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Two Advisory Groups under the Consultative Committee on the Core Arts and Cultural Facilities of the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) are inviting members of the public to attend four consultative forums to be held later this month and early June.
The consultative forums aim to seek public views on the core and other types of arts and cultural facilities considered necessary for the WKCD, and that can turn it to a world-class arts and cultural district comprising local, traditional and international elements, enrich arts and cultural life for the people in Hong Kong and neighbouring areas, create job opportunities and benefit the tourism industry.
A spokesman for the Consultative Committee said, "Through the forums, the Museum Advisory Group will solicit public views on the need for and major specifications of the museums facilities at the WKCD while the Performing Arts and Tourism Advisory Group will collect public views on the need for and major specifications of the performing arts facilities at the WKCD.
"The gauging of views from the public, particularly views from the arts and cultural sector as well as the tourism industry is necessary for the Advisory Groups to come up with their recommendations to the Consultative Committee to re-examine and re-confirm the arts and cultural facilities to be provided at the WKCD," the spokesman said.
"A number of focus group meetings have also been scheduled in the coming weeks by the two Advisory Groups to gauge views from relevant sectors," he said.
Details of the consultative forums are as follows:
Museums Advisory Group
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1. Date: Monday, May 29, 2006
Time: 5pm
Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre,
Kowloon Park, Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
2. Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Time: 5pm
Venue: Fringe Club Theatre, G/F, Fringe Club,
2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong.
Performing Arts and Tourism Advisory Group
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1. Date: Thursday, June 1, 2006
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Lecture Hall, Sheung Wan Civic Centre,
5/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building,
345 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong.
2. Date: Friday, June 2, 2006
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre,
Kowloon Park, Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
Simultaneous interpretation services will be provided in the four forums.
To register, call the Secretariat of the Consultative Committee on 3102 5993, fax 3102 5997 or email wkcd@hab.gov.hk by Thursday (May 25).
Written submissions of views are also welcome. They should reach the Secretariat by June 16, 2006 by post (25/F Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong), by fax 3102 5997, or email wkcd@hab.gov.hk.
More information is available at the WKCD website, www.hplb.gov.hk/wkcd.
Ends/Monday, May 22, 2006
Issued at HKT 15:30
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