The Hong Kong Youth Performance Art and Development Association was registered in 2013 and is a registered society by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (registration number: REP.CP/LIC/SO/19/50056). The association has always been committed to promoting Hong Kong youth performing arts, international exchange opportunities and more internationally recognized values through high-level music and art competitions and activities. From 2020, HKYPAF has joined the Alink-Argerich Foundation (AAF) as an international music competition. In 2021, it successfully won the World Competition Rating Directory and was evaluated as the highest four-star top competition in RANK B. (The event will be held in different countries from the preliminary round to the finals, including events involving two or more countries).

 

The 1st– 4th HKYPAF︰About HKYPA and HKYPAF Registered and established in 2013, founded the first HKYPAF Hong Kong Youth Performance Arts Festival (Hong Kong local competition), and promoted to Hong Kong, Macau, China, and Taiwan regional competitions to the 4th.

 

The 5th HKYPAF︰ Performed in Hong Kong, Macau, China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Southeast Asia events, and was recognized by the HKSAR Government as one of the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR. Joined Malaysian contestants in the first year.

 

The 6th HKYPAF︰ Holdinternationalevents inHong Kong, Macau, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, joined Thailand and South Korean entrants in the first year, with more than 5,000 global participants.

 

The 7th -9th HKYPAF︰Hosted the 7th Hong Kong Youth Performance Arts Festival (Hong Kong, Macau, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia, Canada international events), and was the world’s first live broadcast under the influence of the COVID-19. The finals are conducted by video review and live broadcast on Facebook social platform, with more than 100,000 views.

 

The 10th HKYPAF︰ In 2022, the 10th HKYPAF is an accredited event celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. After the recovery from the COVID-19, the International Final was resumed with a three-day grand competition with over 2000 participants and audience from Hong Kong, Macau, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, Indonesia, Canada, etc. at the Panda Hotel in Hong Kong. The 10th Anniversary Gala Dinner was held with more than 200 guests, including Hong Kong musicians, music business units and other music industry professionals, to support the event.

 

The 11th HKYPAF︰This year's International Final Round was held at the Panda Hotel in Hong Kong over six days with over 2,000 participants, including Hong Kong, Macau, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, Indonesia, Canada, etc., and the first Asia-Pacific Music and Arts Development Conference (APMADC) and HKYPA Teaching Achievement Award Ceremony, the event featured speeches by a number of Asian music and arts leaders; two scholars from the Hong Kong University of Education and the Guangzhou Xinghai Conservatory of Music were invited to present research papers, and was attended and supported by more than 200 guests and teachers from Asia and Hong Kong!