New phase of artworks on display at Hong Kong Park Arts Corner (with photo)

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     Where are you planning to spend your holidays? How about visiting Hong Kong Park, where you can browse and buy local handicrafts and artworks while enjoying the songs of birds and scent of flowers.

     Members of the public are invited to visit the new phase of the Arts Corner, which will be launched at Hong Kong Park under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department on January 1, 2017. The Arts Corner comprises 10 handicrafts and arts services stalls, displaying and selling various kinds of handicrafts and artistic works such as leather goods, sand paintings, pottery and ornaments, as well as providing cultural and arts services including painting, silhouette cutting and portrait drawing.

     With the aim of enhancing public interest in arts and enriching the arts atmosphere in Hong Kong, the Arts Corner will make the park an even more appealing and enjoyable place for visitors.

     The 17th phase of Hong Kong Park's Arts Corner will be open from noon to 6pm on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from January 1 to December 31 next year. The corner is situated at the outdoor area next to the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware inside the park. Admission is free.

      Apart from Hong Kong Park, the 18th phase of the Arts Corner at Victoria Park will run from April 2, 2017 to March 31, 2018, and will be open from 10am to 6pm on Sundays and public holidays at the park's South Pavilion Plaza. Individuals or non-profit making organisations (any charitable organisation which is exempt from tax under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance) who are interested in operating the stalls in this new round of the Victoria Park Arts Corner are welcome to submit applications between January 6 and 27 next year. Prospectuses and application forms can be obtained at Victoria Park Management Office, 1 Hing Fat Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong or Wan Chai District Leisure Services Office, 9/F Lockhart Road Municipal Services Building, 225 Hennessey Road, or downloaded from the park's website: www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/parks/vp/help.html.

     "The Arts Corner has been well received in past years. Apart from stopping at the Arts Corner, park-goers can also visit other facilities of the parks and spend some pleasant time there," a spokesman for the department said.

     For enquiries on the Arts Corners, please call 2521 5041 (Hong Kong Park) or 2890 5824 (Victoria Park).

Ends/Monday, December 26, 2016
Issued at HKT 11:00

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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department invites members of the public to visit the new phase of the Arts Corner at Hong Kong Park on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from January 1 to December 31 next year. The corner comprises 10 handicrafts and arts services stalls, displaying and selling various kinds of handicrafts and artistic works such as leather goods, sand paintings, ornaments and pottery, as well as providing cultural and arts services including painting, silhouette cutting and portrait drawing.