The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (CSTB) announced today (October 30) the appointment of Mr Joshua Law Chi-kong as the Chairperson of the Programme and Development Committee (PDC) as well as other appointments to the PDC and its six Art Form Sub-committees (AFSCs) on Music, Dance and Multi-Arts, Theatre, Chinese Traditional Performing Arts, Community and Festivals respectively. All appointments are for a two-year term from November 1, 2026, to October 31, 2028.
The PDC and its six AFSCs comprise members of different backgrounds with a great wealth of professional expertise and relevant experience to provide advice to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) on performing arts.
A spokesman for the CSTB thanked the outgoing Chairperson and members of the PDC and its AFSCs for their ardent support and invaluable contributions in the past years, including Mr Tam Wing-pong, Ms Margaret Cheung Kwok-wing, Mr Desmond Yip Koon-shing, Dr Shelby Chan Kar-yan, Dr Kitty Cheung Man-yui, Ms Daisy Chu King-oi, Mr Kyle Chung Yik-ki, Ms Vicky Fung Wing-ki, Mr Ip Yuk-yiu, Mr Calvin Lai Kin-kwan, Ms Zoe Lai Sim-fong, Ms Icy Lai Yin-ting, Mr Michael Lee Kwok-hei, Ms Irene Lo Hiu-yan, Mr Kingston Lo Yee-king, Mr Steven Ma Chun-wai, Mr Poon Chan-leung, Mr Ata Wong Chun-tat, Mr Dominic Wong Dick-man, Ms Olivia Yan Wing-pui and Ms Carmen Yim Kei-man.
The membership list and terms of reference of the PDC are as follows:
Chairperson
Mr Joshua Law Chi-kong*
Members
Mr Chan Ching-kan
Ms Jessica Cheng
Ms Susanna Cheng Wing-mui*
Professor Anthony Cheung Chun-yue*
Ms Amanda Cheung Zee-yin
Dr Kelvin Chiu Hei-yeung
Ms Lora Chow Hiu-ching
Mr Ethan Kwok Chiu-lam
Ms Kathy Lam Ka-kay*
Professor Stella Lau Yin-ling
Ms Andrea Leung Tsui-shan
Ms Anna Lo Yee-kwan
Mr Seto Yok
Mr Tsang Man-tung
Ms Ada Tse Koon-hang*
Ms Karen Yu
Ex-officio Member
Professor Johnny Poon Ming-lun (Chairperson of the Committee on Venue Partnership)
Official Members
Representative of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau
Representative of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
*Newly appointed members
Terms of Reference
To advise the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services on the strategies for performing arts programmes:
- the consideration of long-term programme presentation strategies such as
– the Art Form Sub-committees' proposals on development strategies in support of budding and small-scale performing arts groups;
– the proportion of local and visiting programmes; and
– venue-based programming and decentralisation of programmes;
- the consideration and endorsement of the LCSD's annual programme strategies/directions, resource allocation and programme plans;
- the review of the progress of the implementation of the annual programme plans; and
- the interface with the Committee on Venue Partnership.
The membership lists and terms of reference of the six AFSCs are in the Annex.