Leisure and Cultural Services Department information
Hong Kong government department
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
康樂及文化事務署
Agency overview
Formed
1 January 2000; 24 years ago (2000-01-01)
Preceding agency
The leisure and cultural functions of:
Urban Council
Regional Council
Home Affairs Bureau
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Headquarters
Leisure and Cultural Services Headquarters, 1-3 Pai Tau Street, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Employees
10108 (March 2019) [1]
Annual budget
5,054.9m HKD (2008-09) [2]
Agency executive
Lau Ming Kong, Director
Parent agency
Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau
Child agency
Hong Kong Public Libraries
Website
www.lcsd.gov.hk
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Executive
Chief Executive: John Lee
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Principal officials
Chief Secretary: Eric Chan
Financial Secretary: Paul Chan
Secretary for Justice: Paul Lam
Executive Council
Convenor: Regina Ip
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Chief Justice: Andrew Cheung
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Chief Judge: Jeremy Poon
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Chief District Judge: Justin Ko
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Chief Magistrate: So Wai-tak
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Traditional Chinese
康樂及文化事務署
Simplified Chinese
康乐及文化事务署
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Kānglè jí Wénhuà Shìwù Shǔ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Hōng lohk gahp màhn fa sih mouh syúh
Jyutping
Hong1 lok6 gap6 man4 faa3 si6 mou6 syu5
IPA
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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), is a department in the Government of Hong Kong. It reports to the Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism. It provides leisure and cultural activities for the people of Hong Kong, which was also one of the tasks of the former Urban Council, and Regional Council and Home Affairs Bureau. It manages various public facilities around Hong Kong including public libraries, swimming pools, and sports centres. The well-known Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Hong Kong Space Museum are among several museums also managed by the department. It was established in 2000 and its headquarters is in Shatin, New Territories.
The department was previously headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs before July 2022.
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