destination tourism and striving to become the southern gateway for overseas visitors entering the Mainland. The Policy Address and Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan are closely interconnected. The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau will carry out its work focusing on three key areas, namely building infrastructure, reforming systems and promoting Hong Kong, so as to enhance the economic contribution of the tourism industry and further create a stronger foundation for deep integration of culture, sports and tourism, thereby ultimately driving overall economic development and showcasing Hong Kong’s unique charm to the world.”

Members expressed their agreement with and support for the key directions and measures set out in Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan and the Policy Address. Members also engaged in in-depth discussions on how to make good use of Hong Kong’s position as a core demonstration zonefor multi-destination tourism, attract more high-value overnight visitors to Hong Kong through developing distinctive high-quality tourism products, and launch multi-destination tourismcovering Hong Kong and Mainland cities.

Hong Kong’s tourism performance remained strong. In the first nine months of 2026, visitor arrivals reached 40.7 million, representing a year-on-year growth of 12 per cent. Visitor arrivals in August stood at around 5.46 million, setting a new post-pandemic monthly record. It is projected that full-year visitor arrivals for 2026 will reach 53.8 million, up about 8 per cent compared with 2025, and that total tourism expenditure associated with inbound tourism will reach $238.1 billion, an increase of around 10 per cent over 2025.

The Committee is tasked to provide the Government with strategic advice and foster collaboration among different stakeholders in tourism and related sectors for further promoting the long-term and sustainable development of Hong Kong’s tourism industry. Members include prominent figures and key leaders from tourism and other related sectors such as culture, sports, retail and catering.