art follows money in hk, they came for the money and investment.. without injecting art or creative industry into lifestyle, and without the local art scene and community as initiator... paying hkd500 to watch a drama or orchestra will still be the way to appreciate art.
can that actually be regarded as a fight? the two places are in totally different perspectives.
"....A 1989 Singapore government report cited the "importance of culture and the arts" not only as tools for nation-building and to generate revenue for the tourism and entertainment industries, but to "enhance our quality of life."....
...In 2007, Hong Kong became the world's third-largest auction market after New York and London, partly because of its proximity to mainland China and the emergence of China's deep-pocketed collectors. That put Hong Kong firmly on the global art-commerce map...."
The Wall Street Journal
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