Leisure and Cultural Services Department
- Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Infobox Government agency
agency_name = Leisure and Cultural Services Department
nativename_a = 康樂及文化事務署
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headquarters = Leisure and Cultural Services Headquarters, 1-3 Pai Tau Street, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
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employees = 7,579 (March 2008) [http://www.budget.gov.hk/2008/eng/pdf/head095.pdf]
budget = 5,054.9m HKD (2008-09) [http://www.budget.gov.hk/2008/eng/pdf/head095.pdf]
chief1_name = Mr Thomas Chow, JP
chief1_position = Director of Leisure and Cultural Services
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website = [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ www.lcsd.gov.hk]
footnotes =The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (zh-t|t=康樂及文化事務署) , often abbreviated as LCSD, is a department in the Government of Hong Kong. It reports to the Home Affairs Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs. It provides leisure and cultural activities for the people of Hong Kong, which was also one of the tasks of the former Urban Council and the former Regional Council. It also manages some facilities like public swimming pools and public libraries in Hong Kong. The well-known Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Hong Kong Space Museum are also managed by the Department. Its headquarters is located in Shatin, New Territories.
List of Directors for Leisure and Cultural Services
Museums managed by the LCSD
* Flagstaff House Museum of Teaware
* Hong Kong Film Archive
* Hong Kong Heritage Museum
* Hong Kong Museum of Art
* Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
* Hong Kong Museum of History
* Hong Kong Railway Museum
* Hong Kong Science Museum
* Hong Kong Space Museum
* Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre
* Law Uk Folk Museum
* Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum
* Sam Tung Uk Museum
* Sheung Yiu Folk Museum
Parks managed by the LCSD
Most of the public parks and gardens are managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Public Libraries managed by the LCSD
Hong Kong public library (HKPL) system consists of 65 static and 10 mobile libraries offering a total collection of 11.5 million items.
See also
* The former Urban Council and Urban Services Department
* The former Regional Council and Regional Services Department
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