A. Preface\
On February 21, 2020, the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council approved the establishment of a HK$30 billion "Anti-epidemic Fund" (hereinafter referred to as the Anti-epidemic Fund) under the Financial Secretary Incorporation Ordinance (Chapter 1015 of the Laws of Hong Kong), and allocated HK$150 million to establish the "Arts and Culture Sector Subsidy Scheme".\
In view of another wave of COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong in January 2022, performance venues need to be closed again, and the livelihoods of individual art practitioners and freelancers are once again affected. The government announced the fifth round of "Anti-epidemic Fund" measures on January 14, 2022, with a total commitment of approximately HK$3.57 billion, including the "Arts and Culture Sector Subsidy Scheme - Subsidy to Individual Art Practitioners and Freelancers" (hereinafter referred to as the Scheme), which provides a one-time fixed subsidy (HKD 5,000 per person) to individual art practitioners and freelancers. Home Affairs Bureau once again entrusted The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong to distribute the above-mentioned subsidies to Cantonese opera practitioners in the industry.
B. Scope of funding\
The funding targets of this plan are:AtFrom April 2020 to April 2021, 415 people have received funding from the "Arts and Culture Sector Subsidy Scheme - Subsidy to individual arts practitioners and freelancers" through The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong, but have not received funding from the "Arts and Culture Sector Subsidy Scheme" from the Hong Kong Arts Development CouncilCantonese opera Industry practitioners. \
* The list of The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong originally had 786 people, 371 of whom have received funding from the "Arts and Culture Sector Funding Scheme" from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, resulting in a list of 415 people.*
C. Distribution arrangements\
The 415 people on the list will receive individual notifications from The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong (If you want to check whether you are on the list, please call 2384 2929 for enquiry). Practitioners who have been notified should bring their original ID cards in person to receive the subsidy check at the following time and location:
Date: January 26 to 28, 2022 (Wednesday to Friday)\
Time: 10 am to 6 pm\
Location: Cantonese Opera Academy of The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong (2nd Floor, Fu Heng House, 170 Tung Choi Street, Prince Edward, Kowloon)
If you are unable to collect the check at the above time, please contact our staff on or before January 28 to make other arrangements. \
Subsidized practitioners must receive the subsidy check on or before February 18, 2022. Those who fail to receive the subsidy check after the due date will be deemed to have given up the subsidy. \
If you have any questions, please call 2384 2929 or email david.chow@hkbarwo.comPlease ask the staff Mr. Zhou Langfeng for inquiries.
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