Cantonese Opera Advisory Committee
Terms of Reference
To advise the Government on the promotion, preservation, study and development of Cantonese opera. The specific categories include:
- professional training in Cantonese opera;
- audience building and promotion of Cantonese opera;
- preservation and study of Cantonese opera;
- cooperation between the Cantonese opera sector (e.g. the Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong, other Cantonese opera groups and Cantonese opera practitioners) and other related organisations (e.g. the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and other bodies);
- engagement of various sectors, including the general public, the Cantonese opera sector, the academic sector, the media and the tourism industry, in the development of Cantonese opera;
- exchange and cooperation between Hong Kong and the Mainland (including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area) in Cantonese opera; and
- funding directions of the Cantonese Opera Development Fund.
Membership
(Term of office is from 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2026)
| Chairman | Prof LUI Yu-hon, MH |
|---|---|
| Members |
Ms Susanna CHENG Wing-mui Ms CHEUNG Man-wai Mr Andrew FUNG Hau-chung, SBS, JP Mr Nick IP Ka-po Mr KO Wing-hei Mr LI Qiuyuan Prof Ricardo MAK King-sang, MH Prof QIN Rong Mr SETO Yok (Loong Koon-tin), BBS, MH Ms TANG Mi-ling Mr VONG Seng-pan Mr WAN Kwong-shing (WAN Yuk-yu) Ms Connie YIU Wai-ha Mr Maurice LEE Wai-man, BBS, JP (Chairman of the Cantonese Opera Development Fund Advisory Committee) Representative of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Representative of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council Representative of the Hong Kong Tourism Board Representative of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Representative of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau Representative of the Education Bureau Representative of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department |