Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (CSTB) is one of the fifteen policy bureaux of the

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. The bureau is responsible for the policy portfolios of culture, sports and tourism. The agency was established on 1 July 2022. The current (since 1 July 2022)

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History

The bureau was newly established under the re-organization of policy bureaux proposed by

Carrie Lam Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor ( Cheng; ; born 13 May 1957) is a retired Hong Kong politician who served as the 4th Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 to 2022. She served as Chief Secretary for Administration between 2012 and 2017 and Sec ...

, the fifth

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, and was adopted by

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, the succeeding Chief Executive after Carrie Lam. The bureau was tasked with the responsibilities for the culture, sports and tourism portfolios. Previously these were managed by other bureaus: cultural, arts and sports affairs from the Home Affairs Bureau, and film, creative industries and tourism from the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau. On 19 June 2022, the Central People's Government announced the appointment of

, previously the Secretary for Education, as the first Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism. The history of bureau for culture includes the now-abolished Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Bureau (), which was responsible for managing Hong Kong's broadcasting services, developing the film and public entertainment industries, promoting Hong Kong's Arts and Culture, and providing support to sports and physical recreation facilities. It was headed by

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. It was renamed from the Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Branch on 1 July 1997 due to the

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, and lasted until 9 April 1998, when it was restructured as the

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. From 1998 to 2022, the leisure and cultural portfolios were taken care of by the

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. In August 2022, the bureau set a limit on the number of people who able to participate in mass sporting events, causing some events to be cancelled or restricted.

Subordinate departments

The following public entities are managed by the bureau: *

Leisure and Cultural Services Department The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), is a department in the Government of Hong Kong. It reports to the Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism. It provides leisure and cultura ...

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* Create Hong Kong

References

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