Hong Kong performance artist Danny Yung has been awarded the Fukuoka Prize for Arts & Culture.
Mr Yung was chosen for his contributions to the development of Asian arts and culture.
Principal Hong Kong Economic & Trade Representative (Tokyo) Sally Wong congratulated Mr Yung on receiving the award and thanked the Fukuoka Prize Committee for its recognition of a local artist.
Ms Wong thanked Mr Yung for his work in promoting cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and Japan.
Mr Yung is best known for co-founding experimental theatre group Zuni Icosahedron and collaborated with the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in Tokyo in 2012 to stage the "Tian Tian Xiang Shang" statue exhibition in Tokyo.
He also hosted a workshop in Iwate Prefecture for primary school students.
