Hong Kong 2006
 GO
Chapter 19:
Recreation, Sport and the Arts
Introduction
The Arts
Committees
Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Hong Kong Arts Centre
The Fringe Club
Performing Arts Groups
Visual Arts Groups
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund
Music Office
Cultural Venues
Cultural Presentations
Major Cultural Events
Heritage
Museums
Public Libraries
Sport and Recreation
Hong Kong Sports Institute Limited
Sporting Achievements
Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
Paralympic Sports Associations
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Recreational and Sports Programmes
Sports Subvention Scheme
2008 Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian Events
'M' Mark Status and Support Packages Scheme
2009 East Asian Games
2006 Bun Carnival
Sports and Recreational Venues
Beaches and Swimming Pools
Parks Managed by LCSD
Outward Bound Hong Kong
Adventure Ship
Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association
Country and Marine Parks
Green Promotion/Initiatives
Summer Youth Programme
Home Pages
Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese
Table of Contents Constitution and Administration The Legal System The Economy Financial and Monetary Affairs Commerce and Industry Employment Education Health Food Safety, Environmental Hygiene, Agriculture and Fisheries Social Welfare Housing Land, Public Works and Utilities Transport The Environment Travel and Tourism Public Order Communications, the Media and Information Technology Religion and Custom Recreation, Sport and the Arts Population and Immigration History Appendices PRINT
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

Established by ordinance in 1984 with an autonomous governing council, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (the Academy) offers professional training in dance, drama, music, film and television, theatre and entertainment arts, and Chinese traditional theatre.

One landmark event in the Academy's development was the opening of the Béthanie House in November 2006 as a co-campus of the Academy, primarily to house its School of Film and Television.

During this year, the Academy successfully launched two academic programmes at master's degree level: Master of Fine Arts (Dance) and Master of Music. Altogether, 15 full-time and five part-time students joined these two practice-based academic programmes. At the same time, in furtherance of the Academy's strategy to sustain and to advance institutional maturity and progress, preparation was under way in offering Master of Fine Arts (Drama) and Master of Fine Arts (Theatre and Entertainment Arts). It was envisaged that the first group of students would be at the Academy in the 2007-08 academic year. In September 2007, the Academy will establish a Performing Arts Teaching Unit, which will focus on teacher-training of performing arts educators for Hong Kong's junior and secondary schools.

In 2006, the Academy's Extension and Continuing Education for Life (EXCEL) programme enrolled nearly 7 400 participants in 404 courses on the arts spectrum.

2005 I 2004 I 2003 I 2002 I 2001 I 2000 I 1999 I 1998 I 1997