| Date | Context | Summary of development | Action
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| 24.5.06
| CQ
| Hon CHOY So-yuk raised a written question on performance venues for Cantonese Opera. [Hansard "page 111"]
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| 28.6.06
| CQ
| Hon Albert HO raised a written question on promoting the development of Cantonese opera. [Hansard "page 63"]
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| 18.4.07
| CQ
| Hon Timothy FOK raised a written question on the Government's plan to convert the former Yau Ma Tei Theatre into a Cantonese Opera Centre. [Hansard "page 7"]
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| 10.10.07
| COU
| At the Council meeting, the Chief Executive presented the 2007-2008 Policy Address to the Council. In the Policy Address, the Government stated that to preserve and promote intangible cultural heritage such as Cantonese opera, the Government had decided to convert Yau Ma Tei Theatre into a permanent performance venue for Cantonese opera. [Policy Address]
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| 7.11.07
| CQ
| Hon Audrey EU raised a written question on the inventory of Hong Kong's ICH and the "Hong Kong Memory" central database [Hansard "page 67" - part three of the Administration's response relates to Cantonese opera]
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| 14.3.08
| HA
| The Panel discussed the Administration's paper on the promotion of Cantonese opera and other Chinese Xiqu. [Paper]
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| 12.12.08
| HA
| The Panel discussed the Administration's paper on the proposed conversion of Yau Ma Tei Theatre and Red Brick Building into a Xiqu Activity Centre ("the project"). The Panel agreed to the Administration's submission to PWSC of the proposal to upgrade the project as a Category A item; and that the Administration should expedite implementation of the project. [Paper]
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| 7.1.09
| CQ
| Dr Hon Priscilla LEUNG raised a written question on the development of Cantonese Opera in Hong Kong, for which the Government had applied in 2008 to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for inscription onto the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. [Hansard "page 78"]
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| 21.1.09
| PWSC
| PWSC endorsed, for recommendation to FC, the upgrading of the project to convert Yau Ma Tei Theatre and Red Brick Building into a Xiqu Activity Centre to Category A, at an estimated cost of $186.7 million in money-of-the-day prices. [Paper]
At the PWSC meeting, the Administration was requested to report to the Panel quarterly on the progress of the relocation of public toilets, refuse collection point and the street sleepers' shelters adjacent to the project site, and regularly on the progress of revitalizing the local culture of Yau Ma Tei District. [Minutes]
The Administration's first "quarterly report" was issued on 4.5.09. [Paper]
The Administration's second "quarterly report" was issued on 6.8.09. [Paper]
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| 4.2.09
| CQ
| Hon Timothy FOK raised a written question on performance venues for Cantonese opera. [Hansard "page 65"]
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| 13.2.09
| FC
| FC approved the recommendation of PWSC at its meeting on 21.1.09 to upgrade the project to convert Yau Ma Tei Theatre and Red Brick Building into a Xiqu Activity Centre to Category A, at an estimated cost of $186.7 million in money-of-the-day prices. [Paper]
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| 13.2.09
| HA
| The Panel discussed the Administration's paper on the development of Cantonese opera and other Chinese Xiqu and the Sunbeam Theatre as a venue for Cantonese opera performances. [Paper]
Background brief on the development of Cantonese opera and other Xiqu and the future of the Sunbeam Theatre prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat. [Paper]
The Panel passed a motion at the meeting urging the Government to consider the cultural conservation of the Sunbeam Theatre so as to preserve a performance venue for traditional Cantonese Opera. [Minutes]
The Administration's written response to the motion passed at the Panel meeting. [Paper]
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| 21.10.09
| CQ
| Hon Tanya CHAN raised a written question on preservation and promotion of Cantonese opera. [Hansard "page 90"]
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| 14.5.10
| HA
| The Panel discussed the Administration's proposals on the construction of an annex building for the Ko Shan Theatre and injection of $69 million into the Cantonese Opera Development Fund. [Paper 1][Paper 2]
Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat on construction of an annex building for the Ko Shan Theatre and injection of fund into the Cantonese Opera Development Fund. [Background brief prepared by the Secretariat]
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| 18.6.10
| FC
| FC approved a new commitment of $69 million for injection into the Cantonese Opera Development Fund. [Paper]
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| 1.12.10
| CQ
| Hon Albert HO raised a question on "Various Funds Managed by Bureaux". [Hansard "page 70"]
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