West Kowloon Cultural District

The West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) project is a major initiative to implement the Government's policy on arts and culture by meeting the long-term infrastructure needs of Hong Kong’s arts and cultural development. It is an important strategic investment towards the sustainable development of arts and culture for the future of Hong Kong. The WKCD will be developed into an integrated arts and cultural district with world-class arts and cultural facilities, distinguished talents, iconic architectures, and quality programmes with a must-visit appeal to the local residents and visitors from around the world. It will become a cultural hub for attracting and nurturing talents, an impetus to improve quality of life, as well as a cultural gateway to the Pearl River Delta.

The Consultative Committee on the Core Arts and Cultural Facilities (CACF) of the WKCD (the Consultative Committee) was set up by the Government in April 2006 to re-examine and re-confirm if appropriate the need of the CACF for the WKCD. The following arts and cultural facilities are recommended by the Consultative Committee to be built in the WKCD -

• 15 performing arts venues comprising the following -
  
  Phase I : a mega performance venue, a great theatre, two medium-sized theatres, four blackbox theatres, a concert hall, a chamber music hall, a Xiqu centre (including a performance venue and a small theatre)
  
  Phase II : a great theatre and two medium-sized theatres
  
  
• a new and forward-looking cultural institution with museum functions temporarily entitled “M+”, focusing on 20th to 21st century visual culture, including design, popular culture, moving image and visual art (including ink art);
  
  
• an exhibition centre, with focus on arts and culture and creative industries; and
  
  
• and piazza areas of at least 30 000m2

Within an environment that keenly supports the development of culture and the arts, wide-ranging arts and cultural events are organized by the Government and various organisations. We will continue to actively support arts groups and other arts and cultural organisations in organizing arts and cultural events in the run up to the commissioning of the WKCD. In collaboration with the WKCD Authority and other government bureaux and departments, we are also organising forums and meetings that are conducive to the development of cultural software in Hong Kong. By combining these efforts with our commitment to strengthening and developing cultural software through content-building, audience-building and arts education, we aim at working hand-in-hand with the WKCD Authority to realize the vision for the WKCD.

If you have any comments or suggestions pertaining to the development of the WKCD, please contact us.

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