Betty Fung

Betty Fung

Betty Fung was appointed as CEO of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in October 2021 after 35 years in Hong Kong’s Administrative Service. She served as director of information services from 2007 to 2009, director of leisure and cultural services from 2009 to 2014, permanent secretary for home affairs from 2014 to 2018, and head of the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office from 2018 to 2020 before her secondment to WKCDA as acting CEO. She has been awarded a Gold Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR government and Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite by the French government.
Betty Fung was appointed as CEO of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in October 2021 after 35 years in Hong Kong’s Administrative Service. She served as director of information services from 2007 to 2009, director of leisure and cultural services from 2009 to 2014, permanent secretary for home affairs from 2014 to 2018, and head of the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office from 2018 to 2020 before her secondment to WKCDA as acting CEO. She has been awarded a Gold Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR government and Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite by the French government.
Languages Spoken:
English

Opinion | To realise Hong Kong’s cultural potential, a global vision is essential

The city can rise beyond a regional hub, but only with sustained investment and a coherent, long-term vision for arts development.

West Kowloon Cultural District’s first large-scale event outside Hong Kong is a carefully planned dialogue with a friendly peer city.

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In Hong Kong, what is usually a fairly quiet period in the tourist calendar is buzzing with events, exhibitions and installations. Hong Kong can unleash more synergies when all stakeholders work together to stage quality exhibitions and events.

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