Subvention to Hong Kong Arts Festival

The Department provides funding support to the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society in the form of an annual subvention. Held every year in February and March, this international festival is one of the most important in Asia. The 2010 Festival comprised 113 ticketed performances, and attracted about 120 000 persons, 　　　16 000 of whom attended under the auspices of the Young Friends of the Festival Scheme.