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Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts

over 2,700 participants including students, and registered about 13,000 service hours. contributed by 175 volunteers.

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The office was represented at three international conferences the International Symposium on National Art Collection's Conservation held in Beijing in July, IIC Los Angeles Congress held in the US in September, and 2016 International Conference on the Preservation and Conservation for Rare Books held in Guangzhou in November. For the first time, the office organised a seven-day Greater Pearl River Delta Conservation Training Workshop in November to promote professional exchange and development among conservation practitioners in Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macao.

Nurturing talent

Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund

Scholarship recipients under this fund pursue postgraduate studies in music or dance at degree-awarding tertiary education institutions in Hong Kong; post-diploma or postgraduate studies or professional training in music or dance at world-renowned institutions; or less formal studies, projects or creative work outside Hong Kong. The fund awarded nine scholarships in 2016, bringing the total to 306 since its establishment in 1980.

Arts Administrator Trainee Scheme

The Arts Administrator Trainee Scheme aims to nurture a pool of arts administrators to support the development of performing arts. Trainees undergo two years of training in venue operation, facility management, stage management, event promotion and the organisation of performing arts programmes, carnivals and arts festivals. There were 45 LCSD trainee placements in 2016. The department also sponsored its 20 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 educational programmes and gaining hands-on experience in curating exhibitions and projects. There were 24 trainee placements in 2016.

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 round the world. In 2016, it provided music training for 9,022 trainees and recorded 163,577 participants in its promotional activities.

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