Leisure and Cultural Services Department

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Leisure and Cultural Services Department
康樂及文化事務署
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Agency overview
Formed1 January 2000;25 years ago (2000-01-01)
Preceding agency
Jurisdiction Hong Kong
HeadquartersLeisure and Cultural Services Headquarters, 1-3 Pai Tau Street, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Employees10108 (March 2019)
Annual budget5,054.9m HKD (2008-09)
Agency executive
  • Lau Ming Kong, Director
Parent agencyCulture, Sports & Tourism Bureau
Child agency
Website www.lcsd.gov.hk

Most public parks and gardens are managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

Public libraries

Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) consists of 67 static and 10 mobile libraries offering a total collection of 12.3 million items of books, audio/video materials, newspapers and periodicals, etc. [2] Among the most significant libraries are the Hong Kong Central Library, Kowloon Public Library, and Sha Tin Public Library.

Beaches

Among Hong Kong's many hundreds of beaches, there are 42 gazetted beaches, which are provisioned and managed by LCSD. Services usually include toilets and showers, shark nets (although actual shark sightings are rare), a lifeguard service, regular cleaning, and water quality monitoring.

Sports and fitness

The LCSD operates two stadiums, (Hong Kong Stadium and Mong Kok Stadium), along with numerous sports grounds, indoor sporting halls and courts, and public swimming pools.

Sports Subvention Scheme

Under the Sports Subvention Scheme, the LCSD provides recurrent subvention to 62 national sports associations (NSAs) in Hong Kong, at levels ranging from around HK$0.5 million to HK$10 million (in 2011–12). Until 2004–2005, NSAs received subventions from the statutory Hong Kong Sports Development Board. [3] [4] NSAs are members of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, which is the National Olympic Committee in Hong Kong responsible for the co-ordination of all local sports organisations and the promotion of sports in Hong Kong.

National security

In August 2023, it said that the next operator of the Avenue of Stars would have to comply with national security concerns. [5]

See also

Home Affairs Bureau

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References

  1. "Senior appointments (with photos)". Government of Hong Kong. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. "Hong Kong Public Libraries - Introduction". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. 14 April 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2005. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  3. Legislative Council Panel on Home Affairs LC Paper No. CB(2)772/11-12(04)
  4. Contact Information of Subvented National Sports Associations, LCSD. Accessed 30 Dec 2024
  5. Lee, James (25 August 2023). "Avenue of Stars operator must safeguard national security, Hong Kong gov't says". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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