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Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts

Lord Wilson Heritage Trust

This trust aims to preserve and conserve Hong Kong's human heritage by organising activities and funding community organisations and individuals to implement heritage-related projects. It approved 16 heritage-related projects in 2020.

Conservation Office

The Conservation Office provides preservation and conservation services for museum artefacts, including paintings, prints, historical documents, textiles, metals, ceramics, sculptures, organic objects and archaeological finds. Scientific research and analyses were conducted to complement the conservation work for 474 artefacts in 2020.

The office held two educational workshops, demonstrating conservation of artefacts with 33 participants, and recorded about 720 service hours contributed by 70 volunteers.

Nurturing Talent

Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund

Scholarships are awarded to candidates of outstanding calibre to pursue postgraduate studies. in music or dance at degree-awarding tertiary education institutions in Hong Kong; professional music or dance training at world-renowned institutions; or less formal studies, projects or creative work outside Hong Kong. The fund awarded 11 scholarships in 2020.

Arts Administrator Trainee Scheme

The scheme aims to nurture a pool of arts administrators and stage management staff to support the development of performing arts. Arts administrator trainees undergo two years of training in venue operation, facility management, event promotion and the organisation of performing arts programmes, carnivals, arts festivals and cultural exchanges, while stage management trainees receive one and a half years of on-the-job training in stage operation and technical services. With additional funding from the Anti-epidemic Fund, there were 88 LCSD trainee placements in 2020. The LCSD 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 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 2020.

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. Although most training classes and activities were suspended because of COVID-19, the office

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