{"id":37280,"date":"2023-08-26T17:57:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T09:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/%e4%b8%ad%e5%bf%83%e4%b8%bb%e4%bb%bb%e7%9a%84%e8%a9%b1\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T18:12:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T10:12:09","slug":"message-from-the-centre-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/research\/ihcorc\/message-from-the-centre-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Centre Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37280\" class=\"elementor elementor-37280 elementor-37274\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e8c94d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e8c94d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de8a020\" data-id=\"de8a020\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fca3dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fca3dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/KellyChan-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/KellyChan-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/KellyChan.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21c8761\" data-id=\"21c8761\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d381fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d381fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cIna Ho Cantonese Opera Research Centre\u201d of Hong Kong Metropolitan University was officially established in August 2023. On 19 August 3023 (Saturday), \u201c<em>Glamour of Cantonese Opera Shines through the Academia<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; Opening Ceremony of Ina Ho Cantonese Opera Research Centre cum Cantonese Opera Performance\u201d was held at the Xiqu Centre , West Kowloon Cultural District. I am deeply honored to assume the position of Centre Director.<br \/><br \/>With the generous donation from Dr Ho Chan Un-Chan, \u201cIna Ho Cantonese Opera Research Centre&#8221; upholds the mission of promoting traditional Chinese culture. Through activities such as translating Cantonese opera libretti and excerpts into English, online Cantonese opera courses and appreciation, large-scale conferences, academic seminars, refined performances and professional demonstrations, we hope to promote Cantonese opera, as a valuable traditional form of art,\u00a0\u00a0to audiences of different backgrounds and age groups locally and overseas.<br \/><br \/>With the rapid development of multimedia platforms, we are also committed to promoting and organizing a series of cultural activities related to Cantonese opera through various multimedia channels. We are also dedicated to making efforts to digitize and archive precious Cantonese opera materials for public appreciation.<\/p><p>Finally, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for the support from the university and the public. I hope that this newly established centre will soon flourish, blossoming flowers and bearing fruits of success.<\/p><ul><li><em>Dr Kelly Chan, Associate Professor (Language and Translation), School of Arts snd Social Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIna Ho Cantonese Opera Research Centre\u201d of Hong Kong Metropolitan University was officially established in August 2023. On 19 August 3023 (Saturday), \u201cGlamour of Cantonese Opera Shines through the Academia\u00a0- Opening Ceremony of Ina Ho Cantonese Opera Research Centre cum Cantonese Opera Performance\u201d was held at the Xiqu Centre , West Kowloon Cultural District. 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