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West Kowloon Cultural District
The West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) project is an important strategic investment of the HKSAR Government to support the development of arts and culture in Hong Kong. It will meet the long-term infrastructure needs of Hong Kong’s arts and cultural development and foster organic growth and development of culture and creative industries. 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. It will become an impetus to improve quality of life, as well as a cultural gateway to the Pearl River Delta Region in southern China.
The WKCD site is located at the southern tip of West Kowloon Reclamation Area with an area of 40-hectare. 23 hectares of the site would be planned as open space for people’s enjoyment. 15 performing arts venues of different types and scale, which include Mega Performance Venue, Concert Hall, Chamber Music Hall, Xiqu Center, Great Theatres, Medium-sized Theatres, Blackbox Theatres, will be provided in WKCD in phases. A cultural institution with museum functions (the M+) focusing on 20th to 21st century visual culture, and an Exhibition Centre with focus on arts and culture and creative industry will also be built in WKCD. There will also be retail-dining-entertainment facilities and residential, hotel and office developments within WKCD. The arts and cultural facilities in WKCD will be commissioned in phases starting from 2015.
The Government and our collaborators take a multi-pronged approach in strengthening our cultural software: arts programme development, audience building and enhancement of arts education and manpower training. By combining these efforts, we aim at working hand-in-hand with the WKCD Authority to realize the vision for the WKCD.
The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
- The Authority is conducting a 3-stage Public Engagement (PE) exercise in preparing the Development Plan for WKCD. It aims to submit the Development Plan to the Town Planning Board for consideration around end 2011.
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