Louis Yu

Louis Kwok Lit Yu, MH

Louis Yu is the Director of the Hong Kong Culture and Sustainability Centre. He is also the convenor of the first Hong Kong Culture and Sustainability Conference which will happen in November 2025.

He is the Adjunct Associate Professor of the Culture and Religious Studies Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the adjunct professor of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and the Jian Han University of Wuhan. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

His first book “How to Culture a City” won the Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Award in 2023. His second book “Towards a Cultural City” was published in April 2024. Since 2021, He has given more than 140 lectures on “How to Culture a City”.

His previous roles include the Director of the Hong Kong Art School, Executive Director, Performing Arts of the West Kowloon Cultural District, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Arts Centre.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025

To launch the first Culture and Sustainability Conference in Hong Kong