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Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts

Hong Kong Cultural Centre

The Hong Kong Cultural Centre is the territory's premier performing arts facility. It has three main performance venues: a 2,020-seat concert hall, a 1,734-seat grand theatre and a 496-seat studio theatre.

Hong Kong City Hall

Hong Kong City Hall opened in 1962 as the territory's first purpose-built major civic centre. Its main facilities include a 1,430-seat concert hall, a 463-seat theatre and an exhibition hall.

Yau Ma Tei Theatre

Yau Ma Tei Theatre, the only surviving pre-war cinema building in the urban area, is dedicated to nurturing young talent for Cantonese opera. Its venue partner is the Chinese Artists. Association of Hong Kong.

Regional and District Civic Centres and Theatres

The LCSD runs 11 regional and district civic centres: the Sheung Wan and Sai Wan Ho civic centres on Hong Kong Island; Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre and Ko Shan Theatre and its New Wing in Kowloon; and the Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun and North District town halls, Kwai Tsing and Yuen Long theatres and Tai Po Civic Centre in the New Territories.

Indoor Stadia

The 12,500-seat Hong Kong Coliseum and the 3,500-seat Queen Elizabeth Stadium are the territory's premier multi-purpose indoor stadia. With flexible stage and seating configurations, the two stadia host mega sports events, pop concerts, major celebrations and other activities. During the year, 30 and 115 events were held at the coliseum and the stadium respectively.

Venue Partnership Scheme

This scheme fosters partnerships between the department's performance venues and performing arts groups. It aims to enhance the image and character of individual venues and their partners, expand the audience base, optimise usage of venue facilities, develop marketing strategies and encourage community involvement in the arts. The venue partners organised 683 stage performances in conjunction with 1,141 educational, promotional and audience-building activities in 2019.

Urban Ticketing System

The Urban Ticketing System is one of the most widely used computerised ticketing systems locally. It provides counter ticketing services at more than 20 outlets, and via the internet, telephone and a mobile application. In 2019, the system issued 3.52 million tickets with proceeds of more than $1.16 billion.

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