Report on the District Free Entertainment Programmes

Central and Western District Council For Information Culture, Leisure and Social Affairs Committee Paper No. 42/2019 (Revised)

Report on the District Free Entertainment Programmes and Arts and Cultural Activities in the Central and Western District organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Purpose

This paper aims to report to Members on the arts and cultural activities to be organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) in the Central and Western District in 2019-20, recent free entertainment programmes and arts and cultural activities in the district as well as the usage of Sheung Wan Civic Centre.

Background

2. To support the District Councils’ enhanced role in the implementation of the community involvement programmes at the district level, LCSD has allocated financial provision for district free entertainment programmes to the District Councils since 1 January 2008 so that they could make use of the provision according to their needs. To assist with the organisation of free entertainment programmes every month in the Central and Western District, LCSD prepared the programme plan for 2019-20 to the District Facilities Management Committee under the Central and Western District Council at its meeting on 24 January 2019 for Member’s consideration. The Finance Committee then endorsed to set aside $430,000 for organising 24 district free entertainment programmes between April 2019 and March 2020 in the Central and Western District.

3. Besides, LCSD will organise arts and cultural programmes/activities at Sheung Wan Civic Centre and at various outdoor and indoor venues in the Central and Western District to promote the development of arts and culture in the district and enrich the cultural life of local residents. To keep Members informed of the LCSD services, papers are submitted on a regular basis to report on the arts and cultural activities in the Central and Western District as well as the usage of Sheung Wan Civic Centre.

Progress Report of District Free Entertainment Programmes

4. The report and proposal for free entertainment programmes arranged in the Central & Western District from May to November 2019 are at Annex I for Members’ reference.

District Arts and Cultural Activities

5. Details of the arts and cultural programmes/activities organised by LCSD in the Central and Western District between May and September 2019 are listed at Annex II.

Usage of Sheung Wan Civic Centre

6. The facilities of Sheung Wan Civic Centre include a 480-seat Theatre, a 150-seat Lecture Hall, an Exhibition Hall with an area of about 360 square metres and other ancillary facilities. The usage of the major facilities of the Centre in May and June 2019 is shown at Annex III.

Paper Submission

7. This paper will be submitted to the Culture, Leisure and Social Affairs Committee at its meeting on 25 July 2019 for Members’ information.

Leisure and Cultural Services Department July 2019

Annex I District Free Entertainment Programmes Organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department in the Central & Western District (May to November 2019)

Actual Programme Attendance Remarks / Date / Time Note (1) (Performing Group) Note (2) Venue Note (1) Note (3) Audiences’ Responses 1 4 May 2019 Chinese Traditional Belcher Bay Park 90 - Audience enjoyed the 5pm Puppet Show performance (Winning Glove Puppets - Note (4) Art Troupe) 2 18 May 2019 Saxophone Concert Central and 270 - Audience appreciated the 8pm (La Sax) Western District performance of artists Promenade - - Note (4) Western Wholesale Food Market Section, Pier 2 3 8 June 2019 Cantonese Operatic Songs Li Sing Street Park 40 - The performance ended early 4:30pm Concert Basketball Court due to rainy weather (Tsu Yuen Hin Cantonese - Note (4) Music & Opera Association) 4 23 June 2019 Choral Concert Central and 100 Note (4) 5pm (The Pro-Musica Society Western District of Hong Kong) Promenade - Western Wholesale Food Market Section, Pier 2 5 5 July 2019 Chinese Traditional Sai Ying Pun To be - Jointly presented with 3:30pm Puppet Show Community confirmed Western District (Hong Kong Puppet and Complex Neighborhood Association Shadow Art Center) Community Hall - Note (4) 6 27 July 2019 Magic Show Belcher Bay Park To be Note (4) 5pm (Art Channel) confirmed

7 2 August 2019 Chinese Traditional Stage Sai Ying Pun To be - Jointly presented with Fong 3:30pm Art Show Community confirmed Chung Social Service Centre (Spring Glow Arts Troupe) Complex - Note (4) Community Hall

8 30 August 2019 Cantonese Opera Sai Ying Pun To be - Jointly presented with 2:30pm (Shiny Phoenix Chinese Community confirmed Western District Opera Troupe) Complex Neighborhood Association Community Hall - Note (4) 9 22 September Variety Show Hollywood Road To be Note (4) 2019 (Spring Glow Arts Troupe) Park confirmed 4:30pm

Actual Programme Attendance Remarks / Date / Time Note (1) (Performing Group) Note (2) Venue Note (1) Note (3) Audiences’ Responses 10 28 September Chinese Instrumental Sun Yat Sen To be Note (4) 2019 Concert Memorial Park, confirmed 4:30pm (Hong Kong Youth Music Reflecting Pond Chamber) Piaza 11 12 October 2019 Folk Concert The Hong Kong To be Note (4) 3pm (ST Music & Art Centre) Zoological and confirmed Botanical Gardens Visitor Centre 12 27 October 2019 Oriental Dance Chater Garden To be Note (4) 3:30pm (Tribal Anima) confirmed

13 9 November Chinese Folk Songs and Sai Ying Pun To be Fong Chung Social Service 2019 Dance Community confirmed Centre applies for joint 2:30pm (To be confirmed) Complex presentation of the Community Hall programme 14 24 November Chinese Instrumental Hong Kong Park To be - 2019 Concert Olympic Square confirmed 3pm (To be confirmed)

Note (1): The event dates and time schedules of performances and venue arrangements are subject to change depending on whether the venues are available for booking or closed for maintenance or any other factors. Note (2): Performing groups are subject to change depending on their availability or any other factors. Note (3): Outdoor venues with no specified seating capacity. Note (4): The programmes were reported at the previous meeting of Culture, Leisure & Social Affairs Committee.

Annex II Arts and Cultural Activities Organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department in the Central and Western District (May to September 2019) Estimated Attendance/ Number of Date/Time Programme Venue Number of Participants/ Remarks Participants Seating Capacity A. District Music Promotion Programme (Organised by Music Office) 1 5 May 2019 Hong Kong Youth Concert Hall, 827 900 Ticket Price◆: 3pm Symphonic Band Annual Hong Kong City $95, $75, $55 Concert Hall 2 17 May 2019 Care and Concern Concert Nga Yin 70 70 - 2pm Association Neighbourhood Elderly Centre 3.1 20 May 2019 “Music for the Millions” Sacred Heart 310 300 Free admission for 9:10am Concert Canossian School students of the participating school 3.2 20 May 2019 St. Charles 300 260 Free admission for 11:10am School students of the participating school 3.3 28 May 2019 German Swiss 410 410 Free admission for 9:30am International students of the School participating school 4 28 July 2019 2019 Hong Kong Youth Concert Hall, To be 900 Ticket Price◆: 8pm Music Camp Concert I Hong Kong City confirmed $95, $75, $55 Hall 5 19-23 August 2019 Summer Music Workshop City Hall Public To be 50 Fee: 2:15pm, 4pm Library confirmed (2 classes) $340 Extension Activities Room

♦ Half-price tickets are available for full-time students, people with disabilities and their minders, senior citizens and CSSA recipients Introduction / Effectiveness of the Programmes: (i) The Hong Kong Youth Symphonic Band performed with US percussionist Dr Erik Forst and five Music Office percussionists in the annual concert. It received good response from the audience. (ii) The scheme “Care and Concern Concert” aims at encouraging students to care for the community through music. (iii) The “Music for the Milions” concerts were performed in primary and secondary schools. The concerts help enhance students’ knowledge of different Chinese and Western musical instruments, and were well-received by teachers and students. (iv) The effectiveness of item 4 & 5 will be reported later.

Estimated Attendance/ Number of Date/Time Programme Venue Number of Participants/ Remarks Participants Seating Capacity B. Community Cultural Ambassador Scheme 1.1 26 May 2019 WONG Chi-wing﹐ Sheung Wan Sports 3 20 - The Scheme runs 10am LO Cheuk-on﹐ Centre between May and Dance Room SHAW Siu-wai June 2019 at ‘Street Dance Theatre venues across the “Hidden Dragon”’ territory Theatre Workshop Series - Fee: $60◆ Theatre Games Workshop 1.2 12nn Comedian Acting 5 20 - The attendance is Workshop affected by the amber rainstorm and thunderstorm.

2.1 21 July 2019 Hua Xia Chinese Music Sai Ying Pun To be 120 - The Scheme runs 2:15pm Association Community confirmed between April and “Chinese Music Wave” Complex December 2019 at Open Class ─ Adult and Community Hall venues across the Retirees Ensemble Training territory Workshop - Free admission 2.2 4:30pm Touring Concert cum To be 250 Exhibition confirmed 2.3 4 August 2019 Touring Concert cum Dr Sun Yat-sen To be 40 2pm Exhibition Museum confirmed

2.4 3:45pm Touring Concert cum To be 40 Exhibition confirmed

3 21 July 2019 The Hong Kong Youth of Sai Ying Pun To be 400 - The Scheme runs 7:30pm Chinese Opera College Community confirmed between April and “Passing on the Mellifluous Complex August 2019 at Legacy ─ The Mei Community Hall venues across the School of Peking Opera” territory Demonstration - Free admission Performance cum Exhibition

4 3 August 2019 Wong Siu-sang Sai Ying Pun To be 250 - The Scheme runs 2:30pm “Cantonese Opera Open Community confirmed between March Stage” Complex and August 2019 Touring Performance Community Hall at venues across the territory - Free admission

Estimated Attendance/ Number of Date/Time Programme Venue Number of Participants/ Remarks Participants Seating Capacity B. Community Cultural Ambassador Scheme (Con’t) 5.1 8-12 August 2019 Drama Gallery Exhibition Hall, To be 300 - The Scheme runs 12nn “Journey to The West: Sheung Wan Civic confirmed between April and Everyone is good at Centre August 2019 at something” venues across the Finale Exhibition territory 5.2 10 August 2019 Performance - Free admission 3pm

6 18 August 2019 Windpipe Chinese Music Hong Kong To be 250 - The Scheme runs 3pm Ensemble Maritime Museum confirmed between March “Along the Silk Road” Open Space and Decemeber (outside Gift Shop) Touring Concert 2019 at venues across the territory - Free admission

♦ Half-price tickets are available for full-time students, people with disabilities and their minders, senior citizens and CSSA recipients Introduction / Effectiveness of the Programmes: (i) Through learning theatrical techniques from the “Hidden Dragon” Theatre Workshops, participants can enhance their social skills, the ability to express and handle different situations (ii) The effectiveness of item 2 to 6 will be reported later. C. District Performing Arts Programme 1.1 4 May 2019 Le French May Arts Theatre, 228 480 Ticket Price◆: 8pm Festival 2019： Sheung Wan Civic $300, $200 Les Aimants Centre by Mangano Massip Company Performance 1.2 9:15pm Meet the artist session 87 - Free admission

2 5 May 2019 Le French May Arts Theatre, 257 470 Ticket Price◆: 3:30pm Festival 2019： Sheung Wan Civic $280, $180 Ballaké Sissoko Kora Centre Concert 3 18 & 19 May 2019 Le French May Arts Theatre, 824 960 Ticket Price◆: 8pm Festival 2019： Sheung Wan Civic (2 perfs.) (2 perfs.) $200, $140 Näss (People) Centre by Massala Dance Company 4 1 June 2019 Hong Kong Contemporary Theatre, 279 896 Ticket Price◆: 3pm, 8pm Music Festival: Sheung Wan Civic (2 perfs.) (2 perfs.) $150, $100 Hong Kong Delights – Centre CCDC x MR. Quartet 5 2 June 2019 Hong Kong Music Lover Theatre, 219 475 Ticket Price◆: 3pm Chinese Orchestra Sheung Wan Civic $180 Centre

Estimated Attendance/ Number of Date/Time Programme Venue Number of Participants/ Remarks Participants Seating Capacity C. District Performing Arts Programme (Con’t) 6 9-10 August 2019 International Arts Carnival Theatre, To be 2 250 Ticket Price◆: 8pm; 2019: Sheung Wan confirmed (5 perfs.) $280, $220, $140 10-11 August 2019 Chickens’ Eggsecutive Order Civic Centre 3pm; by Fong Fong Projet d’Art 11 August 2019 11am

7 10 August 2019 International Arts Carnival Rehearsal Hall, To be 30 Ticket Price: 11am 2019: Sheung Wan confirmed $150 (Parent), CEO Onigiri Civic Centre $100 (Child) Positive Parent-child Relations Workshop by Fong Fong Projet d’Art 8 10 August 2019 International Arts Carnival Theatre, To be 30 Ticket Price◆: 5pm 2019: Sheung Wan confirmed $150 (Parent), Let’s rock! Egg! Civic Centre $100 (Child) Parent-child Relations Workshop by Fong Fong Projet d’Art

♦ Half-price tickets are available for full-time students, people with disabilities and their minders, senior citizens and CSSA recipients Introduction / Effectiveness of the Programmes: (i) Les Aimants, mingling the elements of mime and contemporary dance, won acclaim from the audience. (ii) Invited by Le French May, renowned Kora player Ballaké Sissoko performed an excellent concert which received enthusiastic response from the audience. (iii) People, presented by Massala Dance Company, mixed hip hop with traditional North African dance, and was full of ethnic elements. (iv) The collaboration of CCDC and Mr. Quartet delighted the audienc with inspiring modern dance and original music pieces. (v) The Hong Kong Music Lover Chinese Orchestra brought the audience a wonderful concert featuring exotic music and humorous interactive drama elements. (vi) The effectiveness of item 6 to 8 will be reported later. D. Arts Experience Scheme for Senior Secondary Students 1 28 May 2019 Fa Muk Lan Theatre, 129 129 Ticket price: 2:30pm Cantonese Opera Sheung Wan $45 Performance cum Civic Centre (Student & Post-performance Discussion Teacher) Introduction / Effectiveness of the Project: Through pre-performance talks, performances, critiques and discussion sessions, the scheme enriches students’ ability to appreciate performing arts.

Estimated Attendance/ Number of Date/Time Programme Venue Number of Remarks Participants/ Participants Seating Capacity E. School Performing Arts in Practice Scheme 1 October 2018 Hong Kong International Sacred Heart 20 20 - 26 sessions; to July 2019 Drummer Festival Canossian School 1.5 hrs. per “Drums in Move” session Drumming in Practice - Fee: $416 Project Training Workshop 2 October 2018 City Contemporary Dance King’s College 18 20 - 30 sessions; to July 2019 Company Old Boys’ 1.5 hrs. per “Improving through Association session Dancing: Embracing Primary School - Fee: $420 Empathy” Modern Dance in No.2 Practice Project Dance Workshop Introduction / Effectiveness of the Programme: The scheme provides various types of arts training courses to enhance secondary, primary and special school students’ knowledge and interest in arts. F. School Culture Day Scheme Estimated Number of Period Participating School Number Activities of Participants 1 May to August 2019 St. James’ Settlement Belcher Kindergarden 1 114 2 May to August 2019 St. Louis School (Primary Section) 1 26 3 May to August 2019 Kau Yan School 1 420 4 May to August 2019 St. Paul's College Primary School 1 400 5 May to August 2019 SKH Kei Yan Primary School 2 500 Introduction / Effectiveness of the Scheme: The scheme encourages schools to arrange their students to join different types of cultural activities at LCSD venues systematically during school hours, so as to provide students with more access to culture and arts, and to develop arts education.

Annex III Usage of the Sheung Wan Civic Centre Facilities (May and June 2019) Usage Rates of Major FacilitiesNote

May June Number of days hired 30 days 30 days (%) (100%) (100%) Theatre Number of sessions hired 84 sessions 83 sessions (%) (93%) (93%) Number of days hired 31 days 23 days (%) (100%) (85%) Lecture Hall Number of sessions hired 83 sessions 44 sessions (%) (91%) (51%) Number of days hired 24 days 24 days (%) (80%) (83%) Exhibition Hall Number of sessions hired 72 sessions 67 sessions (%) (80%) (77%) Note: The days/sessions for maintenance, repair and renovation were deducted in calculating the usage rates.

Number of days/sessions that have to be excluded for Facilities Description of Works carrying out remedial works Day(s) Session(s)

- Lighting demonstration Theatre 1 3 - Carpet and audience seat cleaning

- Carpet and audience seat cleaning May Lecture Hall 0 2

Exhibition - Cleaning and maintenance of marble Hall 1 3 flooring

Theatre 0 1 - Carpet and audience seat cleaning

June Lecture Hall 3 3 - Carpet and audience seat cleaning

Exhibition - Cleaning and maintenance of marble Hall 1 3 flooring