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Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts
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Provision for Arts and Culture 2016-17
Arts and Sports Development Fund
1.12% ($47.1 million)
Arts Development Fund
0.04% ($1.5 million)
Others
3.97% ($166.4 million)
Cantonese Opera Development Fund
0.22% ($9.1 million)
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts 7.61% ($319 million)
Hong Kong Arts Development Council 2.98% ($125 million)
Public Libraries & Activities
26.81% ($1,123.8 million)
Nine Major Performing Arts Groups 7.97% ($334 million)
Public Heritage, Museums & Exhibitions
20.27% ($849.6 million)
Public Performing Arts Venues & Programmes
29.01% ($1,216.2 million)
Total government expenditure on arts and culture in 2016-17 was $4.19 billion
Arts and Sport Development Fund
The arts portion of the Arts and Sport Development Fund subsidises long-term arts and cultural development through investment returns generated by seed money of $1.5 billion injected in 2010-11. Under the arts portion, the Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme disburses about $30 million annually in the form of Springboard Grants with matching elements and Project Grants. The scheme seeks to develop the capacity of local artists and arts groups and to promote public-private partnership in local arts development. It has financed 87 projects. Around $30 million is also earmarked annually to support projects initiated or recommended by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
Cantonese Opera Development Fund
The Cantonese Opera Development Fund helps to preserve, promote and develop Cantonese opera. In 2017, it granted about $9.1 million to support projects including the Venue Partnership Scheme at Yau Ma Tei Theatre, Yuen Long Theatre and Sha Tin Town Hall.
Arts Development Fund
The Arts Development Fund is used mainly to support cultural exchanges. In 2017, $5.2 million was approved for 95 such projects.
Lord Wilson Heritage Trust
The Lord Wilson Heritage Trust provides funding for community organisations and individuals to implement heritage-related projects. Sixteen projects worth about $3.85 million were approved in 2017.
Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund awards scholarships to candidates of outstanding calibre to pursue further studies or training in music or dance in or outside the city. Eight scholarships worth $3.93 million were awarded in 2017.
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