DFMC Paper No. 23/2016 For information on 12 April 2016

Reports on Arts and Cultural Activities in the District organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Usage Rate of Tuen Mun Town Hall

Purpose

This paper aims to report to Members on arts and cultural programmes organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) to be held in from April to June 2016, attendance of cultural programmes held in the district in February and March 2016, usage rate of Tuen Mun Town Hall (TMTH) in February and March 2016 and applications for Venue Sponsorship at TMTH received by the LCSD from district arts organisations in February and March 2016.

Background

2. The LCSD holds cultural programmes regularly at TMTH to nurture arts and cultural development in Tuen Mun and to enrich the cultural lives of local residents. TMTH is a major cultural venue in the district which is available for hire not only for government departments, but also for other organisations as well as individuals, for holding different kinds of cultural and entertainment programmes and other activities.

3. In order to keep the Tuen Mun District Council well informed of the services provided by the LCSD, reports on cultural programmes organised by the LCSD in Tuen Mun, usage rate of TMTH and applications for Venue Sponsorship at TMTH received by the LCSD from district arts organisations will be submitted to the District Facilities Management Committee (DFMC) regularly.

Report

Cultural Activities and Usage Rate of TMTH

4. The report on cultural programmes planned by the LCSD to be held at TMTH from April to June 2016 is at Annex I, free cultural programmes to be arranged in the Tuen Mun district from April to June 2016 is at Annex II, attendance of cultural programmes held at TMTH in February and March 2016 is at Annex III, attendance of district free entertainment programmes in Tuen Mun district in February and March 2016 is at Annex IV, usage rate of TMTH in February and March 2016 is at Annex V and applications from district arts organisations for Venue Sponsorship at TMTH received by the LCSD in February and March 2016 is at Annex VI.

Paper Submission

5. This paper will be submitted to the DFMC under the Tuen Mun District Council for Members’ information at the meeting to be held in April 2016.

Leisure and Cultural Services Department Cultural Services Office ( West) March, 2016

1 Annex I

Leisure and Cultural Services Department Cultural Programmes to be Organised at TMTH by the LCSD from April to June 2016

Date/Time Venue Programme Ticket Price Remarks April 2016 10 (Sun) Auditorium Tuen Mun Arts Promotion $40 Venue and ticketing 3pm Association services sponsored “Annual Dance Performance” by the LCSD

12 (Tue) Auditorium Education Bureau Free admission Venue sponsored by 2:30pm School Drama Festival by tickets the LCSD 2015/16 – Technical Workshop

13 (Wed) Auditorium Opera “The Spy Who $40 2015/16 Arts 2:30pm Loves Me” - Performance cum (enrollment by Experience Scheme Post-performance Discussion school only) for Senior Secondary Students

23 (Sat) Auditorium Delightful Garden Free admission Venue sponsored by 2:15pm “Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert by tickets the LCSD and Cantonese Opera Excerpts”

24 (Sun) Auditorium Tuen Mun Arts Promotion Free admission Venue sponsored by 3pm Association by tickets the LCSD “Chinese Orchestra Guzheng Concert”

30 (Sat) Auditorium Spring - Time Experimental Theatre Public Tuen Mun 2:30pm & 8pm “Adventurer” The Musical Performance: Town Hall Venue $130, 160, 200 Partnership Scheme

29 (Fri) Spring - Time Experimental Theatre Student 3pm “Adventurer” The Musical Performance: $30 (student) $180 (teacher)

May 2016 1 (Sun) Auditorium Spring - Time Experimental Theatre $130, 160, 200 Tuen Mun 2:30pm & 5pm “Adventurer” The Musical Town Hall Venue Partnership Scheme

2 Date/Time Venue Programme Ticket Price Remarks May 2016 6 - 7 (Fri - Sat) Exhibition Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education Public 7:45pm Gallery “The Cat Mao Mao” (in Cantonese) Performance: 7 - 8 (Sat - Sun) $130 3pm

6 (Fri) Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education Student 10:15am “The Cat Mao Mao” (in Cantonese) Performance: $40 (student) $80 (teacher)

5 (Thu) Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education School Culture 2016/17 School 10:15am “The Cat Mao Mao” (in Cantonese) Day Performance: Culture Day $40 (student) Scheme $80 (teacher)

7 (Sat) Auditorium Spring - Time Experimental Theatre $100, 150, 200 Tuen Mun 8pm “Four in Love Tonight” Town Hall Venue 8 (Sun) Partnership Scheme 2:30pm & 5pm

14 (Sat) Auditorium Tuen Mun Arts Promotion $50, 80 Venue and ticketing 7:15pm Association services sponsored “Cantonese Opera” by the LCSD

22 (Sun) Auditorium Education Bureau Free admission Venue sponsored by 2:30pm Hong Kong School Drama Festival by tickets the LCSD 2015/16 - Public Performance (Chinese)

27 - 28 (Fri - Sat) Exhibition POP Theatre Free admission Tuen Mun 8pm Gallery The 2nd “Heart River Cultivation Town Hall Venue 28 - 29 (Sat - Sun) Programme” Open Script Reading Partnership Scheme 3pm

28 (Sat) Auditorium Selected Works of Sit Kok-sin: $100, 160, 200, 7:30pm “The Smile of a Beauty” 260

June 2016 3 (Fri) Exhibition Tuen Mun Arts Promotion Free admission Venue sponsored by 2pm - 7pm Gallery Association the LCSD 4 - 12 (Sat - Sun) “Calligraphy & Painting Exhibition” 10am - 7pm 13 (Mon) 10am - 5pm

4 (Sat) Auditorium Friends of Tuen Mun Free admission Venue sponsored by 2pm “Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert” by tickets the LCSD

3 Date/Time Venue Programme Ticket Price Remarks June 2016 13 (Mon) Auditorium Chun Hing Cantonese Opera $60, 100, 160 Venue and ticketing 7:15pm Institute (Tuen Mun Branch) services sponsored “Cantonese Opera” by the LCSD

18 (Sat) Auditorium Wong Siu Sang Free admission 2016 Community 2:30pm “Cantonese Opera Open Stage” by tickets Cultural Ambassador Scheme

25 (Sat) Auditorium Hong Kong Golden Dragon Free admission Venue sponsored by 2:15pm Operatic Club by tickets the LCSD “Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert”

4 Annex II

Leisure and Cultural Services Department Free Cultural Programmes to be Arranged in the Tuen Mun District from April to June 2016

Date/Time Venue Programme Performing Group

Outdoor Cultural Programme

April 2016 10 (Sun) 5pm Siu Hong Court Arena Chinese Folk Songs and China Culture Hong Kong Dance Arts Entertainment Company

15 (Fri) 7:30pm So Kwun Wat Open Space Cantonese Operatic United Artist Cantonese (near Lee’s Ancestral Hall) Songs Opera Association

24 (Sun) 5pm Tsing Hoi Playground Magic Show Starlight Magic Production Basketball Court Company Limited

29 (Fri) 7:30pm Sam Shing Estate Podium Cantonese Opera Sensational Sprouts Stage Cantonese Opera Association

30 (Sat) 4:30pm Prime View Garden Basketball Children’s Variety Show Variety Magic Company Court

May 2016 1 (Sun) 5pm Lung Mun Oasis Tai Chi Court Western Folk Dance Folkdance Association of Hong Kong

2 (Mon) 5pm Tai Hing Estate Badminton Pop Concert Silver Sound Entertainment Court Stage Production Company (near Hing Ping House)

13 (Fri) 8pm Kin Sang Estate Amphitheatre Chinese Traditional Hong Kong Puppet And Puppet Show Shadow Art Center

14 (Sat) 5pm Tuen Tsz Wai Fuk Tak Tong Children’s Theatre Fantasy Puppet Theatre Fa Pao Wui

28 (Sat) 8pm Yau Oi Estate Yau Oi Square Magic Show The String Lovers Music Company of H.K.

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Date/Time Venue Programme Performing Group

June 2016 3 (Fri) 8pm Po Tin Estate Open Space Chinese Instrumental Hong Kong Professional (near Block 3 & 4) Concert Guzheng Artistic Ensemble

5 (Sun) 5pm Nai Wai Soccer Pitch Children’s Theatre Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education Limited

9 (Thu) 4:30pm Butterfly Estate Amphitheatre Variety Show P C Carnival Services Company

11 (Sat) 5pm Fu Tai Estate Basketball And Magic Show Hong Kong Ngai Hoi Make Badminton Playground Amusement Company

25 (Sat) 4:30pm Wu King Estate Soccer Pitch Cantonese Operatic Super Sound Artist Guild (near Wu Yuet House) Songs

6 Annex III

Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Attendance of Cultural Programmes Organised at TMTH in February and March 2016

Programme Nature Month No. of Performance Attendance

February 14 6 575 Tuen Mun Town Hall Cultural Programme March 25 *10 342

February 0 0 Tuen Mun Town Hall Free Foyer Programme March 3 600

* Estimated attendance

7 Annex IV

Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Attendance of District Free Entertainment Programmes Arranged in Tuen Mun District in February and March 2016

Date/Time Venue Programme Attendance Remarks February 2016 5 (Fri) Kin Sang Estate Cantonese Operatic 40 Cold weather on the performance 7:30pm Amphitheatre Songs by Wai Jong day lessened the pedestrian flow Musician Centre at the venue. Average attendance of the past three performances was 116. 11 (Thu) Glorious Garden Children’s Variety Show 170 4:30pm Tai-chi Park by Lam Kwo (near Block 10) Entertainment Company 12 (Fri) Fu Tai Estate Children’s Theatre by 60 Low pedestrian flow at the 8pm Basketball And Variety Magic Company venue. Average attendance of the Badminton Playground past three performances was 83. 14 (Sun) Wu King Estate Soccer Chinese Instrumental 70 Low pedestrian flow at the 8pm Pitch (near Wu Yuet Concert by Hong Kong venue. Average attendance of the House) Music Lover Chinese past three performances was 73. Orchestra 26 (Fri) Tai Hing Estate Beijing Opera by 90 8pm Badminton Court Stage The Hong Kong Youth of (near Hing Ping House) Chinese Opera

March 2016 5 (Sat) Prime View Garden Choral Concert by The 180 8pm Basketball Court Hong Kong Women’s Choir 6 (Sun) Leung King Estate Chinese Traditional 110 8pm Basketball Court Puppet Show by Kam (near Leung Chi Wing Sing Hong Kong House) Puppetry 12 (Sat) Butterfly Estate Children’s Theatre by 30 Low pedestrian flow at the 8pm Amphitheatre Ming Ri Institute for Arts venue. Average attendance of the Education Limited past three performances was 50. 18 (Fri) Po Tin Estate Open Cantonese Opera by Yue 240 7:30pm Space (near Block 3 Opera Troupe & 4) 26 (Sat) Tin King Estate Children’s Theatre by *175 8pm Amphitheatre Fantasy Puppet Theatre (near Tin Tun House)

* Estimated attendance 8 Annex V

Usage Rate of TMTH

Usage rate of TMTH in February and March 2016 is tabulated as below:

Venue February March

Auditorium 81.82% 100%

Cultural Activities 92.86% 100% Hall

Exhibition Gallery 24% 67.74%

Dance Studio 68.7% 86.07%

Music Studio 67.9% 74.88%

Conference Room 38.2% 49.38%

Lecture Room 1 22.28% 21.14%

Lecture Room 2 13% 21.34%

9 Annex VI

Applications for Venue Sponsorship at TMTH from District Arts Organisations received by the LCSD

Applications from district arts organisations for Venue Sponsorship of LCSD at TMTH in February and March 2016 are tabulated as below for Members’ information:

Department’s Item Applicant Programme Proposed Venue Date Recommendations 1 Tuen Mun Arts Dance Performance Auditorium, 10 Jul 2016 Venue and Ticketing Promotion Association TMTH Services Sponsorship

2 Tuen Mun Arts Calligraphy Workshop Exhibition 22 - 24 Jul Venue Sponsorship Promotion Association and Demonstration Gallery, TMTH 2016

3 Tuen Mun Arts Variety Show Auditorium, 30 Jul 2016 Venue and Ticketing Promotion Association TMTH Services Sponsorship

4 Sunny Cantonese Opera Show of Cantonese Auditorium, 4 Aug 2016 Venue and Ticketing Troupe Opera TMTH Services Sponsorship

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