Leisure & Cultural Services Department
The Leisure & Cultural Services Department provides leisure and cultural services; promotes synergy with sports, cultural and community organisations in enhancing the development of the arts and sport in the territory; preserves cultural heritage; and beautifies the environment through tree planting.
A range of activities will be held to commemorate the centenary of the 1911 Revolution until next year. They will cover the deeds of Dr Sun Yat-sen and other Hong Kong-based revolutionaries, illuminating the city’s important role in the revolutionary movement.
Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs Raymond Young today said the activities will attract wide public participation in commemoration of this historical event with its far-reaching impact.
Activities include exhibitions, talks, seminars, cultural shows, creative competitions, the issuance of commemorative stamps and exchanges with the Mainland.
The Centenary of China's 1911 Revolution exhibition, jointly presented by the Leisure & Cultural Services Department and Hubei Provincial Museum, will be held at the Museum of History from March 2 to May 16. Opera Hong Kong will present Opera: Song of the Sun at the Cultural Centre in October. The opera will walk the audience down the revolutionary road of 100 years ago.
To honour Qing revolutionary Yang Quyun and Hong Kong’s important role in the revolutionary movement, the Government will erect an information plaque beside Mr Yang’s unnamed tomb at the Hong Kong Cemetery in Happy Valley, Mr Young said. The plaque is expected to be completed by the middle of this year.
The department will also publish a guide on the location of the tombs of Mr Yang and other prominent historical figures buried at Hong Kong Cemetery to help the public locate them.
Click here for a list of commemorative activities.
