WKCD-311 For information PATAG/13/2006 on 22 June 2006
Consultative Committee on the Core Arts and Cultural Facilities of the West Kowloon Cultural District
Performing Arts and Tourism Advisory Group
Summary Of Views Received
Purpose
This paper provides a summary of views received so far on the need for performing arts venues as core arts and cultural facilities in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD), which forms the basis of discussion on the ‘Work Plan for the Coming Months’ (Discussion Paper PATAG/14/2006).
Advice Sought
2. Members are invited to note the summary of views received so far on the need for performing venues and other related issues in WKCD (paragraph 6).
Background
3. At the first PATAG meeting held on 24 April 2006, Members endorsed the proposed work plan of holding open consultative forums and sector-specific focus group meetings to gauge views on the performing arts venues as core arts and cultural facilities and other arts and cultural facilities in WKCD in May and early June.
4. The list of meetings, focus group meetings and open consultative forums held by PATAG in the past two months is at Annex A.
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Summary of Views Received
5. Views received at the focus group meetings and the open consultative forums are summarized in the attached Annexes. (For details of the discussion, please refer to the notes of the concerned meetings and consultative forums). As the deadline of written submissions has just passed and work is still in hand to consolidate the views received, their views will be presented separately.
6. Summary of views received are as follows –
(a) the Cantonese Opera Sector at Annex B (b) the Tourism Sector at Annex C (c) the Presenters of Cultural and Entertainment Events at Annex D (d) the Open Consultative Forums at Annex E
Secretariat, Performing Arts and Tourism Advisory Group June 2006
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Annex A
List of Meetings, Focus Group Meetings and Open Consultative Forums held by Performing Arts and Tourism Advisory Group from April to June 2006
PATAG Meetings
Date
1st Meeting Monday, 24 April 2nd Meeting Tuesday, 16 May 3rd Meeting Thursday, 22 June
Focus Group Meetings