Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District Authority said Tuesday that it received 1,463 pieces of Chinese contemporary art from Swiss art collector Uli Sigg. These collections, conservatively estimated for 1.3 billion HK dollars, will be displayed as permanent collections in the M+ visual arts museum which will be completed in 2017.

Uli Sigg said, with the help of M+, he completed his desire for a long time to bring these works of Chinese contemporary art back to Chinese land.

Chief Secretary of Hong Kong's government, concurrently as the Chairman of the Board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Stephen Lam thanked for Uli Sigg's donating. He said the modern art collection covers the 30-year period running from 1979 to 2009, reflecting China's Four Modernizations and the launch of the open-door policy.

Lam added that the collection will not only strengthen the city's role as a leading cultural hub in Asia, but also strengthen cultural exchanges with museums in Europe, the United States, Asia and those on the Chinese Mainland.

He also hoped more cultural exchanges will enhance Hong Kong's position as Asia's world city and place West Kowloon on the international art map.

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