Ms. Raffel said at a news conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday that she was “extremely honored” to be named executive director. In the past, museum officials voiced concerns about the lack of a developed museum culture in Hong Kong and the potential for self-censorship to hide among bureaucratic procedures. PhotoBEIJING — Suhanya Raffel, the deputy director of one of Australia’s top galleries, has been appointed executive director of M+, the planned “museum of visual culture” in Hong Kong, the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority announced on Wednesday. Ms. Raffel previously held senior positions at the Queensland Art Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, Australia. The Sri Lankan-born Ms. Raffel, who is both deputy director and director of collections at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, will begin a five-year contract in November.

Source: International New York Times July 20, 2016 13:30 UTC