Statistics Report

Cultural Services - [ Museums | Public Libraries | Cultural Venues | Cultural Programmes | Ticketing System]

Museums:

History Museums	attendance ('000)
History Museums	23/24	24/25	25/26
Hong Kong Museum of History	586	944	1 102
Law Uk Folk Museum	18	14	14
Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum	29	26	25
Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum⁽¹⁾	90	9	43
Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery	62	63	83

Heritage Museums	attendance ('000)
Heritage Museums	23/24	24/25	25/26
Hong Kong Heritage Museum	767	688	596
Sheung Yiu Folk Museum	37	34	35
Hong Kong Railway Museum	246	227	212

Art Museums	attendance ('000)
Art Museums	23/24	24/25	25/26
Hong Kong Museum of Art	1 558	1 692	1 273
Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware	95	96	105

Science Museums	attendance ('000)
Science Museums	23/24	24/25	25/26
Hong Kong Space Museum
Exhibition	1 023	1 026	917
Space Theatre Programme	329	296	294
Hong Kong Science Museum	1 352	1 477	1 067

Hong Kong Film Archive		attendance ('000)
Hong Kong Film Archive		23/24	24/25	25/26
Hong Kong Film Archive		96	96	104

Art Promotion Office	attendance ('000)
Art Promotion Office	23/24	24/25	25/26
Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre	50	53	61
Oil Street Art Space	719	916	873

Intangible Cultural Heritage Office		attendance ('000)
Intangible Cultural Heritage Office		23/24	24/25	25/26
Sam Tung Uk Museum		104	142	148

Chinese Culture Promotion Office		attendance ('000)
Chinese Culture Promotion Office		23/24	24/25	25/26
Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence⁽²⁾		168	161	175

Public Libraries:

Libraries (as at 31 March)	no.
Libraries (as at 31 March)	24	25	26
Libraries	83	83	83
Self-service library stations	3	3	3

Library Stock (as at 31 March)	no. ('000)
Library Stock (as at 31 March)	24	25	26
Books	13 655	13 615	13 723
Multimedia materials	1 703	1 650	1 604

Usage of Public Libraries	no. ('000)
Usage of Public Libraries	23/24	24/25	25/26
Books, periodicals, audio-cassettes, compact audio disc and CD-ROMs borrowed	29 191	30 417	30 028
Attendance at extension activities	12 803	15 212	16 764
Borrowers registered (as at 31 March)	4 874	4 912	4 957

Cultural Venues - Performances:

Cultural Venues		23/24	24/25	25/26
*Hong Kong Cultural Centre*	no. of performances	587	629	555
(Concert Hall, Grand Theatre & Studio Theatre)	attendance ('000)	513	529	502
*Hong Kong City Hall*	no. of performances	522	480	513
(Concert Hall & Theatre)	attendance ('000)	281	270	268
East Kowloon Cultural Centre⁽³⁾	no. of performances	-	122	711
(The Hall, The Theatre, The Turns, The Beats & The Lab)	attendance ('000)	-	8	102
*Sheung Wan Civic Centre*	no. of performances	598	618	575
(Theatre & Lecture Hall)	attendance ('000)	75	87	86
Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre⁽⁴⁾	no. of performances	-	-	340
(Theatre & Cultural Activities Hall)	attendance ('000)	-	-	54
*Ko Shan Theatre*	no. of performances	635	620	602
(Theatre & New Wing Auditorium)	attendance ('000)	273	275	294
Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre	no. of performances	377	440	466
(Theatre & Cultural Activities Hall)	attendance ('000)	43	50	47
Yau Ma Tei Theatre⁽⁵⁾	no. of performances	-	-	-
(Theatre)	attendance ('000)	-	-	-
Sha Tin Town Hall⁽⁶⁾	no. of performances	465	561	345
(Auditorium & Cultural Activities Hall)	attendance ('000)	187	232	148
Tai Po Civic Centre⁽⁷⁾	no. of performances	-	-	72
(Auditorium & Black Box Theatre)	attendance ('000)	-	-	9
*North District Town Hall*	no. of performances	365	333	382
(Auditorium)	attendance ('000)	53	47	53
*Tsuen Wan Town Hall*	no. of performances	416	606	687
(Auditorium & Cultural Activities Hall)	attendance ('000)	133	197	208
*Kwai Tsing Theatre*	no. of performances	425	489	487
(Auditorium & Black Box Theatre)	attendance ('000)	132	151	147
*Tuen Mun Town Hall*	no. of performances	505	544	583
(Auditorium & Cultural Activities Hall)	attendance ('000)	147	172	176
Yuen Long Theatre⁽⁸⁾	no. of performances	200	229	250
(Auditorium)	attendance ('000)	80	86	106
Hong Kong Coliseum⁽⁹⁾	no. of performances	130	107	143
(Arena)	attendance ('000)	1 056	823	1 040
Queen Elizabeth Stadium⁽¹⁰⁾	no. of performances	234	187	211
(Arena)	attendance ('000)	219	183	220

Cultural Venues - Usage Rates:

Cultural Venues	Percentage (%)
Cultural Venues	23/24	24/25	25/26
*Hong Kong Cultural Centre*
Concert Hall	100	100	100
Grand Theatre	100	100	100
Studio Theatre	100	100	100
Exhibition Gallery	84	84	70
*Hong Kong City Hall*
Concert Hall	100	100	100
Theatre	100	100	100
Exhibition Hall	88	78	82
Exhibition Gallery	76	73	71
East Kowloon Cultural Centre⁽³⁾
The Hall	-	-	100
The Theatre	-	-	100
The Turns	-	-	100
The Beats	-	-	100
The Lab	-	-	100
*Sheung Wan Civic Centre*
Theatre	98	98	96
Lecture Hall	81	87	79
Exhibition Hall	40	45	55
Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre⁽⁴⁾
Theatre	-	-	99
Cultural Activities Hall	-	-	78
*Ko Shan Theatre*
Theatre	100	99	98
New Wing Auditorium	100	98	98
New Wing Exhibition Gallery	27	11	23
Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
Theatre	96	97	95
Cultural Activities Hall	95	94	93
Yau Ma Tei Theatre⁽⁵⁾
Theatre	-	-	-
Sha Tin Town Hall⁽⁶⁾
Auditorium	99	98	99
Cultural Activities Hall	99	98	97
Exhibition Gallery	84	53	53
Tai Po Civic Centre⁽⁷⁾
Auditorium	-	-	96
Black Box Theatre	-	-	83
*North District Town Hall*
Auditorium	100	98	98
*Tsuen Wan Town Hall*
Auditorium	96	97	98
Cultural Activities Hall	94	98	97
Exhibition Gallery	82	72	67
*Kwai Tsing Theatre*
Auditorium	100	100	99
Black Box Theatre	100	100	96
*Tuen Mun Town Hall*
Auditorium	99	99	97
Cultural Activities Hall	96	97	97
Exhibition Gallery	76	68	75
Yuen Long Theatre⁽⁸⁾
Auditorium	99	97	97
Hong Kong Coliseum⁽⁹⁾
Arena	100	100	100
Queen Elizabeth Stadium⁽¹⁰⁾
Arena	99	98	96
*Hong Kong Science Museum*
Lecture Hall	87	87	86
Special Exhibition Hall	100	100	100
*Hong Kong Space Museum*
Lecture Hall	84	91	87
*Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre*
Ceramic Studio	90	98	95
Exhibition Hall	100	100	100

Cultural Programmes:

Performing Offices		23/24	24/25	25/26
Cultural Presentations Section⁽¹¹⁾	no. of performances / episodes	767	735	635
	attendance / viewers ('000)	314	369	387
Audience Building Office⁽¹²⁾	no. of performances	1 238	929	853
	attendance / viewers ('000)	194	223	196
Community Programmes Office⁽¹³⁾	no. of performances / episodes	753	660	709
	attendance / viewers ('000)	1 438	1 397	1 254
East Kowloon Cultural Centre⁽¹⁴⁾	no. of performances / episodes	-	-	642
	attendance / viewers ('000)	-	-	335
Festivals Office⁽¹⁵⁾
International Arts Carnival	no. of performances / episodes	82	113	79
	attendance / viewers ('000)	247	204	158
New Vision Arts Festival / Asia+ Festival	no. of performances / episodes	62	164	62
	attendance / viewers ('000)	180	84	78
Film Programmes Office⁽¹⁶⁾	no. of screenings	338	319	338
	attendance / viewers ('000)	46	40	59
Cultural Exchange Liaison Office⁽¹⁷⁾	no. of performances / episodes	139	135	194
	attendance / viewers ('000)	483	2 961	660
Pop Culture Programmes Office ⁽¹⁸⁾	no. of performances	55	68	18
	attendance / viewers ('000)	96	502	1 226
Music Office ⁽¹⁹⁾	no. of performances / episodes	425	363	389
	attendance / viewers ('000)	189	182	200

Ticketing System:

Urban Ticketing System (URBTIX)		23/24	24/25	25/26
Tickets issued	no. ('000)	3 802	3 102	3 388
Total sales	HK$Mn.	1 129	852	1 273

Notes:	(1)	Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum was temporarily closed from 1 May 2024 to 6 November 2025 for upgrading the permanent exhibition galleries to enhance the design and presentation, and for maintenance and renovation works.
	(2)	The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence was converted into the Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence on 3 September 2024, and it has been placed under the Chinese Culture Promotion Office from 2025-26 onwards.
	(3)	The “Unbox EKCC” series was launched in 2024 with trial programmes held at selected facilities. East Kowloon Cultural Centre became fully operational in November 2025 with a three-month “EKCC Opening Season".
	(4)	Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre was closed from April 2022 to mid-2025 for refurbishment and improvement works.
	(5)	Yau Ma Tei Theatre was closed from September 2022 to the end of 2026 for the construction of Yau Ma Tei Theatre Phase 2.
	(6)	The Auditorium and Cultural Activities Hall of Sha Tin Town Hall were closed from 18 August 2025 to 14 February 2026 and from 18 August to 19 December 2025 respectively for facility improvement works.
	(7)	Tai Po Civic Centre was closed from 1 November 2021 for facility upgrading works, and fully reopened in late 2025.
	(8)	Yuen Long Theatre was closed from 1 January to 30 June 2023 and 18 March to 30 June 2024 for refurbishment and improvement works.
	(9)	The Arena of the Hong Kong Coliseum was temporarily closed from 18 March to 11 April 2025 for carrying out facilities enhancement works.
	(10)	The Arena of the Queen Elizabeth Stadium was temporarily closed from 11 February to 31 March 2025 for carrying out facilities enhancement works.
	(11)	Including 17 online programmes and 54 434 viewers in 2023/24, 23 online programmes and 32 685 viewers in 2024/25, and 7 online programmes and 114 695 viewers in 2025/26.
	(12)	Numbers in 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 included programmes provided by the nine major performing arts groups and online programmes. For online programmes, there were 11 online programmes with 5 861 viewers in 2023/24, and 8 online programmes with 15 792 viewers in 2024/25. No online programmes were conducted in 2025/26.
	(13)	Including 33 online programmes and 140 734 viewers in 2023/24, 37 online programmes and 155 911 viewers in 2024/25 and 24 online programmes and 118 200 viewers in 2025/26 .
	(14)	Numbers included 4 online programmes with 82 648 viewers in 2025/26.
	(15)	Some programmes under "International Arts Carnival", "New Vision Arts Festival" (2023/24) and "Asia+ Festival" (2024/25 and 2025/26) were held in hybrid mode (on-site and online together). Numbers included 5 and 7 episodes of online programmes with 208 041 and 159 780 viewers produced respectively in 2023/24; 6 and 2 episodes of online programmes with 170 321 and 17 014 viewers produced respectively in 2024/25; and 3 and 1 episodes of online programmes with 116 576 and 2 339 viewers produced respectively in 2025/26.
	(16)	Numbers included 2 online programmes with 580 viewers in 2023/24, 7 online programmes with 1 573 viewers in 2024/25, and 12 online programmes with 1 779 viewers in 2025/26.
	(17)	Numbers included 6 online programmes with over 440 000 viewers in 2023/24, 2 online programmes with over 2.9 million viewers in 2024/25, and 6 online programmes with over 600 000 viewers in 2025/26.
	(18)	Including 4 online programmes with 74 146 viewers in 2023/24, 7 online programmes with 177 618 viewers in 2024/25, and 12 online programmes with 897 124 viewers in 2025/26. The decrease in the number of programmes in 2025/26 was attributed to the absence of guided tours.
	(19)	Figures in 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 included number of videos the Music Office uploaded to LCSD Edutainment Channel / 101 Academy. The Music Office uploaded 18 videos in 2023/24, 8 videos in 2024/25 and 5 videos in 2025/26 to introduce Chinese and Western music.