The government intends to build two cultural facilities in Tin Shui Wai and Fanling to meet the long-term development needs of arts and culture in Hong Kong.
According to the latest details announced by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, the Heritage Conservation and Resource Centre in Tin Shui Wai is estimated to cost HK$2.55 billion and is targeted to be completed within four years after securing funding.
The New Territories East Cultural Centre in Area 11, Fanling, will cost HK$4.71 billion and is targeted to be completed in five years.
Together, the two projects involve HK$7.26 billion of public money.
The proposed Resource Centre is located at Tin Yip Road, Tin Shui Wai, with a site area of about 4,924 square metres.
According to the preliminary design of the project, the Resource Centre will be the largest exhibition and education resource centre in HK outside the existing Leisure and Cultural Services Department museums, with 14 storeys and a lower level. The second phase of the project will include a sports centre, a library and a public car park.
The nine-storey New Territories East Cultural Centre, with a site area of about 17,740 square metres, will provide a multi-purpose performance venue, including a performance hall with a seating capacity of about 1,400, a theatre with a seating capacity of about 700, a multi-purpose theatre with a seating capacity of about 180, a children theatre, as well as two creative arts studios and two rehearsal rooms each.
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