Arts and Culture
157. Following the grand opening of the Xiqu Centre last month, other major facilities in the West Kowloon Cultural District will be coming on stream. The development plans for various cultural facilities put forward in my last year's Budget are also underway for the progressive commissioning of facilities in the next few years.
158. To enrich the arts and cultural life of our city and consolidate Hong Kong's position as an international cultural metropolis, I will provide an additional funding of $176 million in total to the LCSD for hosting large-scale world-class performing arts programmes and arranging telecasts of selected mega shows in different places across the territory in the coming five years. The LCSD will also collaborate with the District Councils to strengthen community arts activities in phases.
159. To further promote the development of arts in Hong Kong, I will increase again the subvention for arts groups in 2019-20, which will involve about $54 million. The subvention, which will benefit arts groups of various sizes, the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society, can be used for improving staff remuneration, encouraging artistic creation, and organising more cultural exchange activities outside Hong Kong.
160. The Hong Kong Film Archive under the LCSD is dedicated to preserving Hong Kong's film heritage, fostering research and bringing film art to the community. I will allocate $20 million to employ additional technicians and acquire specialist equipment for digital conversion of sole copies of films and celluloid films in urgent need of archiving. This will enable our younger generations to learn about and appreciate the invaluable film heritage of Hong Kong.
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