Subvention to Hong Kong Arts Festival

The LCSD provides an annual subvention to the Hong Kong Arts Festival. Held in February and March each year, this is one of Asia’s premier international arts festivals. In 2013, the 41st Hong Kong Arts Festival’s 147 ticketed performances attracted over 132 000 people, of whom 16 256 attended under the auspices of the Young Friends of the Festival Scheme.