Statistics Report

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

Museums:

History Museums	attendance ('000)
History Museums	22/23	23/24	24/25
Hong Kong Museum of History	325	586	944
Law Uk Folk Museum	9	18	14
Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum	22	29	26
Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence ⁽¹⁾	85	168	161
Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum⁽²⁾	69	90	9
Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery	64	62	63

Heritage Museums	attendance ('000)
Heritage Museums	22/23	23/24	24/25
Hong Kong Heritage Museum	451	767	688
Sheung Yiu Folk Museum	17	37	34
Hong Kong Railway Museum	169	246	227

Art Museums	attendance ('000)
Art Museums	22/23	23/24	24/25
Hong Kong Museum of Art	584	1 558	1 692
Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware	78	95	96

Science Museums	attendance ('000)
Science Museums	22/23	23/24	24/25
Hong Kong Space Museum
Exhibition	608	1 023	1 026
Space Theatre Programme	262	329	296
Hong Kong Science Museum	1 101	1 352	1 477

Hong Kong Film Archive		attendance ('000)
Hong Kong Film Archive		22/23	23/24	24/25
Hong Kong Film Archive		64	96	96

Art Promotion Office	attendance ('000)
Art Promotion Office	22/23	23/24	24/25
Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre	44	50	53
Oil Street Art Space	623	719	916

Intangible Cultural Heritage Office		attendance ('000)
Intangible Cultural Heritage Office		22/23	23/24	24/25
Sam Tung Uk Museum		57	104	142

Public Libraries:

Libraries (as at 31 March)	no.
Libraries (as at 31 March)	23	24	25
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)	23	24	25
Books	13 633	13 655	13 615
Multimedia materials	1 745	1 703	1 650

Usage of Public Libraries	no. ('000)
Usage of Public Libraries	22/23	23/24	24/25
Books, periodicals, audio-cassettes, compact audio disc and CD-ROMs borrowed	28 281	29 191	30 417
Attendance at extension activities	9 630	12 803	15 212
Borrowers registered (as at 31 March)	4 832	4 874	4 912

Cultural Venues - Performances:

Cultural Venues⁽³⁾		22/23	23/24	24/25
*City Hall*	no. of performances	399	522	480
(Concert Hall & Theatre)	attendance ('000)	186	281	270
*HK Cultural Centre*	no. of performances	460	587	629
(Concert Hall, Grand Theatre & Studio Theatre)	attendance ('000)	331	513	529
*Ko Shan Theatre*	no. of performances	568	635	620
(Theatre & New Wing Auditorium)	attendance ('000)	224	273	275
*Yau Ma Tei Theatre⁽⁴⁾*	no. of performances	33	-	-
(Theatre)	attendance ('000)	4	-	-
Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre	no. of performances	160	169	193
(Theatre)	attendance ('000)	27	30	35
*Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre⁽⁵⁾*	no. of performances	-	-	-
(Theatre)	attendance ('000)	-	-	-
*Sheung Wan Civic Centre⁽⁶⁾*	no. of performances	165	221	238
(Theatre)	attendance ('000)	40	47	57
*HK Coliseum*	no. of performances	109	130	107
(Arena)	attendance ('000)	969	1 056	823
*Queen Elizabeth Stadium ⁽⁷⁾*	no. of performances	116	234	187
(Arena)	attendance ('000)	120	219	183
*Tsuen Wan Town Hall*	no. of performances	403	416	606
(Auditorium & Cultural Activities Hall)	attendance ('000)	131	133	197
*Tuen Mun Town Hall*	no. of performances	438	505	544
(Auditorium & Cultural Activities Hall)	attendance ('000)	125	147	172
*North District Town Hall*	no. of performances	337	365	333
(Auditorium)	attendance ('000)	46	53	47
*Tai Po Civic Centre⁽⁸⁾*	no. of performances	-	-	-
(Auditorium & Black Box Theatre)	attendance ('000)	-	-	-

Cultural Venues - Performances:

Cultural Venues⁽³⁾		22/23	23/24	24/25
*Sha Tin Town Hall*	no. of performances	446	465	561
(Auditorium & Cultural Activities Hall)	attendance ('000)	169	187	232
*Kwai Tsing Theatre*	no. of performances	329	425	489
(Auditorium & Black Box Theatre)	attendance ('000)	94	132	151
*Yuen Long Theatre⁽⁹⁾*	no. of performances	183	200	229
(Auditorium)	attendance ('000)	58	80	86

Cultural Venues - Usage Rates:

Cultural Venues⁽³⁾	%
Cultural Venues⁽³⁾	22/23	23/24	24/25
*City Hall*
Concert Hall	99	100	100
Theatre	99	100	100
Exhibition Hall	92	88	78
Exhibition Gallery	81	76	73
*HK Cultural Centre*
Concert Hall	100	100	100
Grand Theatre	100	100	100
Studio Theatre	100	100	100
Exhibition Gallery	79	84	84
*Ko Shan Theatre*
Theatre	100	100	99
New Wing Auditorium	97	100	98
Yau Ma Tei Theatre⁽⁴⁾
Theatre	77	-	-
Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
Theatre	97	96	97
Cultural Activities Hall	96	95	94
*Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre⁽⁵⁾*
Theatre	-	-	-
Cultural Activities Hall	-	-	-
*Sheung Wan Civic Centre⁽⁶⁾*
Theatre	99	98	98
Exhibition Hall	49	40	45
*HK Coliseum*
Arena	100	100	100
*Queen Elizabeth Stadium⁽⁷⁾*
Arena	95	99	98
*HK Science Museum*
Lecture Hall	81	87	87
Special Exhibition Hall	100	100	100
*HK Space Museum*
Lecture Hall	88	84	91
*HK Visual Arts Centre*
Ceramic Studio	91	90	98
Exhibition Gallery	100	100	100
*Tsuen Wan Town Hall*
Auditorium	98	96	97
Cultural Activities Hall	92	94	98
Exhibition Gallery	66	82	72
*Tuen Mun Town Hall*
Auditorium	95	99	99
Cultural Activities Hall	96	96	97
Exhibition Gallery	77	76	68
*North District Town Hall*
Auditorium	98	100	98
*Tai Po Civic Centre⁽⁸⁾*
Auditorium	-	-	-
Black Box Theatre	-	-	-
*Sha Tin Town Hall*
Auditorium	99	99	98
Cultural Activities Hall	98	99	98
Exhibition Gallery	89	84	53
*Kwai Tsing Theatre*
Auditorium	99	100	100
Black Box Theatre	100	100	100
*Yuen Long Theatre⁽⁹⁾*
Auditorium	100	99	97

Cultural Programmes:

Performing Offices		22/23	23/24	24/25
Cultural Presentations Section⁽¹⁰⁾	no. of performances / episodes	686	767	735
	attendance / viewers ('000)	803	314	369
Audience Building Office⁽¹¹⁾	no. of performances	1 109	1 238	929
	attendance / viewers ('000)	175	194	223
Community Programmes Office⁽¹²⁾	no. of performances / episodes	813	753	660
	attendance / viewers ('000)	1 010	1 438	1 397
Festivals Office⁽¹³⁾
International Arts Carnival	no. of performances / episodes	108	82	113
	attendance / viewers ('000)	352	247	204
New Vision Arts Festival / Asia+ Festival	no. of performances / episodes	45	62	164
	attendance / viewers ('000)	519	180	84
Film Programmes Office⁽¹⁴⁾	no. of screenings	349	338	319
	attendance / viewers ('000)	43	46	40
Cultural Exchange Liaison Office⁽¹⁵⁾	no. of performances / episodes	30	139	132
	attendance / viewers ('000)	742	483	2 956
Pop Culture Programmes Office ⁽¹⁶⁾	no. of performances	-	55	68
	attendance / viewers ('000)	-	96	502
Music Office ⁽¹⁷⁾	no. of performances / episodes	392	425	363
	attendance / viewers ('000)	155	189	182

Ticketing System:

Urban Ticketing System (URBTIX)		22/23	23/24	24/25
Tickets issued	no. ('000)	2 802	3 802	3 102
Total sales	HK$Mn.	1 061	1 129	852

Notes:	(1)	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. The museum was temporarily closed since 17 September 2018 for renovation and re-opened on 24 November 2022.
	(2)	Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum has been temporarily closed since 1 May 2024 for maintenance and renovation works.
	(3)	Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all performing arts venues, Hong Kong Coliseum and Queen Elizabeth Stadium were closed from 7 January to 20 April 2022.
	(4)	Yau Ma Tei Theatre was closed from September 2022 to the second half of 2026 for the construction of Yau Ma Tei Theatre Phase 2.
	(5)	Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre was closed from April 2022 to mid-2025 for refurbishment and improvement works.
	(6)	Sheung Wan Civic Centre Theatre and Exhibition Hall were closed from 1 April 2021 to 30 June 2022 for refurbishment and improvement works.
	(7)	The Arena of the Queen Elizabeth Stadium was temporarily closed from 11 February to 31 March 2025 for carrying out facility enhancement works.
	(8)	Tai Po Civic Centre was closed from 1 November 2021 for facility upgrading works, and is expected to reopen in phases in 2025.
	(9)	Yuen Long Theatre was closed from 1 January to 30 June 2023 and 18 March to 30 June 2024 for refurbishment and improvement works.
	(10)	Including 98 online programmes and 632 047 viewers in 2022/23, 17 online programmes and 54 434 viewers in 2023/24, and 23 online programmes and 32 685 viewers in 2024/25.
	(11)	Numbers in 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 included programmes provided by the nine major performing arts groups and online programmes. For online programmes, figures included 152 online programmes and 60 382 viewers in 2022/23, 11 online programmes and 5 861 viewers in 2023/24, and 8 online programmes and 15 792 viewers in 2024/25.
	(12)	Including 117 online programmes and 206 857 viewers in 2022/23, 33 online programmes and 140 734 viewers in 2023/24, and 37 online programmes and 155 911 viewers in 2024/25.
	(13)	Some programmes under "International Arts Carnival", "New Vision Arts Festival" (2022/23 and 2023/24) and "Asia+ Festival" (2024/25) were held in hybrid mode (on-site and online together). Numbers included 9 and 14 episodes of online programmes with 176 224 and 503 734 viewers produced respectively in 2022/23; 5 and 7 episodes of online programmes with 208 041 and 159 780 viewers produced respectively in 2023/24; and 6 and 2 episodes of online programmes with 170 321 and 17 014 viewers produced respectively in 2024/25.
	(14)	Numbers included 11 online programmes with 3 744 viewers in 2022/23, 2 online programmes with 580 viewers in 2023/24, and 7 online programmes with 1 573 viewers in 2024/25.
	(15)	Numbers included 15 online programmes with over 740 000 viewers in 2022/23, 6 online programmes with over 440 000 viewers in 2023/24, and 2 online programmes with over 2.9 million viewers in 2024/25.
	(16)	Including 4 online programmes with 74 146 viewers in 2023/24, and 7 online programmes with 177 618 viewers in 2024/25.
	(17)	Figures in 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 included number of videos the Music Office uploaded to LCSD Edutainment Channel / 101 Academy. The Music Office uploaded 21 videos (with over 9 000 viewers) in 2022/23, 18 videos (with over 10 000 viewers) in 2023/24, and 8 videos (with over 3 000 viewers) in 2024/25 respectively to introduce Chinese and western musical instruments.