HKBU President Wei Bingjiang was encouraged by the Budget's support for the development of arts and arts and technology

2022-02-23 In response to the "Budget", the Federation of Education pointed out that this year's recurrent expenditure on education exceeded 101.9 billion yuan, an increase of nearly 5% over last year, but the increase was the smallest among all policy areas. Affected by various factors such as the epidemic and the economy, education accounted for only 13.8% of total government expenditure this year, hitting a new low since the return of China. At present, Hong Kong is plagued by a new wave of epidemics, which greatly affects the economy and people's livelihood. Therefore, the government has allocated a lot of resources to support the epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic work, and there are few measures related to education. The meeting expressed their understanding.

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HKBU President Wei Bingjiang was encouraged by the Budget's support for the development of arts and arts and technology. He pointed out that the Budget has earmarked $85 million a year to support the development of the East Kowloon Cultural Centre into an important town and cradle of arts and technology, and earmarked $70 million to upgrade the equipment of performing arts venues under the LCSD, which will help greatly enhance Hong Kong's artistic reputation. Infrastructure in technology application to popularize the application of arts technology and develop Hong Kong into a creative industry and arts hub.

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A spokesman for the University of Hong Kong said that the government is welcome to continue to promote the research and development of innovation and technology, actively invest resources in cultivating talents, attract overseas talents to Hong Kong, and support the development of university start-ups to provide opportunities for students and researchers. The research development policy is consistent. The Budget focuses on promoting "life and health" scientific research, digital economy and building a green city, aiming to contribute to the country's "3060" carbon peak, carbon neutrality, and to promote Hong Kong's progress towards carbon neutrality by 2050. Excellent scholars and scientific research talents have been engaged in cutting-edge research and shared knowledge with the society.