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 (13 January) 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 by the Chief Executive Officer of 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 WKCDA, the Home Affairs Bureau as well as 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, Hon Jeffrey LAM Kin-fung; Joint Subcommittee members Hon MA Fung-kwok, Dr Hon Helena WONG Pik-wan and Dr Hon Junius HO Kwan-yiu; as well as non-Joint Subcommittee members Hon James TO Kun-sun, Hon YIU Si-wing, Hon Kenneth LEUNG, Ir Dr Hon LO Wai-kwok and Dr Hon CHENG Chung-tai.

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

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

LegCo Members visit the construction site of the Lyric Theatre Complex to learn about its latest construction progress. 

LegCo Members are briefed by the Chief Executive Officer of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Mr Duncan PESCOD (first left), on the latest development of the Hong Kong Palace Museum at its construction site. 

LegCo Members pose for a group photo with representatives of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, the Home Affairs Bureau as well as the Civil Engineering and Development Department at the construction site of the Hong Kong Palace Museum.  Photo shows (from seventh left) Dr Hon CHENG Chung-tai; Dr Hon Helena WONG Pik-wan; the Chief Executive Officer of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Mr Duncan PESCOD; Hon Jeffrey LAM Kin-fung; Hon Kenneth LEUNG; Ir Dr Hon LO Wai-kwok; Hon James TO Kun-sun; Dr Hon Junius HO Kwan-yiu and Hon YIU Si-wing.

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