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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD ), is a department in the Government of Hong Kong . It reports to the Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau , headed by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism . 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 Regional Council and Home Affairs Bureau. It manages various public facilities around Hong Kong including public libraries, swimming pools, and sports centres. The well-known Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Hong Kong Space Museum are among several museums also managed by the department. It was established in 2000 and its headquarters is in Shatin , New Territories .
The department was previously headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs before July 2022.
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
Facilities and services
Museums Hong Kong Museum of History
Parks Princess Margaret Road garden Most public parks and gardens are managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Public libraries 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 .
Sports and fitness The LCSD operates two stadia (Hong Kong Stadium and Mong Kok Stadium ) and numerous sports grounds, indoor sporting halls and courts, and public swimming pools. It also manages and provides lifeguards at gazetted beaches.
Sports Subvention Scheme Under the Sports Subvention Scheme, the LCSD provides recurrent subvention to 58 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] 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 organizations 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.[ 4]
See also Home Affairs Bureau
References ^ "Senior appointments (with photos)". Government of Hong Kong. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014 . ^ "Hong Kong Public Libraries - Introduction". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. 14 April 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2005. Retrieved 10 October 2009 . ^ Legislative Council Panel on Home Affairs LC Paper No. CB(2)772/11-12(04) ^ Lee, James (25 August 2023). "Avenue of Stars operator must safeguard national security, Hong Kong gov't says". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP . Retrieved 26 August 2023 . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leisure and Cultural Services Department .
Botanical gardens in Hong Kong
Hong Kong indoor sports centres
Hong Kong Island Queen Elizabeth Stadium Hong Kong Park Sports Centre Shek Tong Tsui Sports Centre Hong Kong Squash Centre Sheung Wan Sports Centre Smithfield Sports Centre Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre Chai Wan Sports Centre Island East Sports Centre Java Road Sports Centre Quarry Bay Sports Centre Sai Wan Ho Sports Centre Siu Sai Wan Sports Centre※ Aberdeen Sports Centre Aberdeen Tennis and Squash Centre Ap Lei Chau Sports Centre Stanley Sports Centre Wong Chuk Hang Sports Centre Yue Kwong Road Sports Centre Harbour Road Sports Centre Lockhart Road Sports Centre Wong Nai Chung Sports Centre West Kowloon Hong Kong Coliseum Boundary Street Sports Centre No. 1 Boundary Street Sports Centre No. 2 Fa Yuen Street Sports Centre Kowloon Park Sports Centre Kwun Chung Sports Centre Tai Kok Tsui Sports Centre Fat Kwong Street Sports Centre Ho Man Tin Sports Centre Hung Hom Municipal Services Building Sports Centre Kowloon City Sports Centre To Kwa Wan Sports Centre Cheung Sha Wan Sports Centre Lai Chi Kok Park Sports Centre Pei Ho Street Sports Centre Po On Road Sports Centre Shek Kip Mei Park Sports Centre Macpherson Stadium ※ Kowloon East Chun Wah Road Sports Centre Hiu Kwong Street Sports Centre Kowloon Bay Sports Centre Lam Tin South Sports Centre Lei Yue Mun Sports Centre Ngau Tau Kok Road Sports Centre Shui Wo Street Sports Centre Shun Lee Tsuen Sports Centre Choi Hung Road Sports Centre Chuk Yuen Sports Centre Kai Tak East Sports Centre Morse Park Sports Centre Ngau Chi Wan Sports Centre Po Kong Village Road Sports Centre New Territories West Cheung Fat Sports Centre Fung Shue Wo Sports Centre Lai King Sports Centre North Kwai Chung Tang Shiu Kin Sports Centre Osman Ramju Sadick Memorial Sports Centre Tai Wo Hau Sports Centre Tsing Yi Sports Centre Tsuen King Circuit Sports Centre Tsuen Wan West Sports Centre Wai Tsuen Sports Centre Yeung Uk Road Sports Centre Leung Tin Sports Centre Tai Hing Sports Centre The Jockey Club Tuen Mun Butterfly Beach Sports Centre Yau Oi Sports Centre Fung Kam Street Sports Centre Long Ping Sports Centre Tin Shui Sports Centre Tin Shui Wai Sports Centre Tin Shui Wai Sports Centre Ping Shan Tin Shui Wai Sports Centre New Territories East Hang Hau Sports Centre Po Lam Sports Centre Tseung Kwan O Sports Centre Tsui Lam Sports Centre Heng On Sports Centre Hin Keng Sports Centre Ma On Shan Sports Centre Mei Lam Sports Centre Yuen Wo Road Sports Centre Fu Heng Sports Centre Fu Shin Sports Centre Tai Po Hui Sports Centre Tai Po Sports Centre Tai Wo Sports Centre Luen Wo Hui Sports Centre Lung Sum Avenue Sports Centre Tin Ping Sports Centre Wo Hing Sports Centre Po Wing Road Sports Centre Islands District Tung Chung Man Tung Road Sports Centre Mui Wo Sports Centre Cheung Chau Sports Centre Peng Chau Sports Centre Praya Street Sports Centre (Except"※", all others are managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department)
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Hong Kong Island Aberdeen Public Library Chai Wan Public Library Lockhart Road Public Library North Point Public Library Quarry Bay Public Library Shek Tong Tsui Public Library Kowloon Fa Yuen Street Public Library Lai Chi Kok Public Library Lam Tin Public Library Ngau Chi Wan Public Library Ngau Tau Kok Public Library Po On Road Public Library San Po Kong Public Library Shui Wo Street Public Library To Kwa Wan Public Library Yau Ma Tei Public Library New Territories Cheung Chau Public Library Fanling Public Library Ma On Shan Public Library North Kwai Chung Public Library Sai Kung Public Library Sheung Shui Public Library South Kwai Chung Public Library Tai Hing Public Library Tai Po Public Library Tiu Keng Leng Public Library Tseung Kwan O Public Library Tsing Yi Public Library Tung Chung Public Library Yuen Chau Kok Public Library Yuen Long Public Library
Small libraries
Hong Kong Island Ap Lei Chau Public Library Electric Road Public Library Pok Fu Lam Public Library Siu Sai Wan Public Library Smithfield Public Library Stanley Public Library Wong Nai Chung Public Library Yiu Tung Public Library Kowloon Fu Shan Public Library Hung Hom Public Library Kowloon City Public Library Lei Yue Mun Public Library Lok Fu Public Library Lung Hing Public Library Sau Mau Ping Public Library Shek Kip Mei Public Library Shun Lee Estate Public Library Tai Kok Tsui Public Library Tsim Sha Tsui Public Library Tsz Wan Shan Public Library Un Chau Street Public Library New Territories Butterfly Estate Public Library Lek Yuen Public Library Mui Wo Public Library North Lamma Public Library Peng Chau Public Library Sha Tau Kok Public Library Shek Wai Kok Public Library South Lamma Public Library Tai O Public Library Tin Shui Wai North Public Library
Libraries in italics are under planning or under construction.
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