No funding cuts to Hong Kong arts groups for next 3 years, agency chief pledges

Hong Kong’s arts funding body has vowed not to cut financial support for arts groups and artists for the next three years, even as it undertakes a review of its grant system amid tightening public finances. The Hong Kong Arts Development Council’s pledge on Monday comes amid a government effort to get statutory bodies to reduce spending, as reinforced by finance chief Paul Chan Mo-po’s latest budget in February. The council, along with other government bodies, faces reductions of about 2 per...

Source: scmp.com at 3/23/2026 11:06:32 AM.

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