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The Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre is located in
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Image:HK Visual Arts Centre 415 shine.jpg, The lobby
Image:HK Visual Arts Centre 415 open 1992-4-28.jpg, The history
Image:HK Visual Arts Centre 415 flrs.jpg, The floor plan
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The Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre is located in Hong Kong Park
The Hong Kong Park is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central, Hong Kong. Built at a cost of HK$398 million and opened on 23 May 1991, it covers an area of and is an example of modern design and facilities blending with ...
, at 7A Kennedy Road above Central
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, Hong Kong Island
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, Hong Kong
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. It was opened by Leung Ding-Bong, then chairman of the Urban Council
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, on 28 April 1992.
The centre encourages local art creation. It was restructured from an early 20th-century building called Cassels Block, a former barracks for married British officers of Victoria Barracks. It currently provides an area and facilities for local artists and includes modern artefacts and sculptures.
The historic building is listed as a Grade I historic building.Antiquities Advisory Board
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See also
*List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
This is a list of buildings and structures in Hong Kong, in alphabetical order.
Sports venues
* Hong Kong Coliseum
* Hong Kong Stadium
* Kai Tak Sports Park
* Mong Kok Stadium
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium
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* Apm (Hong Kong)
* Disco ...
*Museums in Hong Kong
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* Victoria Barracks
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