Transcript Powerpoint by Mr Duncan Pesocd, JP on 22 June 2009

The architecture of Creativity
Duncan PESCOD
Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic
Development (Communications and Technology)
The architecture of Creativity
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“Architecture starts when you
carefully put two bricks together.
There it begins.”
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886 – 1969)
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“The loftiest towers are built up
from the ground.”
Chinese proverb
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In creating, the only hard thing is
to begin: a grass blade’s no
easier to make than an oak.
James Russell Lowell (1819 – 1891)
The architecture of Creativity
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A good foundation
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32 000 creative industry-related
establishments
Engaging some 170 000 practitioners
Contribute over $60 billion added value
annually to HK’s GDP
(approx. 4% of our GDP)
Design
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The Octopus
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More than
19 million issued
Being modeled by
Holland and Dubai
Voted by the UK
Design Council
as 1 of 13 steps
to a better world
CreateHK
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CreateHK – 1 June 2009
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CreateSmart Initiative - $300 million
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Recruit Head, CreateHK
Tasks
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Group resources
scattered among
departments
cut red tape
Work together
with industries
One-stop service
A Multi-pronged approach
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Nurturing a pool of
Creative Talent
Facilitating development
of creative start-ups
Local market
Overseas promotions
Creative clusters
Creative clusters
Events
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“Maybe we can show
government how to operate
better as a result of better
architecture.”
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 – 1959)
Door always open
Thank you!