Hong Kong Arts Festival is wiped out by virus

Message from HKAF:

We regret to inform our friends and supporters that the February and March performances and events of the 48th Hong Kong Arts Festival have been cancelled as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the resultant closures of venues across the city, and concerns for the health and safety of our participating artists and audiences. The HKAF team is deeply saddened by these unprecedented circumstances, and our thoughts are with all those affected by the virus.

The cancellations will affect all performances of the 48th HKAF and its related events in February and March, including Young Friends activities, HKartsFestival@TaiKwun programming and most PLUS events (excluding PLUS films). The “No Limits” project will also not be held as scheduled. Ticket refund and donation details are available at https://go.hkaf.org/rfa.

We thank all of our supporters for their enthusiasm for the performing arts. We are working hard to reschedule a portion of the performances to be presented at a later date and look forward to bringing Hong Kong more great performances in the future. Everyone please take care during these difficult times.

香港藝術節宣布，將取消二、三月期間進行的第48屆香港藝術節的所有演出及活動。藝術節作出這個艱難決定，乃基於新型冠狀病毒疫情持續，導致表演場地關閉，以及對藝術家、觀眾及同事們的安全及健康考慮。我們同時向所有受疫情影響的人致以慰問。

是次節目取消包括第48屆香港藝術節於二、三月期間的所有演出及活動，連同「青少年之友」計劃活動、「香港藝術節@大館」及「加料節目」（「加料電影」放映會除外）。「無限亮」計劃亦不會如期舉行。有關退票安排及捐款詳情，請參閱 https://go.hkaf.org/rfa。

我們在此衷心感謝各位觀眾的諒解及支持，藝術節團隊已積極尋求將部分節目延期舉行，期盼未來將更多優秀表演節目帶來香港。希望大家在這艱難時期好好保重。