Statistics Report

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

Museums:

History Museums	attendance ('000)
History Museums	20/21⁽¹⁾	21/22⁽¹⁾	22/23
Hong Kong Museum of History	132	257	325
Law Uk Folk Museum	3	8	9
Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum	9	19	22
Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence ⁽²⁾	-	-	85
Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum	11	47	69
Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery	19	50	64

Heritage Museums	attendance ('000)
Heritage Museums	20/21⁽¹⁾	21/22⁽¹⁾	22/23
Hong Kong Heritage Museum	94	326	451
Sheung Yiu Folk Museum	17	27	17
Hong Kong Railway Museum	67	134	169

Art Museums	attendance ('000)
Art Museums	20/21⁽¹⁾	21/22⁽¹⁾	22/23
Hong Kong Museum of Art	233	579	584
Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware	24	55	78

Science Museums	attendance ('000)
Science Museums	20/21⁽¹⁾	21/22⁽¹⁾	22/23
Hong Kong Space Museum ⁽³⁾
Exhibition	55	497	608
Space Theatre Programme	-	145	262
Hong Kong Science Museum	102	1 075	1 101

Hong Kong Film Archive		attendance ('000)
Hong Kong Film Archive		20/21⁽¹⁾	21/22⁽¹⁾	22/23
Hong Kong Film Archive		21	44	64

Art Promotion Office	attendance ('000)
Art Promotion Office	20/21⁽¹⁾	21/22⁽¹⁾	22/23
Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre	13	39	44
Oil Street Art Space	39	82	623

Intangible Cultural Heritage Office		attendance ('000)
Intangible Cultural Heritage Office		20/21⁽¹⁾	21/22⁽¹⁾	22/23
Sam Tung Uk Museum		9	34	57

Public Libraries:

Libraries (as at 31 March)	no.
Libraries (as at 31 March)	21	22	23
Libraries	82	82	83
Self-service library stations	3	3	3

Library Stock (as at 31 March)	no. ('000)
Library Stock (as at 31 March)	21	22	23
Books	13 330	13 433	13 633
Multimedia materials	1 784	1 762	1 745

Usage of Public Libraries	no. ('000)
Usage of Public Libraries	20/21⁽⁴⁾	21/22⁽⁴⁾	22/23
Books, periodicals, audio-cassettes, compact audio disc and CD-ROMs borrowed	21 625	28 071	28 281
Attendance at extension activities	3 338	8 125	9 630
Borrowers registered (as at 31 March)	4 715	4 771	4 832

Cultural Venues - Performances:

Cultural Venues⁽⁵⁾		20/21	21/22	22/23
*City Hall*	no. of performances	113	382	399
(Concert Hall & Theatre)	attendance ('000)	29	188	186
*HK Cultural Centre*	no. of performances	124	463	460
(Concert Hall, Grand Theatre & Studio Theatre)	attendance ('000)	45	284	331
*Ko Shan Theatre*	no. of performances	152	430	568
(Theatre & New Wing Auditorium)	attendance ('000)	43	177	224
Yau Ma Tei Theatre⁽⁶⁾	no. of performances	89	162	33
(Theatre)	attendance ('000)	8	25	4
Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre	no. of performances	41	146	160
(Theatre)	attendance ('000)	4	23	27
Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre⁽⁷⁾	no. of performances	65	187	-
(Theatre)	attendance ('000)	9	49	-
Sheung Wan Civic Centre⁽⁸⁾	no. of performances	69	-	165
(Theatre)	attendance ('000)	11	-	40
HK Coliseum	no. of performances	21	53	109
(Arena)	attendance ('000)	62	358	969
Queen Elizabeth Stadium	no. of performances	16	69	116
(Arena ⁽⁹⁾)	attendance ('000)	16	96	120
*Tsuen Wan Town Hall*	no. of performances	66	351	403
(Auditorium & Cultural Activities Hall)	attendance ('000)	8	97	131
*Tuen Mun Town Hall*	no. of performances	101	174	438
(Auditorium & Cultural Activities Hall)	attendance ('000)	16	48	125
North District Town Hall	no. of performances	73	280	337
(Auditorium)	attendance ('000)	7	40	46
Tai Po Civic Centre⁽¹⁰⁾	no. of performances	179	406	-
(Auditorium & Black Box Theatre)	attendance ('000)	17	48	-

Cultural Venues - Performances

Cultural Venues⁽⁵⁾		20/21	21/22	22/23
*Sha Tin Town Hall*	no. of performances	160	465	446
(Auditorium & Cultural Activities Hall)	attendance ('000)	32	154	169
Kwai Tsing Theatre	no. of performances	94	250	329
(Auditorium & Black Box Theatre)	attendance ('000)	21	62	94
Yuen Long Theatre	no. of performances	54	155	183
(Auditorium)	attendance ('000)	14	53	58

Cultural Venues - Usage Rates:

Cultural Venues⁽⁵⁾	%
Cultural Venues⁽⁵⁾	20/21	21/22	22/23
*City Hall*
Concert Hall	94	99	99
Theatre	96	99	99
Exhibition Hall	85	94	92
Exhibition Gallery	69	84	81
*HK Cultural Centre*
Concert Hall	99	100	100
Grand Theatre	100	100	100
Studio Theatre	99	100	100
Exhibition Gallery	87	83	79
*Ko Shan Theatre*
Theatre	100	100	100
New Wing Auditorium	100	100	97
Yau Ma Tei Theatre⁽⁶⁾
Theatre	98	99	77
Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
Theatre	91	95	97
Cultural Activities Hall	90	95	96
Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre⁽⁷⁾
Theatre	100	100	-
Cultural Activities Hall	81	93	-
Sheung Wan Civic Centre⁽⁸⁾
Theatre	97	-	99
Exhibition Hall	54	-	49
*HK Coliseum*
Arena	100	98	100
Queen Elizabeth Stadium
Arena	93	100	95
HK Science Museum⁽¹¹⁾
Lecture Hall	79	94	81
Special Exhibition Hall	100	100	100
*HK Space Museum*
Lecture Hall	84	83	88
HK Visual Arts Centre
Ceramic Studio	94	95	91
Exhibition Gallery	100	100	100
Tsuen Wan Town Hall
Auditorium	82	97	98
Cultural Activities Hall	97	91	92
Exhibition Gallery	69	82	66
Tuen Mun Town Hall
Auditorium	97	91	95
Cultural Activities Hall	99	91	96
Exhibition Gallery	46	59	77
*North District Town Hall*
Auditorium	78	99	98
Tai Po Civic Centre⁽¹⁰⁾
Auditorium	76	92	-
Black Box Theatre	49	70	-
Sha Tin Town Hall
Auditorium	86	96	99
Cultural Activities Hall	93	96	98
Exhibition Gallery	64	65	89
Kwai Tsing Theatre
Auditorium	99	100	99
Black Box Theatre	88	100	100
Yuen Long Theatre
Auditorium	94	91	100

Cultural Programmes:

Performing Offices		20/21	21/22	22/23
Cultural Presentations Section⁽¹²⁾	no. of performances	149	471	588
	attendance ('000)	30	132	171
Audience Building Office⁽¹³⁾	no. of performances	512	959	1 109
	attendance / viewers('000)	113	161	175
Community Programmes Office⁽¹⁴⁾	no. of performances / episodes	124	546	813
	attendance / viewers ('000)	7	448	1010
Festivals Office⁽¹⁵⁾
International Arts Carnival / WeWeWebWeb Carnival	no. of performances / episodes	96	140	99
	attendance / viewers ('000)	928	28	176
New Vision Arts Festival / ReNew Vision	no. of performances / episodes	31	74	31
	attendance / viewers ('000)	687	22	15
Film Programmes Office⁽¹⁶⁾	no. of screenings	93	316	338
	attendance ('000)	17	27	39
Cultural Exchange Liaison Office⁽¹⁷⁾	no. of performances	1	19	15
	attendance ('000)	0.5	7	2.4
Music Office ⁽¹⁸⁾	no. of performances	71	258	371
	attendance ('000)	29	90	146

Ticketing System:

Urban Ticketing System (URBTIX)		20/21	21/22	22/23
Tickets issued	no. ('000)	499	1 708	2 802
Total sales	HK$Mn.	134	489	1 061

Notes:	(1)	All museums under the management of the LCSD had been temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
	(2)	The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence was temporarily closed since September 2018 for renovation and re-opened on 24 November 2022.
	(3)	The Space Theatre of the Hong Kong Space Museum was temporarily closed since 1 May 2020 for renovation and reopened on 1 July 2021.
	(4)	Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, all public libraries had been temporarily closed and services had been suspended temporarily and intermittently since 29 January 2020. Most extension activities programmes could not be held as scheduled.
	(5)	Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all performing arts venues, Hong Kong Coliseum and Queen Elizabeth Stadium were closed from 29 January to 31 May 2020, 15 July to 13 September (Hong Kong City Hall and Queen Elizabeth Stadium were closed till 16 September), 10 December to 18 February 2021 and 7 January to 20 April 2022.
	(6)	Yau Ma Tei Theatre was closed from September 2022 to the first quarter of 2026 for the construction of Yau Ma Tei Theatre Phase 2.
	(7)	Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre was closed from April 2022 to the first quarter of 2025 for refurbishment and improvement works.
	(8)	Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre and Exhibition Hall were closed from 1 April 2021 to 30 June 2022 for refurbishment and improvement works.
	(9)	The major and ancillary facilities of the Queen Elizabeth Stadium were temporarily closed from 12 March to 30 September 2021 as it was used as the Community Vaccination Centre.
	(10)	Tai Po Civic Centre was closed from 1 November 2021 to the first quarter of 2025 for facility upgrading works.
	(11)	The Lecture Hall of Hong Kong Science Museum was temporarily closed from 1 June to 13 September 2020 and 9 August to 9 September 2021 for maintenance.
	(12)	Excluding 143 online programmes and 363 184 viewers in 2020/21, 106 online programmes and 1 213 243 viewers in 2021/22, and 98 online programmes and 632 047 viewers in 2022/23.
	(13)	Including 152 online programmes and 60 382 viewers in 2022/23.
	(14)	In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, programmes of Community Programmes Office had to be postponed or cancelled in 2020 and 2021. Subsequently, some live community programmes were changed to online mode. Numbers included 62 online programmes and 16 178 viewers in 2021/22, and 117 online programmes and 206 857 viewers in 2022/23.
	(15)	In 2020/21, only online programmes under "WeWeWebWeb Carnival" and "ReNew Vision" were held in response to the pandemic. In 2021/22 and 2022/23, some programmes under ''International Arts Carnival" and "New Vision Arts Festival" were held in hybrid mode (on-site and online together). Numbers excluded 22 and 26 episodes of online programmes with 336 959 and 317 336 viewers produced respectively in 2021/22, and 9 and 14 episodes of online programmes with 176 224 and 503 734 viewers produced respectively in 2022/23.
	(16)	Excluding 14 online programmes with 10 313 views in 2021/22, and 11 online programmes with 3 744 views in 2022/23.
	(17)	Most live cultural exchange programmes were postponed and some were changed to online mode caused by COVID-19 pandemic. Numbers excluded four online programmes with over 3 100 000 viewers in 2020/21, 36 online programmes with over 5 470 000 viewers in 2021/22, and 15 online programmes with over 740,000 viewers in 2022/23.
	(18)	In view of COVID-19, school classes and LCSD performance venues were temporarily suspended or closed respectively in 2020/21 and 2021/22, and social distancing measures were tightened. Subsequently, a certain number of music activities of the Music Office were cancelled or postponed.