Reappointment of Members to the Board of Hong Kong Palace Museum Limited

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) announced the reappointment of the following existing members to the Board of Hong Kong Palace Museum Limited (the HKPM Board) for a two-year term from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023. The list is as follows:

The Honourable Bernard Charnwut CHAN, GBM, GBS, JP (Chairman)
Prof LEE Chack-fan, GBS, JP (Vice-Chairman)
Prof Raymond FUNG Wing-kee, JP
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

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 the Hong Kong Palace Museum
The Hong Kong Palace Museum aspires to become one of the world’s leading cultural institutions committed to the study and appreciation of Chinese art and culture, while advancing dialogue among world civilisations through international partnerships. Scheduled to open in July 2022, the Museum is a collaborative project between the WKCDA 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.

Embracing new curatorial approaches, the Museum will offer a Hong Kong perspective and a global vision, presenting the finest objects from the Palace Museum and other important cultural institutions around the world. Through innovative research and travelling exhibitions, as well as educational, cultural, and professional exchange programmes, the Museum will build international partnerships and help position Hong Kong as a hub for art and cultural exchanges between China and the rest of the world. As a world-class institution, the Museum is, at heart, a cultural resource that belongs to the community of Hong Kong. And as a dynamic platform, it will inspire community engagement, foster dialogue and partnerships, and promote creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration.

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 members of the Board of Hong Kong Palace Museum Limited

Chairman
The Honourable Bernard Charnwut CHAN, GBM, GBS, JP

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

Members
Mr Andy HEI Kao-chiang
Ms Yolanda NG Yuen-ting, MH
Prof Raymond FUNG Wing-kee, JP
Mrs Nancy Maria LEE CHANG, JP
Ms Nisa Bernice LEUNG Wing-yu, JP
Mr LOU Wei
Prof Harold MOK Kar-leung
Ms Helen SO Hiu-ming
The Honourable Robert TANG Ching, GBM, SBS, JP
Prof Joseph TING Sun-pao, BBS
Mr TSANG Tak-sing, GBS, JP

Members (Public Officers)
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, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority