Appointment and Reappointment of Board Members of Hong Kong Palace Museum Limited

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) announced the appointment of the following member to the Board of Hong Kong Palace Museum Limited (the HKPM Board) from 9 April 2020 to 31 March 2021. The list is as follows:

• Mr TSANG Tak-sing

WKCDA also announced the reappointment of the following member to the HKPM Board from 1 April 2020 to 31 December 2021. The list is as follows:

• The Honourable Robert TANG Ching

Please visit the following webpage for the biographies of Board Members of Hong Kong Palace Museum Limited:
https://www.westkowloon.hk/hongkongpalacemuseumlimited

Hong Kong Palace Museum Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of WKCDA. The HKPM Board is responsible for formulating the vision and mission, as well as the strategies, policies and guidelines in relation to curatorial matters, professional standards and operations of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. A full list of the current term of HKPM Board’s membership is at Annex.

Remarks

About Hong Kong Palace Museum
Located at the western tip of the West Kowloon Cultural District, the Hong Kong Palace Museum is scheduled to open in mid-2022. The Hong Kong Palace Museum is a collaborative project between the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority and the Palace Museum. The capital cost of the museum is fully funded by a donation of HK$3.5 billion from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. Offering a Hong Kong perspective and a global vision, the museum aspires to become one of the world’s leading cultural institutions committed to fostering the understanding and appreciation of Chinese art and culture, while advancing dialogue among world cultures and civilisations. With a new curatorial approach, the museum will present the finest objects from the Palace Museum as well as Chinese and international works of art from other leading global institutions. The museum occupies some 10,000 square metres, with a total floor area of about 30,000 square metres. Nine galleries comprise 7,800 square metres. Visitors will enjoy ample rest areas inside and outside the museum, as well as an auditorium, atriums, educational spaces, gift shops, and dining areas. Rocco Design Architects serves as the museum’s design consultant.

About the West Kowloon Cultural District
The West Kowloon Cultural District is one of the largest and most ambitious cultural projects in the world. Its vision is to create a vibrant new cultural quarter for Hong Kong on forty hectares of reclaimed land located alongside Victoria Harbour. With a varied mix of theatres, performance spaces, and museums, the West Kowloon Cultural District will produce and host world-class exhibitions, performances, and cultural events, providing twenty-three hectares of public open space, including a two-kilometre waterfront promenade.

Annex

List of current Board Members of Hong Kong Palace Museum Limited

Chairman
The Honourable Bernard Charnwut CHAN, GBS, JP

Vice-Chairman
Prof LEE Chack-fan, GBS, JP

Members
Mr Chris IP Ngo-tung, JP
Dr KAN Tai-keung, SBS
Prof Raymond FUNG Wing-kee, JP
Prof Peter LAM Yip-keung, MH
Mrs Nancy Maria LEE CHANG, JP
Ms Nisa Bernice LEUNG Wing-yu, JP
Mr LOU Wei
Prof Harold MOK Kar-leung
The Honourable Robert TANG Ching, GBM, SBS, JP
Prof Joseph TING Sun-pao, BBS
Mr TSANG Tak-sing, GBS, JP
Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs
(Alternate: Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs (2))
Director of Leisure and Cultural Services
(Alternate: Deputy Director of Leisure and Cultural Services (Culture))

Ex-Officio Member
Chief Executive Officer, WKCDA