The Intangible Cultural Heritage Office (ICHO) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will organise the second edition of the Hong Kong ICH Month, continuing its theme with "ICH Around Town", presenting a series of rich and diverse activities. The highlight programme, "The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: ICH Highlight Tours", brings the public and tourists to eight handpicked districts to explore the ICH items, in which ICH practitioners will share their skills and stories. Registration will open on May 15 and 16. Participation is free of charge.
 
     Highly acclaimed last year, the tours will expand to a total of 40 field trips this year, extending the coverage to eight districts. Apart from the two popular routes from last year in Islands District and Yau Tsim Mong District, seven new routes across six new districts will also be introduced, including Wan Chai (two routes), Kowloon City, Kwai Tsing, North, Sai Kung and Sham Shui Po Districts, offering a total of nine different ICH-themed routes. Each route has two public tours and accommodates 20 participants, and is conducted in Cantonese.

     The dates and relevant ICH items of the public tours are as follows:
 

Date	District	ICH Items
June 3	Wan Chai District (Happy Valley)	Traditional Architecture Preservation Technique, Diwali (Festival of Lights), Holi (Festival of Colours), etc
June 6	Sham Shui Po District	The Arts of the Guqin (the Craft of Qin Making), Puppetry and Paper Crafting Technique, etc
June 7	Kowloon City District	Chiu Chow Food Making Technique, the Art of Chiu Chow Kung Fu Tea, Chiu Chow Sugar Loaf Making Technique, etc
June 13	Kwai Tsing District	Hong Kong-style Milk Tea Making Technique, Wood Carving Technique, Neon Tube Making and Styling Technique, etc
June 14	North District	Jiao Festival of Sheung Shui Heung, Rice Cookie Making Technique, Sweet Potato Cake Making Technique, etc.
June 19	Islands District	Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade, salted Fish Making Technique, Shrimp Paste Blocks and Shrimp Paste Making Technique, etc
June 21	Wan Chai District (Tai Hang)	Mid-Autumn Festival - the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance, Kwun Yum (Goddess of Mercy) Treasury Opening Festival, Patterned Band Weaving Technique, etc
June 27	Yau Tsim Mong District	Steamer Making Technique, Wood Carving Technique, Wood Carving Technique, Mahjong Tile Making Technique, etc
June 28	Sai Kung District	Hakka Unicorn Dance in Hang Hau in Sai Kung, Cha Kwo (Steamed Sticky Rice Dumpling) Making Technique, Rice Dumpling with Lye Making Technique, etc

     Members of the public can register through the ICHO's website (www.icho.hk/en/web/icho/hk_ich_month_2026_tours.html), from 10.30am on May 15 to 6.30pm on May 16. Each applicant can only register a maximum of two persons for the same tour. In case of excess applications, all quotas will be allocated by open ballot at Orientation Room 1, Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Centre at 2.30pm on May 20. Successful applicants will receive a confirmation email by May 26.

     In addition, the ICHO collaborates with the Hong Kong Tourism Board to organise "ICH Highlight Tours" in Sham Shui Po District and Wan Chai District (Happy Valley) for tourists. Special "ICH Highlight Tours" in Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District will also be arranged for students to take them out of the classrooms to learn firsthand about the subject ICH items and communicate with practitioners. Details will be announced in due course.

     To allow more members of the public and tourists to feel the cultural richness of ICH and the pleasure it brings, reference maps and videos produced by the ICHO will be uploaded to its website for the reference of members of the public and tourists while exploring relevant ICH items and locations. 
     
     The Hong Kong ICH Month 2026 is presented by the LCSD and organised by the ICHO, with the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust as the sole sponsor of "Hong Kong ICH Month 2026 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series", and ICH June as a strategic partner. For details of the programmes, please visit the website www.icho.hk/en/web/icho/hk_ich_month_2026.html.

Ends/Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Issued at HKT 18:40

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