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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will implement special opening hours for its performance venues and the URBTIX outlets during the Lunar New Year holidays, an LCSD spokesman announced today (February 5).
February 18 (Lunar New Year's Eve)
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The Hong Kong Coliseum and Queen Elizabeth Stadium (including the Leisure Link Booking Office) and their URBTIX outlets will open as usual.
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong City Hall, Ko Shan Theatre and its New Wing, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Yau Ma Tei Theatre, Sha Tin Town Hall, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, North District Town Hall, Kwai Tsing Theatre, Tai Po Civic Centre, Yuen Long Theatre and Tuen Mun Town Hall and their URBTIX outlets will be closed at 5.30pm.
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza will be partially closed for rehearsal of the Chinese New Year Night Parade.
The URBTIX outlets at Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch and Youth Square will open as usual. The outlets at the HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity and the Hong Kong Arts Centre will close at 3pm, the outlets at the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre and AsiaWorld-Expo will close at 4pm, and the outlets at all Tom Lee branches will be closed at 6.30pm.
February 19 (the first day of the Lunar New Year)
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The Hong Kong Coliseum and its URBTIX outlet will open as usual.
Ko Shan Theatre and its New Wing will open from 6pm to 11pm and the URBTIX outlet will open from 6pm to 9.30pm.
Other performance venues and their URBTIX outlets will be closed for the day.
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza will be closed from noon for rehearsal and performance of the Chinese New Year Night Parade.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches, AsiaWorld-Expo, the HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch, the Hong Kong Arts Centre, the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre and Youth Square will be closed for the day.
February 20 (the second day of the Lunar New Year)
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The Hong Kong Coliseum and Hong Kong City Hall Low Block and their URBTIX outlets will open as usual. Hong Kong City Hall High Block will be closed for the day.
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre will open from 2pm to 11pm and its URBTIX outlet will open from 2pm to 9.30pm. Ko Shan Theatre and its New Wing will open from 9am to 6pm and the URBTIX outlet will open from 10am to 6pm.
Other performance venues and their URBTIX outlets will be closed for the day.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches, AsiaWorld-Expo, the HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch, the Hong Kong Arts Centre, the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre and Youth Square will be closed for the day.
February 21 (the third day of the Lunar New Year)
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The Hong Kong Coliseum, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong City Hall Low Block, Ko Shan Theatre and its New Wing, Sha Tin Town Hall, Tuen Mun Town Hall, Kwai Tsing Theatre and Yuen Long Theatre and their URBTIX outlets will open as usual. Hong Kong City Hall High Block will be closed for the day.
Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre will open from 6pm to 11pm but its URBTIX outlet will be closed for the day.
Other performance venues and their URBTIX outlets will be closed for the day.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches will open as usual while the outlets at Youth Square, AsiaWorld-Expo, the HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch, the Hong Kong Arts Centre and the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre will be closed for the day.
February 22 (the fourth day of the Lunar New Year)
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The performance venues of the LCSD and their URBTIX outlets will resume normal opening hours.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches, the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch and Youth Square will open as usual. The outlets at the Hong Kong Arts Centre, AsiaWorld-Expo and the HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity will be closed for the day.
The URBTIX Internet booking website www.urbtix.hk will maintain normal service, and both the credit card telephone booking hotline 2111 5999 and the enquiry hotline 3761 6661 will maintain normal service from 10am to 8pm daily throughout the holiday period from February 18 to 22.
Ends/Thursday, February 5, 2015
Issued at HKT 11:39
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