It has been our third year participating in the Hong Kong Book Fair. This year, we will be having a Swiss-Taiwanese author coming especially for this event. Stay tuned with us to learn more of the events we are organizing! Looking forward to meeting you there.
Location: 1A-A23, Hall One, Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Center, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Recent history and Elizabethan drama overlap in a unique fusion of theatre and legal trial. Real-life barristers, a judge, other legal professionals and a “jury” formed by the audience will take part in a “trial” of Hamlet for the murder of Polonius. The unscripted and interactive play by Roger Bernat and Yan Duyvendak awakens the audience’s sense of ethics, drawing them to realise how difficult it is to judge someone and giving them insight into how justice is administered.
Location: JC Cube, Tai Kwun Theatre, Central, Hong Kong
Summer is near that means... RISE is just around the corner!
On July 8, WHub is organising the RISE's satellite Community Party together with China Accelerator.
RISE is the perfect opportunity to meet old and make new friendships with key players in the startup ecosystem. This is an opportunity not to be missed, so join us for on July 8!
Come and find out more about the GBA tech startup scene on July 8th May where you will meet startups, investors, partners, and way more...
Location: Spaces, 181 Des Voeux Rd, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Two electronic wizards Claudia Cerri and Nikola H. Mounoud known as NuR and • • • (from Geneva and Montreux) will be performing in Macau and Hong Kong in July during their two-month Asian tours.
Well-acclaimed Swiss dance artist and choreographer Fabrice Mazliah, will present his new solo production, “Made in China" performed by Tilman O’Donnell at the Hong Kong International Choreography Festival.
Location: Sheung Wan Civic Center Theatre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
The "Swiss National Startup Team 2019" comprises of startups from the fields of medtech, drones, business and consumer software, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, IoT and nanotechnology. The team kicks off its 10-days China bootcamp for business and investor meetings in Hong Kong. At the "Swiss Innovation Night" you will listen to the company pitches, get acquainted with the Venture Leaders program and get the opportunity to network while enjoying some Swiss delights. We are inviting investors, potential business development and joint-venture partners as well as members of the business community in general.
Location: SME Centre, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Ground Level, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island
Save the dates! Our Consulate is again participating in this year's Make Music Hong Kong Festival to be held at The Fringe Club, featuring Elaine Amherd.
Location: Fringe Club, Lower Alber Road, Central, Hong Kong
This May, Loher will bring her artwork to The Upper House and give it a unique Hong Kong flavor through a collaboration with Thierry Chow, the innovative Feng Shui designer reinventing the ancient discipline with cutting edge aesthetics.
Location: Level 6, The Lawn, The Upper House, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admirality, Hong Kong
The Mini French-speaking Film Festival brings to the cinema lovers of Hong Kong an original cinema program with four movies originated from Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, and France to celebrate French. The Alliance Française in collaboration with the Consulate General of Switzerland in Hong Kong presents the film from Switzerland Toujours Aventurier.
Location: The Fringe Club, Upstairs Studio, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong
Saturday, 16.03.2019
– Saturday, 16.03.2019,
Mars en Folie
Concert
With "Mars en Folie" discover the French-speaking musical scene in Hong Kong!
Four groups, four nationalities, four musical identities, and one language: French. Whether it is through the rock style of Cherry Chérie (Canada), the electro-pop melodies of Suzane (France) and Stevans (Switzerland) or the ethnic rap of Témé Tan (Belgium), each interprets and celebrates the French language in its own way.
Touring across Asia, they will stop in Hong Kong for one night of fun and music, come and see them live at MoM Livehouse, on March 16th. It's open to all and free!
Location: MoM LiveHouse, 113-121 King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong
How does the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) work towards better respect for international humanitarian law (IHL)? The ICRC Regional Delegation in Beijing will share with us their global experience in humanizing armed conflicts and their local experience of humanitarian diplomacy in China. What help does the ICRC offer to regional states to incorporate, implement and enforce IHL? What has been the ICRC’s experience in lobbying regional states such as China to join IHL related treaties such as the Arms Trade Treaty? How does the ICRC interact with other international/ transnational actors in relation to conflict-related migration in the region and outbound investments into conflict zones regulated by IHL? More generally, what is the ICRC’s hope on influential states, such as China, which is also a permanent member of the Security Council, to enhance respect for IHL? This lunchtime seminar will explore these and many more uncharted crossroads between IHL and China.
Location: Room 723, 7/F., Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
A panel of experts explores the mechanisms financing the Sustainable Development Goals, how investors are monitoring and evaluating them, and how Hong Kong positions itself in this growing landscape to capture the opportunities.
Location: Asia Society Hong Kong center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty
Tuesday, 05.03.2019
– Tuesday, 26.03.2019,
European Film Festival Hong Kong
Movie
Throughout history, they have always been refugees. They used to come from places closer to home. During second World War, the family of Swiss director Markus Imhoof, took in Giovanna, an undernourished eight-year–old Italian girl as part of a short-term program to host children. After the end of her stay, she had to go back to Italy. The Imhoof family privately arranged for Giovanna to come back to visit for a second time. In the end, the Swiss government insisted sending Giovanna back to Italy. She died of illness at the age of thirteen, soon after being forced to return. Imhoof takes this early experience of personal loss as a point of entry to the ongoing refugee crisis, the biggest mass displacement of people since World War II.
