Victoria Park
Characteristic
Marked by a central lawn of 15,480 sq. m, Victoria Park is one of the few decent open-air areas in Hong Kong. It is busy all day with Tai Chi practitioners doing exercise or young people using sports facilities of the park. It is also well renowned as the host of lively festivals held every year at the venue, namely, a Lunar New Year Fair and Urban Mid-Autumn Lantern Displays. Other features include a bronze statue of Queen Victoria of 2.49 m high, 1.15 m long and 1.87 m wide.
Facilities
Tennis courts, centre court, soccer pitches, , basketball courts, children playground, bowling greens with 12 rinks, handball cum volleyball courts, central lawn, band stand, model boat pool, roller-skating rink, fitness stations and jogging trail, pebble walking trail and swimming pool complex comprising main pool and multi-purpose pool.
Application Forms
Organisation
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Contact
Set out below
How to Apply
Call before sending in the application form with information on the location, date, time, nature of activities, synopsis of the film, description of the scenes, props set to be used, size of the crew and cast, equipment list and a copy of the public liability insurance cover.
Processing time : 7 working days for simple/straightforward cases and payment by cash. 10 or more working days for complicated cases such as those involving consultation with relevant government departments/ property owners etc., and/or payment by cheque.
| Major parks on the Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon and the contact details | |
| Chai Wan Park | (tel: 2564 2078 / email: mppe4@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Hong Kong Park | (tel: 2521 5041 / email: hkpmo@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | (tel: 2530 0153 / email: dmhkzbg@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Quarry Bay Park | (tel: 2564 2449 / email: mppe3@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Victoria Park | (tel: 2890 5824 / email: vp@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Cherry Street Park | (tel: 2928 8182 / email: mppytm3@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Kowloon Park | (tel: 2724 3846 / email: kpgr@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Kowloon Tsai Park | (tel: 2336 7878 / email: ktp@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Kowloon Walled City Park | (tel: 2716 9962 / email: kwcp@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Lai Chi Kok Park | (tel: 2307 0429 / email: lckp@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Lok Kwan Street Park | (tel: 2302 1785 / email: mppytm4@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Morse Park | (tel: 2323 9665 / email: mpn3@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Ngau Chi Wan Park | (tel: 2322 9437 / email: ncwp@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Po Kong Village Road Park | (tel: 2320 5706 / email: mpkvrp@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Shek Kip Mei Park | (tel: 2777 1540 / email: skmp@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Yuen Po Street Bird Garden | (tel: 2302 1785 / email: mppytm4@lcsd.gov.hk) |
Other parks | |
| Central & Western District | (tel: 2853 2563 / email: cwdo@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Eastern District | (tel: 2564 2646 / email: edo@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Southern District | (tel: 2555 0103 / email: sdo@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Wan Chai District | (tel: 2879 5602 / email: wchdo@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Kowloon City District | (tel: 2762 2083 / email: kcdo@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Kwun Tong District | (tel: 2797 8484 / email: ktdo@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Sham Shui Po District | (tel: 2386 0945 / email: sspdo@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Wong Tai Sin District | (tel: 2351 7456 / email: wtsdo@lcsd.gov.hk) |
| Yau Tsim Mong District | (tel: 2302 1272 / email: ytmdo@lcsd.gov.hk) |
Fees
$6,870 (basic charge) for the first 4 hours, $1,935 for each subsequent 4-hour block and a refundable deposit equal to the fees payable.
If extra government personnel is required to assist in the filming, the actual cost plus overheads will be charged.
Fees are to be paid before filming.
PLI cover
Applicants shall effect a public liability insurance in the sum of $6.5 million to $30 million (depending on the risk level) in the joint names of the Government of the HKSAR and the company at their own expense, with terms and conditions to be approved by the Department.
Categories
Compliments to the government and public bodies that have agreed to consider applications to hire premises or facilities under their management for location filming.