Press Release
Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Miss Rosanna Law visits HKBU to gain insight into the University’s developments in creative arts and sports
Thursday, 30 July 2026
A group of government officials led by Miss Rosanna Law Shuk-pui, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), visited Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) yesterday (29 July) to learn about the University’s latest developments and achievements in the fields of creative arts, art tech and sports, and to exchange views on related development opportunities.
The group was received by Professor Alex Wai, President and Vice‑Chancellor; Professor Liu Jiming, Acting Provost; Professor Johnny M Poon, Associate Vice-President (Interdisciplinary Research) cum Dean of the School of Creative Arts; Professor Daniel Lai, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; and Professor Michael Ng, Dean of the Faculty of Science of HKBU. Other guests of the visiting group included Miss Winnie Wong, Deputy Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism; Miss Yvonne Ip, Assistant Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries; Ms Polly Chong, Principal Assistant Secretary (Sports and Recreation); and Mr Alvin Chiu, Political Assistant to Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Government of the HKSAR.
The visit commenced with an introduction by Professor Alex Wai on HKBU’s latest strategic plans in teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer and technology translation, highlighting the University’s innovative outputs in the fields of creative arts, art technology, and sports science.
Accompanied by HKBU’s senior management, the visiting guests toured several of the University’s prime teaching and research facilities. The tour started with the Jockey Club Campus of Creativity, an important base for creative education and research at HKBU, where they visited the Jockey Club White Box Experimental Space and Studio 5. Professor Johnny M Poon introduced to the guests the education and research functions and application scenarios of these facilities in art, film and the creative industries. He also shared how the University collaborates with the industry to foster transdisciplinary development, nurture future creative art talent, and drive innovative breakthroughs for the development of the art profession.
The guests then visited the HKBU Visualization Research Centre, where they experienced the world’s first 360-degree 3D Immersive Interactive Cinema. The cinema is one of the outputs of the “Future Cinema Systems: Next-Generation Art Technologies” project supported by the Innovation and Technology Support Programme under the Innovation and Technology Commission of the Government of the HKSAR. Since the launch of the project in 2022, this facility has been deployed in multiple art projects including “Fly Me There”, an exhibition co‑presented by HKBU and the Airport Authority Hong Kong in 2024 that enabled visitors at the Hong Kong International Airport to experience the cultural heritage of eight countries including China, Cambodia, India and Turkey in an immersive manner. The facility is also featured in two installations currently staged at Tai Kwun, including Wayne McGregor: On The Other Earth, an immersive installation co-produced by HKBU, Hong Kong Ballet and Studio Wayne McGregor, London; and eMBody—everybody in motion, an interactive installation produced by HKBU.
The group also toured the Centre for Exercise Science and Medicine launched in April this year. Equipped with state‑of‑the‑art laboratories and facilities, the Centre aims to become a flagship in revolutionising sports science, sports medicine and the sports industry, and is dedicated to advancing elite sport and public health with its research outcomes. It is also the first in Hong Kong, the third in the nation, and one of just 31 recognised worldwide by the International Federation of Sports Medicine as a Collaborating Centre of Sports Medicine. The group learned about HKBU’s technological breakthroughs and research outcomes in sports science and sports medicine.
HKBU remains committed to advancing the development in the fields of creative arts, art tech and sports science, with the aim of injecting momentum of innovation into the local creative industries, supporting Hong Kong’s development as an East‑meets‑West centre for international cultural exchange, promoting actively the development of sports in Hong Kong and beyond, and supporting the professional development of elite sports in Hong Kong. HKBU will continue to actively support relevant policies and initiatives of the Government of the HKSAR, leveraging the University’s strengths in talent cultivation, research and innovation, and knowledge transfer to contribute to the development of the arts, cultural and sports industries in Hong Kong.
