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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department will implement special opening hours for its cultural venues and URBTIX outlets during the Lunar New Year holidays.
February 6 (Lunar New Year's Eve)
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Hong Kong Coliseum will open as usual.
Hong Kong City Hall, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Ko Shan Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sha Tin Town Hall, Yuen Long Theatre, Tai Po Civic Centre, North District Town Hall, Kwai Tsing Theatre, Tsuen Wan Town Hall and Tuen Mun Town Hall will close at 5.30pm while the Hong Kong Cultural Centre will close at 6pm. The URBTIX outlets at the above venues will close at 5.30pm.
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza will be partially closed for the rehearsal of the Chinese New Year Night Parade.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches, the Hong Kong Arts Centre, and AsiaWorld-Expo will close at 6.30pm, 3.30pm and 1pm respectively, while the outlet at Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch will open as usual.
February 7 (1st day of Lunar New Year)
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Hong Kong Coliseum will open as usual.
Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong City Hall, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Ko Shan Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sha Tin Town Hall, Yuen Long Theatre, Tai Po Civic Centre, North District Town Hall, Kwai Tsing Theatre, Tsuen Wan Town Hall and Tuen Mun Town Hall will be closed for the day.
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza will be closed from 2pm for the Chinese New Year Night Parade.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches, the Hong Kong Arts Centre, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch and AsiaWorld-Expo will be closed.
February 8 (2nd day of Lunar New Year)
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The Hong Kong Coliseum and the Hong Kong City Hall Low Block will open as usual. The Hong Kong City Hall High Block will be closed.
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre will open from 2pm to 11pm and its URBTIX outlet will open from 2pm to 9.30pm.
Other venues will be closed.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches, the Hong Kong Arts Centre, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch and AsiaWorld-Expo will be closed.
February 9 (3rd day of Lunar New Year)
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The Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong City Hall Low Block and Ko Shan Theatre will open as usual.
The Recital Hall in the High Block of the Hong Kong City Hall will open from 3.30pm to 10pm. Other facilities in the High Block will be closed for the whole day.
Sha Tin Town Hall will open from 2pm to 11pm while Tuen Mun Town Hall will open from 2pm to 10pm. The URBTIX outlets at the two venues will provide service from 2pm to 9.30pm.
Other venues will be closed.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches will open as usual while the outlets at the Hong Kong Arts Centre, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch and AsiaWorld-Expo will be closed.
February 10 (4th day of Lunar New Year)
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All venues and URBTIX outlets will resume normal opening hours.
As Queen Elizabeth Stadium is undergoing renovation, it will be closed during the holiday.
The URBTIX telephone booking hotline 2111 5999 and reservation hotline 2734 9009 will maintain normal services (10am to 8pm) during the holiday period from February 6 to 10.
Ends/Friday, January 25, 2008
Issued at HKT 18:21
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