To celebrate the 27th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) is offering free access to most of its fee-charging leisure and cultural facilities on July 1.
The event aims to encourage people to participate in various sports and cultural activities, forming good habits and sharing the joy of the special occasion. To ensure a fair distribution of the free sessions, the LCSD will conduct a balloting process for booking sessions available for free use on July 1.
From June 12 to 18, members of the public can submit a balloting application via SmartPLAY for booking sessions available for free use on July 1. Each user can submit a total of three balloting choices in one application. The computer balloting results will be announced by June 21. Successful applicants will be notified by the SmartPLAY system and no confirmation is required by the applicants.
For those who are not allocated with or applied for the balloted free sessions, they can book the remaining free sessions, if any, via SmartPLAY on a first-come, first-served basis at a later stage. Each person can only book one free session for July 1, regardless of the type of leisure facilities.
The leisure facilities available for free use on July 1 include indoor and outdoor facilities, public swimming pools, and craft at water sports centers. However, citizens who book facilities such as sport climbing walls, archery ranges, and golf facilities must hold the relevant qualification certificates.
No prior booking is required for public swimming pool facilities. Members of the public may line up at the entrances of swimming pools before the start of a session. Free admission is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
The LCSD appeals to hirers to arrive on time and make the best use of the booked facilities. If a hirer fails to take up a booked session 10 minutes after the starting time, the facility will immediately be reallocated to walk-in participants on a first-come, first-served basis.
For cultural services, free admission will be offered to the fee-charging permanent exhibitions of the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong Space Museum, as well as special exhibitions at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
Admission to a range of delightful exhibitions will continue to be free at various museums and cultural institutions on July 1. The event aims to encourage people to participate in cultural activities and share the joy of the special occasion.
For more information, please call 2414 5555 or visit the thematic website at www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/freeuseday/index.html.
