Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
LCQ20: Ticketing system operated under LCSD
Question:
Despite the decline in the annual number of tickets sold on the Urban Ticketing System (URBTIX) under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) from about 5 million in 2012 to about 3.28 million last year, the expenditure on its system management has risen instead of falling. In addition, some groups from the performing arts and culture sectors have indicated that URBTIX, unlike some private ticketing systems, does not provide value-added services such as publicity, promotion and audience data analysis, and its function are limited and outdated. This hinders performing groups from attracting more audiences and increasing revenue, and fails to align with the Government’s policy objective of promoting the introduction of a market-based business model into the LCSD venues. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
(Based on the events completed in the respective year)(3) The relevant figures of events held at non-LCSD performance venues (including the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Hong Kong Arts Centre, the West Kowloon Cultural District, the Youth Square, the Kai Tak Sports Park, cinemas, specific sites and spaces, venues at tertiary institutions etc.) with tickets sold on or issued by URBTIX from 2023 to 2025 are tabulated as follows:
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