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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department will implement special opening hours for its cultural venues and URBTIX outlets during the Lunar New Year holidays.
January 25 (Lunar New Year's Eve)
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Queen Elizabeth Stadium and its URBTIX outlet will open as usual.
Hong Kong City Hall, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Ko Shan Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, Sha Tin Town Hall, Yuen Long Theatre, Tai Po Civic Centre, North District Town Hall, Kwai Tsing Theatre, Tsuen Wan Town Hall and Tuen Mun Town Hall will close at 5.30pm, while the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Sheung Wan Civic Centre will close at 6pm. The URBTIX outlets at the above venues will close at 5.30pm.
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza will be partially closed for the rehearsal of the Chinese New Year Night Parade.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches and the Hong Kong Arts Centre will close at 6.30pm and 1pm respectively, while the outlet at Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch will open as usual. The outlet at AsiaWorld-Expo will be closed for the day. Due to system maintenance, the URBTIX Internet ticketing service at its website, www.urbtix.hk, will be suspended from 10.30pm on January 25 to 8.30am on January 26.
January 26 (1st day of Lunar New Year)
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Queen Elizabeth Stadium and Ko Shan Theatre and the URBTIX outlets in the two venues will open as usual.
Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong City Hall, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sha Tin Town Hall, Yuen Long Theatre, Tai Po Civic Centre, North District Town Hall, Tsuen Wan Town Hall and Tuen Mun Town Hall will be closed for the day.
Kwai Tsing Theatre will open from 5pm to 11pm and its URBTIX outlet will open from 5pm to 9.30pm.
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza will be closed from 2pm for the performance of the Chinese New Year Night Parade.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches, the Hong Kong Arts Centre, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch and AsiaWorld-Expo will be closed. Due to system maintenance, the URBTIX Internet ticketing service at its website, www.urbtix.hk, will be suspended from 10.30pm to 8.30am the next day.
January 27 (2nd day of Lunar New Year)
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Queen Elizabeth Stadium, the Hong Kong City Hall Low Block and Ko Shan Theatre and their URBTIX outlets will open as usual. The Hong Kong City Hall High Block will be closed for the day.
Hong Kong Cultural Centre will open from 2pm to 11pm and its URBTIX outlet will open from 2pm to 9.30pm, while Kwai Tsing Theatre will open from 5pm to 11pm and its URBTIX outlet will open from 5pm to 9.30pm.
Other venues will be closed.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches, the Hong Kong Arts Centre, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch and AsiaWorld-Expo will be closed.
January 28 (3rd day of Lunar New Year)
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Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the Hong Kong City Hall Low Block, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre and Ko Shan Theatre and their URBTIX outlets will open as usual. The Hong Kong City Hall High Block will be closed for the whole day.
Kwai Tsing Theatre will open from noon to 11pm and its URBTIX outlet will open from noon to 9.30pm, while Tuen Mun Town Hall will open from 6pm to 11pm and its URBTIX outlet will open from 6pm to 9.30pm.
Other venues will be closed.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches will open as usual while the outlets at the Hong Kong Arts Centre, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch and AsiaWorld-Expo will be closed.
January 29 (4th day of Lunar New Year)
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All venues and URBTIX outlets will resume normal opening hours.
Hong Kong Coliseum is undergoing renovation until January 27. The venue and its URBTIX outlet will be re-opened from January 28.
The URBTIX telephone booking hotline 2111 5999 and reservation hotline 2734 9009 will maintain normal service from 10am to 8pm daily throughout the holiday period from January 25 to 28.
Ends/Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Issued at HKT 12:20
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