Appointment of the Commercial Letting Panel under the Board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) announced the appointment of members to the Commercial Letting Panel under the Board of WKCDA. Unless otherwise stated, the term of appointment is two years from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020.
 

The Commercial Letting Panel consists of five members at present:
 

Chairman

• Dr the Honourable Allan ZEMAN, GBM, GBS, JP ^#
   

Panel membership

• Mr Paulo PONG Kin-yee ^@
• Mr Andrew LAM Siu-lo, JP
• The Honourable Victor LO Chung-wing, GBM, GBS, JP
• Ms Dee POON Chu-ying
   

^#The term of appointment commenced on 1 December 2016 and will expire on 30 November 2019.
^@The term of appointment commenced on 5 January 2018 and will expire on 4 January 2020.
 

Working closely with the Board and management of WKCDA, the Commercial Letting Panel is responsible for advising the Board on commercial strategies, trade mix plans and leasing (including renewals and termination of leasing contracts) for individual venues/ buildings in the West Kowloon Cultural District, involving retail, dining and entertaining, and office tenants of the cultural and creative industries.
 

Remarks
 

About West Kowloon Cultural District
Located on Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, West Kowloon Cultural District is one of the largest cultural projects in the world. Its vision is to create a vibrant new cultural quarter for Hong Kong. With a complex of theatres, performance spaces and museums, the West Kowloon Cultural District will produce and host world-class exhibitions, performances and cultural events, as well as provide 23 hectares of public open space, including a two-kilometre waterfront promenade.