Dickson K. W. Chiu, PhD – Lecturer, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Editor-in-Chief of Library Hi Tech, Emerald, United Kingdom
Hermina G. B. Anghelescu, PhD – Professor, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Patrick Lo, PhD – Director, Liberal & Martial Arts Practice Association, Hong Kong, China
Rebekah Okpoti, PhD – Lecturer in Musicology, Liverpool Hope University, and Associate Organist, Leeds Cathedral, United Kingdom

Series: Advances in the Arts
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52305/JTRN4017

Book Reviews

“Overall, this book presents a snapshot of Hong Kong’s cultural space, the future and sustainability of the arts, and a vision of the region’s cultural soft power. It is a useful reference book to those wishing to engage with the arts and cultural scene in Hong Kong.” To reach the full review as published in the International Journal of Education Through Art, CLICK HERE.>>> – Yichang Liu, University of Newcastle, Australia

“I am so glad that we are getting to know Inside Hong Kong’s Arts & Cultural Scene: Conversations with Hong Kong’s Leading Arts & Cultural Administrators, Educators, Producers, and Presenters, a book by Dr. Patrick Lo, Wei-En Hsu, Dr. Rebekah Okpoti, Prof. Hermina Anghelescu, and Dr. Dickson Chiu. As China’s gateway between the West and the East, Hong Kong’s development is always closely watched by the world. Thus the publishing of this most updated collection of brilliant thoughts from the movers and shakers of Hong Kong’s ever-evolving arts scene is well timed. It affords us a glimpse through this unique sphere inside-out.” — Bright Sheng, The Leonard Bernstein Distinguished University Professor of Music, School of Music, Theater and Dance, University of Michigan, Helmut and Anna Pao Sohmen Professor-at-Large, Institute for the Advanced Studies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

“As Hong Kong’s cultural and creative industries are moving forward at full speed in the post-Covid19 recovery, Inside Hong Kong’s Arts & Cultural Scene: Conversations with Hong Kong’s Leading Arts & Cultural Administrators, Educators, Producers, and Presenters presents timely and unique voices of the movers and shakers in the education, service and commercial sectors of visual and performing arts. A nice pair to Dr. Patrick Lo’s previous Creating a Global Cultural City via Public Participation in the Arts: Conversations with Hong Kong’s Leading Arts and Cultural Administrators.” – Professor Emilie Yueh-Yu Yeh, Lam Wong Yiu Wah Chair Professor of Visual Studies, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Director of Centre for Film and Creative Industries, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

“This is an important collection of conversations with major figures in Hong Kong’s Arts and Cultural Scene, giving the readers an informed understanding and fresh perspectives to make sense of ongoing changes and future development.” — Professor Lui Tai-lok JP, Chair Professor of Hong Kong Studies; Director, The Academy of Hong Kong Studies

“Inside Hong Kong’s Arts & Cultural Scene: Conversations with Hong Kong’s Leading Arts & Cultural Administrators, Educators, Producers, and Presenters has provided a comprehensive picture of cultural mediators and their contributions over the last decades. We can see how art promotors, at every level, drive organisational excellence and unleash the full potential of Hong Kong being a Global Cultural City.” — Heidi Lee, Executive Director, The Hong Kong Ballet

“This book provides a clear vision of art and cultural industry in Hong Kong by interviewing several important representatives currently active in the related fields. Through their interviews, the reader can grasp an overarching—yet solid and coherent—idea about the definitions and contents of different administrative and institutional subjects ranging from executives, directors, chairpersons, curators, composers, to performers. As their interviews unfold, we can cross compare the diverse aspects of different careers in terms of their (1) criteria, education background, and specific qualification requirements, (2) mission and responsibility, and (3) challenge, development, and achievement.  For those who are interested in art and cultural politics and developments in HK, Inside Hong Kong’s Arts & Cultural Scene, with many concrete working experiences shared by leading experts in their respective areas, is surely a resource that you must consider.” – Dr. Yi-Cheng Daniel Wu, Associate Professor of Music Theory, Soochow University School of Music