Leisure and Cultural Services Department
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: Kānglè Jí Wénhuà Shìwùshǔ) , often abbreviated as LCSD, is a department in the Government of Hong Kong
. It reports to the Home Affairs Bureau
, headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs
. It provides leisure and cultural activities for the people of Hong Kong, which was also one of the tasks of the former Urban Council and the former Regional Council. It also manages some facilities like public swimming pools and public libraries in Hong Kong. The well-known Hong Kong Cultural Centre
and Hong Kong Space Museum
are also managed by the Department. It was established in 2000 and its headquarters is in Shatin, New Territories
.
Most of the public parks and gardens are managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
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Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Kānglè Jí Wénhuà Shìwùshǔ) , often abbreviated as LCSD, is a department in the Government of Hong Kong
Government of Hong Kong
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, commonly the Hong Kong Government, is led by the Chief Executive as Head of the Government, who is also the head of the Hong Kong SAR...
. It reports to the Home Affairs Bureau
Home Affairs Bureau
Home Affairs Bureau is one of the policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government.One of the important roles of the Home Affairs Bureau is to enhance liaison and communication with all sectors of the community including the Legislative Council and the general public.Tsang Tak-sing has been the...
, headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs
Secretary for Home Affairs
The Secretary for Home Affairs is the head of the Home Affairs Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong, which is responsible for local issues, and the provision of community, leisure, and cultural services.-List of office holders:*Donald Luddington 1971-1973...
. It provides leisure and cultural activities for the people of Hong Kong, which was also one of the tasks of the former Urban Council and the former Regional Council. It also manages some facilities like public swimming pools and public libraries in Hong Kong. The well-known Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Hong Kong Cultural Centre
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre is a multipurpose performance facility in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong. Located at Salisbury Road, it was founded by the former Urban Council and, after 2000, is administered by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong Government...
and Hong Kong Space Museum
Hong Kong Space Museum
The Hong Kong Space Museum is a museum of astronomy and space science in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.-History:...
are also managed by the Department. It was established in 2000 and its headquarters is in Shatin, New Territories
New Territories
New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...
.
Museums managed by the LCSD
- Flagstaff House Museum of Teaware
- Hong Kong Film ArchiveHong Kong Film ArchiveHong Kong Film Archive is located at 50 Lei King Road, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong .It was opened in January 2001 and it is now under the management of Leisure and Cultural Service Department...
- Hong Kong Heritage MuseumHong Kong Heritage MuseumHong Kong Heritage Museum is a museum of history, art and culture in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, by the Shing Mun River. The museum opened on 16 December 2000. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government...
- Hong Kong Museum of ArtHong Kong Museum of ArtThe Hong Kong Museum of Art is the main art museum of Hong Kong. The museum was established as the City Hall Museum and Art Gallery in the City Hall in Central by the Urban Council in 1962. In 1991, it was moved to the present premises at 10 Salisbury Road, near the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and...
- Hong Kong Museum of Coastal DefenceHong Kong Museum of Coastal DefenceThe Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence is a museum in Hong Kong, located in a former coastal defence fort overlooking the Lei Yue Mun channel, near Shau Kei Wan on Hong Kong Island. The fort was built by the British in 1887, intended to defend the eastern approaches to Victoria Harbour.The total...
- Hong Kong Museum of HistoryHong Kong Museum of HistoryThe Hong Kong Museum of History is a museum which preserves Hong Kong's historical and cultural heritage. It is located next to the Hong Kong Science Museum....
- Hong Kong Railway MuseumHong Kong Railway MuseumHong Kong Railway Museum is a railway museum in Tai Po, Hong Kong. It is now under the management of the Leisure and Cultural Service Department. Opened in 1985, it is located at the site where the Old Tai Po Market Railway Station was built in 1913...
- Hong Kong Science MuseumHong Kong Science MuseumThe Hong Kong Science Museum is a science-themed museum in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong, located next to the Hong Kong Museum of History.The museum has a DC3 airliner suspended from the ceiling....
- Hong Kong Space MuseumHong Kong Space MuseumThe Hong Kong Space Museum is a museum of astronomy and space science in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.-History:...
- Hong Kong Visual Arts CentreHong Kong Visual Arts CentreThe Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre is located in Hong Kong Park, at 7A Kennedy Road in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.According to the Plaque in the Arts Centre, it was opened by Leung Ding-Bon, the then chairman of the Urban Council in 1992....
- Law Uk Folk MuseumLaw Uk Folk MuseumLaw Uk Folk Museum is housed in Law Uk , which is located at 14 Kut Shing Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong.-History of Law Uk:Law Uk is a simple Hakka village house for residence which was built over 200 years ago by the Law family...
- Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb MuseumLei Cheng Uk Han Tomb MuseumThe Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum is composed of an ancient brick tomb and of an exhibition hall adjacent to it. It is located at 41 Tonkin Street, in Cheung Sha Wan, Sham Shui Po District, in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong.-The tomb:According to the structure,...
- Sam Tung Uk MuseumSam Tung Uk MuseumThe Sam Tung Uk Museum is a museum restored from Sam Tung Uk , a Hakka walled village in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong.-History:...
- Sheung Yiu Folk MuseumSheung Yiu Folk MuseumSheung Yiu Folk Museum is housed in Sheung Yiu Village, a declared monument of Hong Kong, on Pak Tam Chung Nature Trail, Sai Kung, Hong Kong. Sheung Yiu means "above the kiln" in Chinese.-History:...
Parks managed by the LCSD
Public libraries managed by the LCSD
See also
- Hong Kong cultural policyHong Kong cultural policyHong Kong cultural policy refers to the development and preservation of Hong Kong's arts and cultural heritage. Globally, Hong Kong is perhaps best known for its role as an international financial centre and shopping mecca, and not for its artistic and cultural offerings...
- The former Urban Council and Urban Services DepartmentUrban Services DepartmentUrban Services Department was a government department in Hong Kong. It carried out the policies and managed the facilities of the former Urban Council.After being abolished with the Urban Council in 1999, its functions were inherited by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Leisure...
- The former Regional Council and Regional Services DepartmentRegional Services DepartmentRegional Services Department was a government department in Hong Kong. It carried out the policies and managed the facilities of the former Regional Council...