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Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts

facility management, stage management, event promotion and the organisation of performing arts programmes, carnivals and arts festivals. There were 43 LCSD trainee placements in 2015. The department also sponsored its 22 venue partners and the Hong Kong Arts Festival to run similar programmes for trainees to learn about the management of performing arts groups and the organisation of arts festivals.

Museum Trainee Scheme

The Museum Trainee Scheme aims to develop museum professionals by attaching trainees to the Museum of Art, Museum of History, Heritage Museum, Film Archive, Art Promotion Office and Conservation Office. They receive two years of on-the-job training in museum management or conservation services, learning to manage museum services and organise education programmes and gaining hands-on experience in curating exhibitions and projects. There were 24 trainee placements in 2015.

Music Office

The Music Office promotes knowledge and appreciation of music, especially among young people, by providing instrumental and ensemble training and organising music activities. It aims to build a new generation of concert-goers and organises international exchange programmes to foster sharing of music among young Hong Kong musicians and their counterparts around the world. In 2015, it provided music training for 8,970 trainees and 167,580 people took part in its promotional activities.

Visual and Public Art

Art Promotion Office

In 2015, the Art Promotion Office put the '300 Families' exhibition, which was previously shown at the 2014 Hong Kong and Macao Visual Arts Biennial in Beijing, on stage again in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, as part of the 'One Root One Heart' and '300 Families' joint exhibition. It also invited exhibition proposals for 'The 6th Artists in the Neighbourhood Scheme: Flash!!

Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre

Managed by the Art Promotion Office, the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre organises visual arts activities and provides facilities for hire. It has a number of well-equipped art studios, multi- purpose rooms, a lecture theatre and an exhibition hall. The centre organised a series of programmes including 'Dialogue! Tactic Strategy' and the 'Art Specialist Course 2014-15 Graduation Exhibition.

Oil Street Art Space (Oi!)

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New initiatives were organised in 2015 to nurture young artistic talent and invite community engagement, including the 'Before After' exhibition, 'Doing Nothing Garden' by Song Dong and four exhibitions under the 'Sparkle!' exhibition series.

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