Exclusive | Hong Kong arts venues may allow rehearsals by mid-month, but no live performances yet
- After months of cancelled events, arts groups are eager to resume preparing for new shows
- Officials say audiences could be back by next month, if Covid-19 situation keeps improving
The government announced last week that performance venues under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department would remain closed until the end of this month, but officials noted the restriction applied only to performances.
Linus Fung, the department’s assistant director, told the Post the option remained for “non-audience activities” such as rehearsals and recordings to resume, possibly before the end of the month. Concertgoers, however, will have to wait.
“Woodwind and brass players perform without masks during a concert, so we can’t take the risk and open the halls,” Fung said.
Depending on the city’s daily Covid-19 situation and advice from hygiene experts, she hoped the facilities could open as early as mid-September for internal use and for live performances next month.
