Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Rosanna Law continued her visit to the United Arab Emirates to promote Hong Kong-UAE exchanges.

Miss Law today met Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture of the UAE HE Mubarak Al Nakhi and expressed strong interest in collaborations with the UAE, adding that she was glad to have identified new opportunities for co-operation with the country on performing arts.

Yesterday, she discussed sports development with Dubai Future Foundation Chief Executive Officer and Dubai Sports Council Vice Chairman HE Khalfan Belhoul, with a focus on integrating creativity, innovation and technology into youth education. Miss Law highlighted the similarities in both regions’ sports landscape, emphasising opportunities for collaboration.

In the afternoon, Miss Law had a meeting with Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Corporation for Tourism & Commerce Marketing at Dubai Department of Economy & Tourism HE Issam Kazim, where discussions underscored shared goals of enhancing tourism through innovative collaboration. Miss Law noted how Hong Kong is actively promoting tailor-made, high-end travel packages to attract Middle East tourists.

She also paid a courtesy call on and attended a dinner hosted by Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the UAE Zhang Yiming last night.

In addition to thanking the embassy for its strong support to Hong Kong, Miss Law remarked that the UAE visit allowed her to gain a deeper understanding of its proactive and ambitious vision, affirming that Hong Kong and the UAE share many parallels in development strategies. She also emphasised the importance of leveraging synergies to foster stronger ties between the two regions.

While in the UAE, Miss Law visited a number of iconic historical and tourist attractions to understand their operations, tourism appeal and the possible collaboration of cultural exchanges.

She will conclude her UAE visit and depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, tonight.