Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) (HKETO), Ms Emily Mo, attended the opening ceremony of the 4th annual Asialicious Carnival organised by the Federation of Asian Canadians Toronto and the City of Toronto on September 10.
Speaking at the event, Ms Mo was delighted to note that Toronto and Hong Kong share the common feature of having easy access to a mix of culture and authentic food. “Like Toronto, one can experience an exciting gastronomic journey in Hong Kong (or the food paradise) at a wide range of restaurants from no-frills eateries to world-class Michelin-Star restaurants,” Ms Mo said.
“Hong Kong-style food like the milk tea, egg tarts, pineapple buns and Chinese-style BBQ meat were showcased at the Carnival,” Ms Mo continued. More than 100 food establishments and food trucks provided a wide variety of Asian cuisine for visitors to explore and taste the Asian food and beverages items at the event.
The three-day carnival held from September 10 to 12 carried a Hong Kong theme this year, and photo stations with traditional “Hong Kong Style Tea House” and “Hong Kong taxi” as background will be available for visitors to take pictures. Activities such as Hong Kong pop songs singing, Hong Kong posters display, a “Starry Night” variety show followed by fireworks, and multicultural performances will also be part of the carnival.
On same day, Ms Mo also attended the Imperial Ball 2022 hosted by the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto (CCCGT). Under the theme of “Moon Garden Illumina”, the ball raises funds to build the new Asian Garden which will become a place to recognise the contribution of the Chinese community and celebrate the legacy of Chinese Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area.
Ms Mo was delighted to note that Hong Kong is developing into an East‑meets‑West hub for international arts and cultural exchanges. As part of the celebration to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a photography exhibition entitled “A Landscape Journey” is being held at the Dr Hin-Shiu Hung Art Gallery of the CCCGT for the guests of Imperial Ball and the public to enjoy till September 22.
The photography exhibition features a Hong Kong young and award-winning photographer Kelvin Yuen and the Chinese Canadian Photographic Society of Toronto (CCPST) and will be held across Canada from September to October. More details are available at https://25a.hketo.ca/events/photography-exhibitions.
香港經貿處支持以香港為主題的亞太風味嘉年華2022
香港駐多倫多經濟貿易辦事處（香港經貿處）處長巫菀菁於九月十日出席由多倫多加亞聯盟協會及多倫多市政府合辦的第四屆亞太風味嘉年華開幕禮。
巫菀菁在活動上致辭，她欣悉多倫多及香港同樣是文化匯聚的地方，並有著容易品嚐到地道美食的共通點。她表示：「就像多倫多一樣，香港（或美食天堂）有各式各樣的餐廳食肆，讓大家體驗簡樸的食館到米芝蓮世界星級餐廳的美食。」
巫菀菁續說：「亞太風味嘉年華展示了不少港式食品，例如奶茶、蛋撻、菠蘿飽及中式燒味。」超過 100 家食肆和流動餐車在活動現場提供各式各樣的亞洲美食，讓公眾品嚐亞洲美食和飲品。
這次於九月十至十二日舉行為期三天的亞太風味嘉年華是以香港為主題，現場有傳統「港式茶莊」及「香港的士」為背景的照相站供公眾拍照留念。有關盛會其他活動包括演唱香港流行曲表演、香港海報展覽、「亞太風情星光夜」綜藝晚會、煙花匯演及多元文化表演。
巫菀菁在同日亦出席由大多倫多中華文化中心舉辦的2022華讌，晚宴以「嬋娟千里照華庭」為主題，為興建新的亞洲花園籌募經費，該花園將成為表揚華人社區貢獻和慶祝大多倫多地區華裔加拿大人傑出成就的地方。
巫菀菁欣悉香港正發展成為中西國際藝術和文化交流薈萃的樞紐。為慶祝香港特別行政區成立25周年，「大地之旅」攝影展現正在大多倫多中華文化中心孔憲紹美術館舉行，讓華讌的嘉賓及公眾參觀，展期至9月22日。
攝影展同時於九月至十月期間在加拿大作全國巡迴展覽，展出獲獎無數的香港年輕攝影師袁斯樂和多倫多加中攝影學會的會員作品，詳情可瀏覽 https://25a.hketo.ca/events/photography-exhibitions。
