About Cultural Presentations Section

The Cultural Presentations Section (CP Section) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) is responsible for organising cultural programmes. Our mission is to cultivate an ecology conducive to cultural flourishment. We aim at raising our cultural literacy and transforming our society to become more humane, complete and competitive through making arts a part of our lives. About 1000 activities, spanning a wide variety of arts forms and tastes to appeal to the entire community are staged annually in LCSD performance venues territory-wide. These include star-studded spectaculars, distinguished local companies and young talents. About half of the activities organised are arts appreciation programmes with a view to enhancing appreciation by audience, some of them are specially designed to cater for students and the community. With the close link of Hong Kong and the Mainland, we acknowledge the need to meet the demand for more outstanding Chinese troupes, which can illustrate the rich tradition, fineness and diversity of Chinese culture; and a galaxy of exciting Chinese programmes are presented. Building on the strength of our being a place where Chinese and Western cultures interact, we also encourage cultural exchange activities.

Vision

The CP Section believes in the power of arts and culture to enrich and better people's lives. Arts allow us to explore new horizons and rejuvenate. Arts enhance the quality of our lives, inspire us to be more tolerant, open and creative in meeting challenges. It is our aim to provide for an environment in which the pursuit of artistic and cultural enrichment is a part of the everyday lifestyle of the people of Hong Kong. Striving hard to place arts and culture at the heart of people's lives, CP Section aspires to become more responsive and proactive as the ardent public promoter of arts and culture to help transforming to a creativity-drive, competitive and humane society.

Mission

Promoting Hong Kong's cosmopolitan image

By programming strategically distinctive, diverse and challenging cultural programmes so as to serve the plural needs and aspirations of the community and keep them abreast of the international cultural scene.

Cultivating cultural literacy

By providing more arts education programmes for schools and the community and to raise particularly young people's cultural literacy and foster creativity so as to solve problems and meet challenges proactively and resourcefully.

Nurturing and supporting local artists

By supporting both the established and budding local artists to strive for excellence and enhance cultural heritage.

Enhancing understanding of Chinese culture

By showcasing outstanding Chinese performing artists and troupes from the Mainland and other places with a view to preserving Chinese cultural heritage and their contemporary manifestation.

Fostering cultural exchange

By collaborating with cultural organizations and institutions from around the world in the organization of cultural exchange activities to foster mutual understanding.