(Hong Kong Comprehensive News) The Hong Kong Art Development Bureau has been funded for 24 consecutive years to support the Hong Kong stage drama awards ceremony.At this awards event last year, the organizer invited the political cartoonists and others who were repeatedly criticized by the Hong Kong Government as the award guest.
Comprehensive Sing Tao Daily and Radio of Hong Kong reported that the Hong Kong Stage Drama Awards presented by the Hong Kong Drama Association has a history of more than 30 years.The situation has changed this year.
The Hong Kong Drama Association said on Facebook on Wednesday (January 17) that I received a letter from the Yifa Bureau on the 8th of last month, saying that the content of the awards ceremony held last year was damaged or it was not conducive to the reputation of the Art Development Bureau., Determine the last phase of the project.In addition, the Hong Kong Cultural Services Department also verbally know the conference and no longer provide or sponsor the venue for this year's awards.
The Hong Kong Yifa Bureau responded on Wednesday night that after the last awards ceremony, the bureau received a lot of opinions and pointed out that the "content and arrangement of the content and arrangement of the awards ceremony" also refers toIn violation of the contract content, the bureau can exercise the right to temporarily slow, adjust and stop funding.
The Hong Kong Cultural Department said that multiple factors will be considered when leased and sponsorship venues, including the past activities and show performance of the application agency. In response to the above incidents of the Hong Kong Drama Association, this year will not sponsor the venue to the association as a stage drama in Hong Kong as a stage drama of Hong Kong.For the use of awards.
The last Hong Kong stage drama awards ceremony, the awarded guests include Cai Yuling, the former director of Radio Hong Kong and Zunzi, a political cartoonist.Cai Yuling has produced a documentary that criticized the Hong Kong police during the 2019 anti -repair campaign. Zunzi is a well -known current political cartoonist in Hong Kong. Most of the themes of the work involve political issues of Hong Kong and mainland China. He has been criticized by the Hong Kong government many times.
The Hong Kong Drama Association said that the awards ceremony was withdrawn this year, and the Hong Kong Drama Association stated that it would still be surprised by the wealth measures of the Yiji Bureau and would still insist on holding this year's stage drama award election and award ceremony, but frankly faced "unprecedented challenges."
