Hiring Information

 

Major Facilities : Auditorium / Black Box Theatre / Plaza

• Auditorium / Black Box Theatre : Ordinary booking applications are accepted not less than 3 months but not more than 7 months in advance of the month of hire.
  
  
• Plaza : Ordinary booking applications are accepted not less than 2 months but not more than 5 months in advance of the month of hire.
  
  
• Late bookings will be considered upon closing of the ordinary booking period and processed collectively subject to operational feasibility and in accordance with the criteria as for the ordinary booking applications.

Minor Facilities: Lecture Room / Dance Studio / Rehearsal Room

• Ordinary booking applications are accepted twice a year in January and July for a maximum period of 6 months in advance. This means that :

Submission Month	Booking Period
January	July to December of the same year
July	January to June of the following year

• Late bookings will be considered upon closing of the ordinary booking period and processed on a first-come-first-served basis.

Download of Documents/ Forms

Documents / Forms	Download
Booking Application Form (Major Facilities)
Booking Application Form (Minor Facilities)
Booking Arrangements and Conditions of Use (Auditorium, Black Box Theatre and minor facilities)
Booking Arrangements and Conditions of Use (Plaza)
Facilities for Hire
Scales of Hire Charges

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e-APS - LCSD Performance Venues e-Application & Payment Services

Booking of the 16 performance venues managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and hire charges payment can now be done through e-APS on the internet, anytime, anywhere! Through e-APS, venue bookings are just one-click away!

Concessionary Rates for Non-profit Organisations Scheme

Eligible non-profit making organisations may apply for Concessionary Rates.

Incentive Booking Scheme

• The hiring rate for use of the Auditorium on weekday evenings (Monday to Thursday, except public holidays) for setting-up, rehearsal or occupation have been reduced from the performance rate to the rehearsal rate. For bookings made from Friday to Sunday and on public holidays, the evening session will be charged at rehearsal rate provided that the evening session is not used for performance and a daytime session is booked for performance by the same hirer on the same day.
  
  
• Non-prime time rates: 50% discount is available for bookings during 9:00am - 6:00pm from Monday to Friday for Dance Studio, Rehearsal Room and Lecture Room.
  
  
• There will be no surcharge for exhibition events at exhibition facilities with sale of exhibits and / or subletting / involvement of more than one commercial organisations if such bookings are eligible for non-profit rates.

Opening Hours of Booking Office

Mondays to Fridays:	9:00am - 1:00pm 2:00pm - 5:45pm (Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays)
Booking Enquiries:	(852) 2406 7505

District Arts and Cultural Activities Venue Sponsorship

Eligible non-profit making district arts organizations may apply for District Arts and Cultural Activities Venue Sponsorship.