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Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts

programmes for trainees to learn about the management of performing arts groups and the organisation of arts festivals.

Museum Trainee Scheme

The scheme aims to develop museum professionals. Trainees are attached to the Museum of Art, Museum of History, Heritage Museum, Science Museum, Space Museum, Film Archive, Art Promotion Office, Intangible Cultural Heritage Office and Conservation Office to receive two years of on-the-job training in museum management or conservation services. There were 20 trainee placements in 2019.

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. In 2019, it provided music training for 8,929 trainees and recorded 188,551 participants in its promotional activities.

The office organises international exchanges to connect young musicians from Hong Kong and other parts of the world. The Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra, trained by the office, won the gold award in the instrumental category and was named Command Ensemble in the Australian International Music Festival, while the Music Office Youth Choir won three golds at the International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition in Germany.

Visual and Public Art

Art Promotion Office

In 2019, seven sets of public artworks under the Public Art Scheme of Tsun Yip Street Playground were installed to pay tribute to the industrial culture of Kwun Tong, and the playground was converted into a park. A public art programme, Take Park in Art, was launched in Happy Valley Recreation Ground, Nam Cheong Park, Aldrich Bay Park and other recreational venues to engage local communities and show the vitality of community open spaces in Hong Kong.

The Art Promotion Office also worked with the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale to showcase the works of local artist Annie Wan. It staged 'Art by Architecture - Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\ Architecture Hong Kong 2019′ in Shenzhen to highlight exchange opportunities in the Greater Bay Area and overseas.

Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre (vA!)

Managed by the Art Promotion Office, the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre is an open, multidirectional art space that focuses on art learning, research and exchange. It organises arts. activities and provides facilities for hire, including well-equipped art studios, multi-purpose rooms, a lecture theatre and an exhibition hall. Major programmes included the Art Specialist Course 2018-19, the media art project 'medialogue' and the 'Instrumentation' exhibition.

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