Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund

Mega Arts and Cultural Events Committee

Terms of Reference

To advise the Government on the strategies to attract mega arts and cultural events to be held in Hong Kong;
To advise the Government on the operation of Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund (Mega ACE Fund); and
To assess applications under the Mega ACE Fund for the Government’s approval.

Membership

(Term of office is from 1 February 2023 to 31 January 2025)

Chairman

Dr CHENG Chi-kong, Adrian, SBS, JP

Vice Chairman

Mrs Helen CHAN, SBS

Members

Ms AU Chor-kwan, Ann, JP
Ms CHIU Wing-kwan, Winnie, BBS, JP
Mr NG Pui-sun, Wesley
Mr NG Sui-wan (Ng Yu), BBS
Ms NG Yuen-ting, Yolanda, MH
Mr YEUNG Kwok-leung, Paul
Prof YIM Chi-ming, Eric, MH , JP

Application

Mega ACE Fund is now open for applications. To enhance the operation, Mega ACE Fund will implement the new mechanism with effect from 1 January 2025, which will be applicable to events to be organised on or after 1 July 2025. Applicants should use the new version of the application form (i.e. the "November 2024" version) and submit applications at least six months prior to the proposed event date. For example, if the event is to be organised on 1 July 2025, the application should be submitted on 1 January 2025, at the latest.
After the deadline of each round of application, the Mega ACE Committee Secretariat will notify the applicants of the results generally within 14 weeks. The deadline of the first round of applications will be 30 April 2025. The Secretariat will process the applications received between 1 January and 30 April 2025, in one lot.

Guide to Application and Application Form

	Existing Mechanism (the "April 2023" version)	New Mechanism (the "November 2024" version) With effect from 1 January 2025
Guide to Application	Guide to Application (PDF)	Guide to Application (PDF)
Application Form^Note	Application Form (PDF) Budget (Excel) Sample Budget (PDF) [For Reference] Cash Flow Projection (Excel)	Application Form (PDF) Budget (Excel) Sample Budget (PDF) [For Reference] Cash Flow Projection (Excel)
Deadline of Application	For events to be organised on or before 30 April 2025, please submit applications on or before 31 December 2024 (i.e. at least four months prior to the proposed event date) by using the “April 2023” version of the application form under the existing mechanism.	For events to be organised between 1 May and 30 June 2025, having considered that event organisers may not be able to submit the applications at least six months prior to the event as required upon the implementation of the new mechanism, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau will make special transitional arrangement, which accepts applications to be submitted at least four months prior to the event as per the existing requirement. However, applicants should use the new version of the application form (i.e. the "November 2024" version). For events to be organised on or after 1 July 2025, please submit applications at least six months prior to the proposed event date by using the "November 2024" version of the application form.

Existing Mechanism (the "April 2023" version)

New Mechanism (the "November 2024" version)
With effect from 1 January 2025

Guide to Application

Guide to Application (PDF)

Application Form^Note

Application Form (PDF)
Budget (Excel)
Sample Budget (PDF) [For Reference]
Cash Flow Projection (Excel)

Application Form (PDF)
Budget (Excel)
Sample Budget (PDF) [For Reference]
Cash Flow Projection (Excel)

Deadline of Application

For events to be organised on or before 30 April 2025, please submit applications on or before 31 December 2024 (i.e. at least four months prior to the proposed event date) by using the “April 2023” version of the application form under the existing mechanism.

For events to be organised between 1 May and 30 June 2025, having considered that event organisers may not be able to submit the applications at least six months prior to the event as required upon the implementation of the new mechanism, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau will make special transitional arrangement, which accepts applications to be submitted at least four months prior to the event as per the existing requirement. However, applicants should use the new version of the application form (i.e. the "November 2024" version).

For events to be organised on or after 1 July 2025, please submit applications at least six months prior to the proposed event date by using the "November 2024" version of the application form.

^NoteDuly completed applications can also be submitted by e-mail to the Mega Arts and Cultural Events Committee Secretariat at macec_secretariat@cstb.gov.hk.

Approved Projects

Title of Event	Organiser	Event Date #
Art Basel Hong Kong 2023	Art Basel	From 21 to 25 March 2023
Art Central 2023	Art Central	From 21 to 25 March 2023
“Madame Song: Pioneering Art and Fashion in China”	M+	From 29 July 2023 to 14 April 2024
Freespace Jazz Fest 2023	West Kowloon Cultural District Authority	From 3 to 8 October 2023 and 26 October 2023
INK ASIA 2023	Art & Antique International Fair Ltd	From 5 to 8 October 2023
“Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London”	Hong Kong Palace Museum National Gallery, London	From 22 November 2023 to 11 April 2024
Chubby Hearts Hong Kong	Hong Kong Design Centre	From 14 to 24 February 2024
A Path to Glory - Jin Yong’s Centennial Memorial • The World of Wuxia	Pottinger 22 Limited	From 15 March to 31 October 2024
ComplexCon Hong Kong 2024	Complex Chinese	From 22 to 24 March 2024
Art Basel Hong Kong 2024	Art Basel	From 26 to 30 March 2024
Art Central 2024	Art Central	From 27 to 31 March 2024
Voyage with Van Gogh	First Initiative Foundation	From 28 March to 31 May 2024
Chinese Kungfu x Dance Carnival	Tangya Arts Tech China International Wushu Institute	From 9 to 14 July 2024
ART021 HONG KONG CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR	ART021 GROUP	From 28 August to 8 September 2024
Puccini's Turandot	Opera Hong Kong	From 23 September to 13 October 2024
Hypefest Hong Kong 2024	Hypebeast Hong Kong Limited	From 9 to 10 November 2024
The Forbidden City and The Palace of Versailles: China-France Cultural Encounters in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries	Hong Kong Palace Museum The Palace Museum The Palace of Versailles	From 18 December 2024 to 4 May 2025
ComplexCon Hong Kong 2025	Complex Chinese	From 21 to 23 March 2025
Art Central 2025	Art Central	From 25 to 30 March 2025

# Any changes to event information shall be subject to the announcement by relevant organisations.

Enquiries

Enquiry:	Mega Arts and Cultural Events Committee Secretariat 13/F, West Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue Tamar, Hong Kong
Telephone:	3655 5593
Fax:	2802 4893
Email:	macec_secretariat@cstb.gov.hk

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19 December 2024