Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau

Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (CSTB) is one of the fifteen policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.[1] The bureau is responsible for the policy portfolios of culture, sports and tourism. The agency was established on 1 July 2022. The current (since 1 July 2022) Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism is Kevin Yeung.

Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau
文化體育及旅遊局
 Hong Kong Government Agency

Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau Logo
SecretaryKevin Yeung
Under
Secretary		Raistlin Lau
Permanent
Secretary		Joe Wong Chi-cho
Political
Assistant		Alvin Chiu
Agency Information
Establishment2022
AffiliationChief Secretary for Administration
Contact
WebsiteOfficial Website
Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau
Traditional Chinese文化體育及旅遊局
Simplified Chinese文化体育及旅游局

History

The bureau was newly established under the re-organization of policy bureaux proposed by Carrie Lam, the fifth Chief Executive of Hong Kong, and was adopted by John Lee, the succeeding Chief Executive after Carrie Lam.[2][1] The bureau was tasked with the responsibilities for the culture, sports and tourism portfolios. Previously these were managed by other bureaus: cultural, arts and sports affairs from the Home Affairs Bureau, and film, creative industries and tourism from the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau.[2] On 19 June 2022, the Central People's Government announced the appointment of Kevin Yeung, previously the Secretary for Education, as the first Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism.[3][4][5]

The history of bureau for culture includes the now-abolished Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Bureau (Chinese: 文康廣播局), which was responsible for managing Hong Kong's broadcasting services, developing the film and public entertainment industries, promoting Hong Kong's Arts and Culture, and providing support to sports and physical recreation facilities.[6] It was headed by Secretary for Broadcasting, Culture and Sport.[7] It was renamed from the Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Branch on 1 July 1997 due to the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, and lasted until 9 April 1998, when it was restructured as the Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau. From 1998 to 2022, the leisure and cultural portfolios were taken care of by the Home Affairs Bureau.[8]

In August 2022, the bureau set a limit on the number of people who able to participate in mass sporting events, causing some events to be cancelled or restricted.[9][10]

Subordinate departments

The following public entities are managed by the bureau:[11]

References
  1. 林劍 (2022-06-15). "架構重組︱立法會通過「6司15局」方案 傳入閣議員無投票". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  2. "特首倡新設文化體育及旅遊局 分拆運房局與改組食衞局 - RTHK". news.rthk.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  3. "OPINION - An Analysis of John Lee's Ministers and Advisers". Macau Business. 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  4. 马驰. "State Council appoints principal officials of sixth-term HKSAR gov't". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  5. Standard, The. "Rule of law guiding light of justice boss". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  6. "Policy Address - Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Bureau". Hong Kong: HKSAR Government. 1997. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. "Panel on Broadcasting, Culture and Sport (Minutes) 13 Mar 98". Legislative Council Secretariat. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Legislative Council. 13 March 1998. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  8. "INFORMATION NOTE - Re-organization of the Government Secretariat" (PDF). Legislative Council Secretariat. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Legislative Council. 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  9. "Govt urged to explain new rules for sports events - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  10. "Hong Kong's 'short notice' Covid-19 rules unfair on sport, athletics boss says". South China Morning Post. 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  11. "Organisation Chart of the Government of the HKSAR". 2002-06-28.


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