| 康樂及文化事務署 | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 January 2000 |
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| Jurisdiction | Hong Kong |
| Headquarters | Leisure and Cultural Services Headquarters, 1-3 Pai Tau Street, Sha Tin, Hong Kong |
| Employees | 10108 (March 2019) [1] |
| Annual budget | 5,054.9m HKD (2008-09) [2] |
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| Parent agency | Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau |
| Child agency | |
| Website | www.lcsd.gov.hk |
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Politics and government of Hong Kong |
Related topics  Hong Kong portal |
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| Traditional Chinese | 康樂及文化事務署 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 康乐及文化事务署 | ||||||||||||||
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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), is a department in the Government of Hong Kong. It reports to the Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism. 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 Regional Council and Home Affairs Bureau. It manages various public facilities around Hong Kong including public libraries, swimming pools, and sports centres. The well-known Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Hong Kong Space Museum are among several museums also managed by the department. It was established in 2000 and its headquarters is in Shatin, New Territories.
The department was previously headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs before July 2022.