LegCo Joint Subcommittee to Monitor the Implementation of the West Kowloon Cultural District Project visits West Kowloon Cultural District (with photos)

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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     At the invitation of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA), the Legislative Council (LegCo) Joint Subcommittee to Monitor the Implementation of the West Kowloon Cultural District Project (Joint Subcommittee) visited the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) today (January 13) to better understand the latest development of the WKCD Project.

     Members first visited the Xiqu Centre and received a briefing on the latest progress of the WKCD Project from the Chief Executive Officer of the WKCDA, Mr Duncan Pescod. Members visited the Grand Theatre and the Tea House Theatre in the Xiqu Centre to better understand its operation since its official opening in January last year. Members also took the opportunity to observe a short performance at the Tea House Theatre to gain first-hand experience of performance programmes in the Xiqu Centre.

     With the company of Mr Pescod and representatives of the WKCDA, the Home Affairs Bureau and the Civil Engineering and Development Department, Members also visited the construction sites of the Lyric Theatre Complex, the M+ Museum and the Hong Kong Palace Museum to see for themselves the construction progress of these venues.

     Members also visited the performing arts facilities at the "Freespace", including the largest blackbox theatre in Hong Kong "The Box", and the waterfront promenade in the Art Park to learn about the operation and usage of these facilities.

     Members who participated in the visit are the Chairman of the Joint Subcommittee, Mr Jeffrey Lam; Joint Subcommittee members Mr Ma Fung-kwok, Dr Helena Wong and Dr Junius Ho; as well as non-Joint Subcommittee members Mr James To, Mr Yiu Si-wing, Mr Kenneth Leung, Dr Lo Wai-kwok and Dr Cheng Chung-tai.

     The Joint Subcommittee is a subcommittee formed under the LegCo Panel on Development and the LegCo Panel on Home Affairs.

Ends/Monday, January 13, 2020
Issued at HKT 19:25

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The Legislative Council Joint Subcommittee to Monitor the Implementation of the West Kowloon Cultural District Project visits the West Kowloon Cultural District today (January 13) and receives a briefing from representatives of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority at the Grand Theatre of the Xiqu Centre on the operation of the Theatre.

Legislative Council Members visit the construction site of the Lyric Theatre Complex today (January 13) to learn about its latest construction progress.

Legislative Council Members are briefed by the Chief Executive Officer of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Mr Duncan Pescod (first left), on the latest developments of the Hong Kong Palace Museum at its construction site today (January 13).

Legislative Council (LegCo) Members are pictured with representatives of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, the Home Affairs Bureau and the Civil Engineering and Development Department at the construction site of the Hong Kong Palace Museum today (January 13). Photo shows (from seventh left) LegCo Members Dr Cheng Chung-tai and Dr Helena Wong; the Chief Executive Officer of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Mr Duncan Pescod; and LegCo Members Mr Jeffrey Lam, Mr Kenneth Leung, Dr Lo Wai-kwok, Mr James To, Dr Junius Ho and Mr Yiu Si-wing.