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1. What is the vision of the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD)? The WKCD aspires to be: |
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2. How will the HK$21.6 billion endowment be spent? On July 4, 2008, the Legislative Council approved a one-off upfront endowment of HK$21.6 billion primarily to cover the capital cost of planning, design and construction of the arts and cultural and related facilities at the WKCD. Below is the breakdown of the distribution of the upfront endowment:
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3. Does the Authority have any plan to develop cultural software? The Authority is well aware that the hardware design – that is the physical buildings and infrastructure - as well as the software development – that is the people, the programmes, the events - are equally important for the long-term success of the WKCD. In the run-up to the commissioning of the facilities, the Authority will organise public activities related to performing arts and museum activities that are conducive to the development of the district and to connecting with the people of Hong Kong. These include the formulation of performing arts programmes, collection and exhibition programmes for M+, audience building and outreach to all potential audience. |
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4. How is the WKCDA organised? The Authority is headed by a Chief Executive Officer leading seven major functional departments covering museum, performing arts, project delivery, communications and marketing, finance, human resources and legal services. Organisational Structure of the WKCDA during the Planning Stage (2009-2011) |
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The WKCD is an asset of Hong Kong, and it is for all Hong Kong people to enjoy. With an area of about 40 hectares, the WKCD will be developed into an integrated arts, cultural, entertainment and commercial district with a distinguished identity. A total of 23 of these hectares have been designated as public space for the free enjoyment of everyone, including locals and tourists from all walks of life. As such, the WKCDA is committed to engaging and working closely with all stakeholders in making the vision and mission of WKCD a reality. A three-stage public engagement exercise was conducted to gather public views on the planning of the district and the core arts and cultural facilities. These views have been and will continue to be incorporated where appropriate throughout the planning and design process of WKCD.
Stage 1: During the first stage which was conducted from October 2009 to January 2010, the Authority gauged the public and stakeholders' views on their aspirations and expectations of the WKCD as well as users' requirements for the arts and cultural facilities. Stage 2: Three Conceptual Plan Options for the WKCD were formulated by three world-renowned consultants commissioned by the Authority, namely Foster + Partners, Office for Metropolitan Architecture and Rocco Design Architects Limited. The three options were presented for public consultation at Stage 2 in Summer 2010 and the Authority solicited public views on the three Conceptual Plan Options, which served as a useful reference for the Authority in selecting the preferred option. In March 2011, Foster+Partners’ City Park, which was favoured by the people of Hong Kong, was selected as the master plan for the WKCD. Stage 3: The selected Conceptual Plan was then developed into a proposed Development Plan incorporating desirable features from the other two master plans wherever appropriate. The proposed Development Plan was presented to the public in October 2011, before the finalised Development Plan was submitted to the Town Planning Board for consideration at the end of 2011. |
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6. When will the construction of the WKCD commence? In the run-up to the commissioning of the facilities, will the Authority organise any arts and cultural programmes? The Authority submitted the finalised Development Plan to the Town Planning Board at the end of 2011. In parallel, we are in the process of launching design competitions for a number of signature facilities so that construction works can begin as soon as possible after the statutory planning process is completed. While hardware development is progressing on schedule, the Authority has not lost sight of the need to embark on programmes for capacity and audience building as well as talent nurturing. Since last year the Authority has been working with education institutions and arts and cultural organisations to cultivate software for the benefit of WKCD and the whole cultural community. It is envisaged that the WKCDA could provide a temporary venue on site for both indoor and outdoor cultural activities and for visual arts displays before commissioning of the Phase 1 facilities. |
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