CityU Holds “Academic Seminar on Strategic Opportunities and Prospects of Cultural Industry of Macao”

"Academic Seminar on Strategic Opportunities and Prospects of Cultural Industry of Macao" organized by Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, City University of Macau (CityU) and sponsored by Macao Foundation was held at Ho Yin Convention Centre on June 8.

Pro-Rector Ip Kuai Peng expressed that, Macao, as a micro-economy, should not limit its industry development locally. Instead, it should take advantage of the positioning of "One Center, One Platform, One Base", actively integrate into the strategies for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, expand the market, introduce talents, and enhance innovation in order to fundamentally address the current cultural industry-related issues. He hoped that, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences would seize the opportunity of this seminar to consolidate academic research and give full play to the role of "solid footing". Moreover, he expected that, through this seminar, the direction and strategy of cultural industry development of Macao would be further clarified to serve as reference for the decision-making by the Macao S.A.R. government and the development of cultural enterprises.

The seminar contained three topics, namely, "National Strategies and Macao's Cultural Industry", "Theories and New Businesses of the Cultural Industry", and "Cultural Policies and Governance". A dozen of famous scholars delivered wonderful speeches, including: Professor Xiong Chengyu, the Director of National Research Centre of Cultural Industries, Tsinghua University, Professor Hu Huilin, Deputy Director of National Cultural Industries Creativity and Development Research Base, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Professor Gu Jiang, Executive Deputy Director of National Cultural Industries Research Center, Nanjing University, Professor Fu Cai, the Director of National Center for Cultural Innovation Research, Professor Wei Pengjv, the Dean of School of Culture and Communication, Central University for Finance and Economics, Professor Fan Zhou, the Dean of Culture Development Institute, Communication University of China, Professor Zhou Jianxin, Executive Dean of Institute for Cultural Industries, Shenzhen University, Professor Liu Ke of Business School, Beijing Language and Culture University, Professor Zheng Chengjun, the Dean of Graduate School, Beijing International Studies University, Associate Professor Zhou Jin, Associate Dean of University of Reading, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, and Assistant Professor Zhong Ming'en of Department of Cultural Management, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

The guests attending the seminar also included: Deputy Director Xu Jing and Research Assistant Zhang Hui of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao S.A.R. (LOCPG), Li Yongxian, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Youth Affairs of the LOCPG, Chu Miu Lai, member of Executive Council, Macao Cultural Industries Fund (FIC), and Vice Rector Kong Fanqing, Pro-Rector Ip Kuai Peng, Pro-Rector Cintia Chan, and Wang Zhong, Associate Dean of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, CityU.