A prominent arts and cultural hub, Hong Kong has one of the liveliest cultural scenes in Asia, thriving on the fusion of creative talent from East and West.
The Cultural Services Branch of the department plans and manages performance venues and organises cultural and entertainment programmes to promote arts and culture in Hong Kong. It also provides public library services to meet the community’s need for information and knowledge and to promote reading and the literary arts. The branch also helps preserve our cultural heritage through museums and related services.
Through these services, we aim to create an environment that encourages artistic expression and a deeper appreciation of culture in the community, thus fostering a more open and mature society that appreciates arts and culture as part of everyday life.
Hong Kong has excellent cultural facilities, including 14 performance venues after the soft opening of Yau Ma Tei Theatre in April 2012, seven major museums, seven smaller museums, two heritage centres, a film archive, a visual arts centre, two indoor stadia, as well as 67 static and 10 mobile libraries.
