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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will implement special opening hours for its cultural venues and URBTIX outlets during the Lunar New Year holidays.
January 22 (Lunar New Year's Eve)
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Queen Elizabeth Stadium and its URBTIX outlet will open as usual.
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong City Hall, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Sheung Wan 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 and their URBTIX outlets will close at 5.30pm.
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza will be partially closed for a rehearsal of the Chinese New Year Night Parade.
The URBTIX outlet at Youth Square will open as usual. The outlet at Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre will close at 4pm, the outlets at all Tom Lee branches will close at 6.30pm, and the outlets at AsiaWorld-Expo, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch and Hong Kong Arts Centre will be closed.
January 23 (1st day of Lunar New Year)
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Queen Elizabeth Stadium and its URBTIX outlet will open as usual.
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong City Hall, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Sheung Wan 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 be closed for the day.
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza will be closed from noon for a rehearsal and performance of the Chinese New Year Night Parade.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches, AsiaWorld-Expo, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre and Youth Square will be closed.
January 24 (2nd day of Lunar New Year)
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Queen Elizabeth Stadium and Hong Kong City Hall Low Block and their URBTIX outlets will open as usual. Hong Kong City Hall High Block will be closed for the day.
Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre will open from 2pm to 11pm and their URBTIX outlets will open from 2pm to 9.30pm and 2pm to 8pm respectively.
Other venues will be closed.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches, AsiaWorld-Expo, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre and Youth Square will be closed.
January 25 (3rd day of Lunar New Year)
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Hong Kong Coliseum, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong City Hall Low Block, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre and their URBTIX outlets will open as usual. Hong Kong City Hall High Block will be closed for the day.
Tsuen Wan Town Hall will open from 2pm to 11pm and Tuen Mun Town Hall will open from 2pm to 10pm and their URBTIX outlets will open from 2pm to 9.30pm
Other venues will be closed.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches and Youth Square will open as usual while the outlets at AsiaWorld-Expo, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch, Hong Kong Arts Centre and Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre will be closed.
January 26 (4th day of Lunar New Year)
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The cultural venues of the LCSD and their URBTIX outlets will resume normal opening hours.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches, AsiaWorld-Expo, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre and Youth Square will open as usual.
The URBTIX Internet booking website www.urbtix.hk will maintain normal service, and both the telephone booking hotline 2111 5999 and the enquiry hotline 2734 9009 will maintain normal service from 10am to 8pm daily throughout the holiday period from January 22 to 26.
Ends/Monday, January 16, 2012
Issued at HKT 17:25
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