It is because these venues provide a beautiful environment and each has its own characteristics for holding wedding ceremonies and shooting photo/video. In Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village, the European-style buildings of the 20th century provide an exotic backdrop for wedding photography while the assembly hall, formerly a church of Lyemun Barracks, is an ideal wedding venue. Repulse Bay, one of the most popular beaches in Hong Kong, is characterised by its delightful scenery. The Bauhinia Garden in Kowloon Tsai Park, planted with over 140 Bauhinia trees, is a most picturesque place. Kowloon Walled City Park, with its landscaped features of the gardens of southern China, is the best choice for wedding couples who prefer the traditional type of Chinese wedding ceremonies. Tai Po Waterfront Park presents a panoramic view of the Tolo Harbour, with the Lookout Tower serving as a distinctive shooting location in the Park. Sai Kung is a famous tourist and scenic spot. The platform of Sai Kung Waterfront Park, situated at the seaside of Sai Kung and characterised by its fine sea views, offers an ideal venue for holding wedding ceremonies.

The designated areas in these six venues are open to the public during the manned hours. The bride-to-be and the groom-to-be may hold wedding ceremony at any session during the opening hours listed below.

Venue
The LCSD leisure venues can provide more spacious areas for the public to hold wedding ceremonies. The six designated areas are 400 to 3 750 square metres in size. Each of the venues provides a beautiful environment for couples to make decorations flexibly and do photo/video shoots.

Length of Time
Members of the public can have a longer session (4 hours) to hold wedding ceremonies at the LCSD leisure venues. If required, the time for using the venue can be extended to tie in with the wedding procedures.

Hire Charges
The hire service is reasonably charged. The first four hours and each subsequent hour for indoor venue (Lei Yue Mun Park and Holliday Village) are $2,900 and $260 respectively while those for outdoor venues (Repulse Bay Beach, Kowloon Tsai Park, Kowloon Walled City Park, Tai Po Waterfront Park and Sai Kung Waterfront Park) are $2,500 and $170 respectively.

Either the bride-to-be or the groom-to-be may submit the application twelve calendar months prior to the intended wedding day at the earliest or at least two calendar months prior to the intended wedding day. For instance, venue - booking application should reach the office concerned from 1 to 31 March 2007 if the wedding ceremony is to be held in April 2008. Application forms can be downloaded from the LCSD webpage and they are also available at District Leisure Services Offices (DLSOs) and holiday villages. Completed application forms should be submitted in person, by post or by fax to the DLSO or the holiday village to which the venue pertains.

The day on which the application reaches the respective DLSO or the holiday village will be deemed as the day on which the application is received. If more than one application have been received for the same venue and session, allocation of the venue will be determined by an open ballot which will be held on the 10th day or the following working day of each month. The applicants will be notified of the balloting result in writing by the office concerned within seven working days. The successful applicants should pay the fees within seven working days after the notification is issued. The applicants may also apply for the unbooked venues or sessions within the immediate twelve months in the respective district as from the last working day of each month at the DLSO concerned.

For the sake of fairness, if there is more than one application for the same venue and session, allocation of the venue will be determined by ballot. Therefore, applicants must return the completed application forms to the DLSO or holiday village to which the venue pertains either in person, by post or by fax so that the ballot can proceed.

Apart from monopoly, a wedding agency may also seek personal gains by raising the hire charges in the course of transferring the right to use the booked venue to others. To eliminate these possibilities, the LCSD will only accept applications from the bride-to-be or the groom-to-be.

Under normal circumstances, an application for alteration of the session and/or date in respect of a previously confirmed booking will be treated as cancellation of the booking. Any fees / charges paid will be forfeited. However, in the event that a tropical cyclone warning signal No. 8 or above or a black rainstorm signal is issued by the Hong Kong Observatory or the management is required to close the venue for safety and/or operational reasons and/or the venue is not suitable for holding the wedding ceremony due to inclement weather, the hirers can apply for a refund or alteration of the date and/or session previously booked.

To enable the bride-to-be and the groom-to-be to decorate the wedding venues flexibly according to their own wish, the LCSD will only provide the venue and the basic facilities (such as electricity supply).

No. The LCSD wedding venues are provided for the wedding couples to hold wedding ceremonies which must be hosted by a civil celebrant of marriages. As such, each couple should book one wedding venue to hold the wedding ceremony on their wedding day.