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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council Subcommittee on West Kowloon Cultural District Development will hold two meetings to receive views from the public on the Recommendation Report of the Consultative Committee on the Core Arts and Cultural Facilities of the West Kowloon Cultural District.
The meetings will be at 9am on October 9 and 23 in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building.
In February, 2006, the Government set up a Consultative Committee to study and to re-affirm the need for and the scope of the Core Arts and Cultural Facilities in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD). The Government presented the Consultative Committee's Recommendation Report to the subcommittee at its meeting on September 12, 2007. The notes of the presentation made by the Government can be viewed on the following website:
http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr04-05/english/hc/sub_com/hs02/papers/hs02_a2a.htm
The Recommendation Report and other relevant papers can be viewed on the following website:
http://www.hab.gov.hk/wkcd/pe/eng/report.htm
The subcommittee is studying the recommendations of the Consultative Committee. Interested parties are invited to forward their written submissions to the Clerk to the Subcommittee by October 16.If the submissions are available in both Chinese and English, please provide both versions. Those who wish to make oral presentation to the subcommittee at the meeting on Tuesday, October 9 or Tuesday, October 23 are requested to complete and return the reply slip to the Legislative Council Secretariat on or before September 28. The reply slip can be downloaded from the following website:
http://www.legco.gov.hk/general/english/sec/invite_s/hs021009-reply-e.pdf
In line with our usual practice, written submissions received will be made available to the media and the public, and uploaded onto the Website of the Legislative Council unless the concerned parties have advised otherwise. Interested parties are invited to note that meetings of the subcommittee are held in public. When addressing the subcommittee, they are not covered by the protection and immunity provided under the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance (Cap 382). Their submissions will also not be covered by the ordinance.
The relevant address, fax and telephone numbers, and e-mail address are as follows:
Address : Clerk to the Subcommittee on West Kowloon Cultural District Development
Legislative Council Secretariat
3/F Citibank Tower
3 Garden Road
Central
Hong Kong
E-mail Address: cshiu@legco.gov.hk
(Please send a softcopy, if available, of the written submission to this email address)
Fax No. : 2185 7845
Tel No. : 2869 9212, 2509 0614 or 2525 3331
Ends/Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Issued at HKT 18:36
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