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The Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC) () is an art colony and multi-disciplinary artists' centre in Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong, housed in a converted nine-storey factory estate. JCCAC was established through the cooperation of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) and the Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC) and is now run by the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). It is funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and is supported by the Home Affairs Bureau.〔(Hong Kong Baptist University Communication and Public Relations Office, ''Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre A Dream Coming True'' )〕 The JCCAC officially opened on 26 September 2008 as a self-financed registered charity. ==Establishment== *12 October 2005, the HKSAR government is developing a creative arts centre in a vacant factory building in Shek Kip Mei in the 2005-2006 Policy address of Hong Kong. *31 October 2005, JCCAC opening ceremony was held by Mr. Patrick Ho Chi-ping, GBS, JP, the former secretary of Home Affairs Bureau, Dr. John C C Chan, the former Deputy Chairman of The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC); Mr. Moses Cheng, GBS, OBE, JP, the former Chairman of the Council and of the Court, HKBU; Mr. Ma Fung-kwok, SBS, JP, the former Chairman of HKADC; and Dr. Dennis Sun, BBS, JP, the former Chairman of Board of Governors, HKAC. *21 November 2006, JCCAC for rent.〔(Hong Kong Baptist University Communication & public relations office, ''Press releases 21 November 2006'' )〕 *January 2007, there were 5 times more of the quotas of applications by deadline. JCCAC selected 112 accounts from 522 applications. Six of them were tenants of arts organisations, 88 were tenants of artists or arts groups and the rest were students or graduates of arts institutes.〔(Hong Kong Baptist University Communication & public relations office, ''Press releases 29 March 2007 '' )〕 *28 February 2008, completion of the construction of JCCAC. *March 2008, the first tenants moved into the centre. *26 September 2008, JCCAC was officially opened. Officiating guests included the former Chief Executive of Hong Kong The Hon Donald Tsang, KBE, GBM, the former Jockey Club Chairman Dr. John C C Chan, GBS, CBE, LVO, JP, the Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing, GBS, JP, and Council and Court Chairman of Hong Kong Baptist University, Wilfred Wong Ying-wai, SBS, JP. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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