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LegCo Joint Subcommittee to Monitor the Implementation of the West Kowloon Cultural District Project visits West Kowloon Cultural District (with photos)
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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
     
     At the invitation of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA), the Legislative Council (LegCo) Joint Subcommittee to Monitor the Implementation of the West Kowloon Cultural District Project (Joint Subcommittee) visited the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) in the afternoon today (‍December 12) to see for themselves the latest development of the WKCD Project. 
      
     Members first received a briefing on the WKCD Project by Mr Duncan Pescod, Chief Executive Officer of WKCDA, at the WKCDA Project Site Office. Afterwards, with the company of Mr Pescod and representatives of WKCDA and the Home Affairs Bureau, Members visited two facilities at WKCD that have been open to the public, namely the Nursery Park and the M+ Pavilion. At the Nursery Park, Members were advised that the Park was a popular public space for a diverse range of leisure activities. They further learnt that programmes and events incorporating art and cultural elements had been carried out regularly in the Park.
      
     During the visit to the M+ Pavilion, where a design exhibition is being held, Members learnt about the operation of the M+ Pavilion since its inauguration in September this year from representatives of WKCDA. 
      
     In addition, Members paid a visit to the construction site of the Xiqu Centre, which is expected to be opened in 2018. The Xiqu Centre will be the first major performing arts venue in WKCD as well as a venue specifically built for xiqu (Chinese opera) performances. Members took the opportunity to obtain the latest update on the construction progress of the Xiqu Centre and to exchange views with representatives of WKCDA on the construction project.
      
     The Joint Subcommittee will hold a meeting next Tuesday (December 20) to follow up the progress of the development of WKCD.
      
     Members who participated in the visit are the Chairman of the Joint Subcommittee, Mr Lau Kwok-fan, the Deputy Chairman of the Joint Subcommittee, Ms Tanya Chan, as well as member of the Joint Subcommittee Dr ‍‍Helena Wong. 
      
     The Joint Subcommittee is a subcommittee formed under the LegCo Panel on Development and the LegCo Panel on Home Affairs.
 
Ends/Monday, December 12, 2016
Issued at HKT 20:07
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Members at the Legislative Council (LegCo) Joint Subcommittee to Monitor the Implementation of the West Kowloon Cultural District Project today (December 12) visits the West Kowloon Cultural District. Photo shows (from second left) Deputy Chairman of the Joint Subcommittee, Ms Tanya Chan; Chief Executive Officer of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Mr Duncan Pescod; Chairman of the Joint Subcommittee, Mr Lau Kwok-fan; and LegCo member Dr Helena Wong (sixth left) at the Nursery Park.
Members of the Legislative Council receive a briefing by Mr Duncan Pescod (first right), Chief Executive Officer of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority today (December 12), on the latest development of the West Kowloon Cultural District Project.
Members of the Legislative Council visit the construction site of the Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District today (December 12) to learn about the construction progress of the project.