Leisure and Cultural Services Department
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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (Traditional Chinese: }) , often abbreviated as LCSD, is a department in the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. 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
See List of urban public parks and gardens of Hong KongSee also
- The former Urban Council and Urban Services Department
- The former Regional Council and Regional Services Department
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