Councillors call on government to make best use of vacant plots, citing the need for space for leisure facilities and elderly care homes.
Cultural Affairs Bureau
Concert will feature internationally renowned conductor Xu Zhong and mainland Chinese diva Dong Fang.
Tumbledown yards, once one of the city’s main industries, to be reborn as cultural and creative area, with first phase completed within one year.
The two-week celebration of alternative arts aims to expand the public’s horizons from multiple perspectives, says cultural chief Mok Ian Ian.
Admission is free to the three-day fest, which will lay on a raft of food, cultural performances and fun and games.
Opponents decry waste of public money and lament proposed demolition of old textile factory; plans for area on hold till urban master plan is revealed.
With a number of performing groups unable to get into the city, performances scheduled for this October have been cancelled.
Numerous shows and activities cancelled or postponed; 71 extra beds provided at temporary shelter for workers with nowhere to sleep.
Government aims to reduce the number of lost or damaged cards; other cards, such as driver’s licence, likely to be included in next phase.