The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) welcomes initiatives of the Budget concerning arts and cultural developments. Academy Director, Professor Gillian Choa, is pleased to see the unwavering commitment of the government to developing high-quality arts, cultural and creative industries through continuously refining relevant sectors, promoting Chinese culture and fostering arts and cultural exchanges regionally and internationally. The initiatives align well with the long-time strategic goals of the Academy which endeavours to strive for excellence in providing the younger generations with a diverse, cross-disciplinary learning environment, and nurturing a new generation of young and aspiring performing arts talents.

Professor Choa also believes that events and proposals including Blueprint for Arts and Culture and Creative Industries Development, Signature Performing Arts Programme Scheme and the 4^th Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Culture & Arts Festival, will create great impact on developments of the arts and creative industries both locally and regionally. Professor Choa also supports strategies and budget plans for developing the Northern Metropolis which will create far-reaching benefits on the developments of Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, especially in the aspects of culture, performing arts and related higher education.
 

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (www.hkapa.edu) 
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), established by The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Ordinance in 1984, is a leading tertiary institution in the performing arts in Asia. It provides professional undergraduate education and practice-based postgraduate studies. The study encompasses Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre and Entertainment Arts. Its educational philosophy reflects the cultural diversity of Hong Kong with emphasis on Chinese and Western traditions, and interdisciplinary learning. Since 2008, the Academy has attained the Programme Area Accreditation (PAA) status awarded by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) to self-monitor and accredit its own undergraduate and post-secondary programmes in the five programme areas of Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre and Entertainment Arts. Since 2016, the PAA status has been extended to cover Master’s Degree programmes and below; and since 2023, the programmes operated by the School of Chinese Opera accredited by HKCAAVQ has also received PAA status for its post-secondary and undergraduate programmes. 

Besides the main campus in Wanchai, Béthanie, the site of the Academy’s Landmark Heritage Campus in Pokfulam, has housed training facilities for the School of Film and Television since 2006. 

In the QS University Rankings announced in 2023, the Academy ranks 1^st in Asia and 13^th in the world in the Performing Arts category.