Leisure and Cultural Services Department
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Until July 2022, the department was headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs.
List of directors for LCSD
- Thomas Chow Tat-ming (2000–2009)
- Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee, JP (2009–2014)
- Michelle Li Mei-sheung, JP (2014–2019)[1]
- Vincent LIU Ming-kwong, JP (2019-2024)
Facilities and services
Museums
- Flagstaff House Museum of Teaware
- Hong Kong Film Archive
- Hong Kong Heritage Museum
- Hong Kong Museum of Art
- Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
- Hong Kong Museum of History
- Hong Kong Railway Museum
- Hong Kong Science Museum
- Hong Kong Space Museum
- Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre
- Law Uk Folk Museum
- Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum
- Sam Tung Uk Museum
- Sheung Yiu Folk Museum
Parks
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Most public parks and gardens are managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Public libraries
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Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) consists of 67 static and 10 mobile libraries offering a total collection of 12.3 million items of books, audio/video materials, newspapers and periodicals, etc.[2] Among the most significant libraries are the Hong Kong Central Library, Kowloon Public Library, and Sha Tin Public Library.
Beaches
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Among Hong Kong's many hundreds of beaches, there are 42 gazetted beaches, which are provisioned and managed by LCSD. Services usually include toilets and showers, shark nets (although actual shark sightings are rare), a lifeguard service, regular cleaning, and water quality monitoring.
Sports and fitness
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The LCSD operates two stadiums, (Hong Kong Stadium and Mong Kok Stadium), along with numerous sports grounds, indoor sporting halls and courts, and public swimming pools.
Sports Subvention Scheme
Under the Sports Subvention Scheme, the LCSD provides recurrent subvention to 62 national sports associations (NSAs) in Hong Kong, at levels ranging from around HK$0.5 million to HK$10 million (in 2011–12). Until 2004–2005, NSAs received subventions from the statutory Hong Kong Sports Development Board.[3][4] NSAs are members of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, which is the National Olympic Committee in Hong Kong responsible for the co-ordination of all local sports organisations and the promotion of sports in Hong Kong.
National security
In August 2023, it said that the next operator of the Avenue of Stars would have to comply with national security concerns.[5]
See also
- Hong Kong cultural policy
- The former Urban Council and Urban Services Department
- The former Regional Council and Regional Services Department
Home Affairs Bureau
References
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- ↑ Legislative Council Panel on Home Affairs LC Paper No. CB(2)772/11-12(04)
- ↑ Contact Information of Subvented National Sports Associations, LCSD. Accessed 30 Dec 2024
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