Tsuen Wan Town Hall

Building in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong

Location within Hong Kong

General informationStatusCompletedTypeTown hallLocationTsuen Wan, New TerritoriesOpened7 February 1980; 44 years ago (1980-02-07)OwnerGovernment of Hong KongWebsiteOfficial website

Tsuen Wan Town Hall

Traditional Chinese

荃灣大會堂

Simplified Chinese

荃湾大会堂

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Quánwān Dàhuìtáng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Chyùhn wāan daaih wuih tòhng
Jyutping	Cyun4 waan1 daai6 wui6 tong4

Tsuen Wan Town Hall is a town hall in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. Originally it was intended to be located near Tsuen Wan station of the MTR, but it was re-located near the former Tsuen Wan Ferry Pier and Tsuen Wan Magistracy, between Tai Ho Road and Yuen Tun Circuit in late 1970s. The town hall was completed in 1980.

History

The complex was built as part of the Tsuen Wan New Town project. It was officially opened by Princess Alexandra on 7 February 1980. Day-to-day operations were originally the responsibility of the Urban Services Department.^[1]

Facilities

Its facilitates include: auditorium, cultural activities hall, exhibition gallery, conference room and lecture room.

The auditorium is the core of the town hall. With excellent acoustics design, it is often chosen by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra for practising.^[2]

Future

The government is considering consolidating several low-rise government buildings in Tsuen Wan, including the Tsuen Wan Town Hall, into a single high-rise. Local musicians have decried this news, as they consider the venue to be Hong Kong's best music hall from an acoustics standpoint, and do not want to see it demolished.^[2]

References

^ Jensen, Liz (8 February 1980). "Royal opening for town hall". South China Morning Post. p. 1.
^ ^a ^b Zhao, Shirley; Leung, Kanis (3 March 2019). "Hong Kong musicians decry threat of Tsuen Wan Town Hall's demolition, saying top-quality acoustics hard to replace". South China Morning Post.