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  This article was published in TheSun on 19 August 2024. Tourism and Creative Economy executive councillor Wong Hon Wai said that there is great tourism potential in China’s Greater Bay Area, including Hong Kong. He also said that Penang should explore and expand its market share due to the Greater Bay Area’s large population of 86 million people, and economic strength. “Hong Kong alone has a population of 7.5 million people,” he said. “We warmly welcome more tourists, business professionals, and students from Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area to Penang, a unique city that blends East and West, tradition and modernity,” Wong said in a statement on   August 14. He said that the Greater Bay Area encompassing Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macao, share deep linguistic and cultural ties with Penang. He also highlighted that the Penang populace was generally proficient in multiple languages and dialects which would ease communication challenges. “Those who love cultural heritage...

Ucapan Penggulungan oleh Wong Hon Wai - EXCO (Perancang Bandar dan Desa, Perumahan dan Kesenian) merangkap ADUN Air Itam Kesenian Tahun 2010 dan 2011 telah membuka lembaran baru bagi Muzium dan Balai Seni Lukis Pulau Pinang. Antara beberapa pencapaian: 1. Statistik pengunjung ke Muzium dan Balai Seni Lukis Pulau Pinang menunjukan peningkatan yang memerangsangkan Muzium: 2006: 31141 2007:41808 2008:48521 2009:55747 2010:56799 Balai Seni Lukis Pulau Pinang 2006: 4059 2007:4395 2008:5709 2009:6691 2010:11,428 2. Pihak Muzium bersama MPPP telah menggariskan terma penggunaan No. 57, Jalan Macalister sebagai sayap tambahan untuk menonjolkan lagi kekuatan warisan sejarah dan kesenian negeri Pulau Pinang. 3. Beberapa pameran kesenian dan sejarah telah diadakan di No.57, Jalan Macalister antaranya: Pameran International Print Exhibition, Pameran Sejarah Sun Yat Tsen dan hubungannya dengan Pulau Pinang, Pameran Kesenian Japanese Foundation dan juga baru-baru ini Pam...