CSTB responds to media enquiries on art fair cancellation announcement
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In response to discussions and media enquiries arising from an announcement on the cancellation of an art fair originally scheduled to be held next month, a spokesman for the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (CSTB) gave the following response today (February 24):
The said art fair applied for Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund (the Fund), but failed to provide adequate information on the proposed event for assessment of its artistic merits, attractiveness to tourists, and economic benefits, etc. As such, the Fund did not offer any funding to the art fair.
When the Fund received the said application, tickets for the event were already on sale. The CSTB would like to take this opportunity to appeal to any event organiser to prepare sufficient funding for their events before the sales of tickets, so as to avoid cancellation and ticket refund due to insufficient resources.
Event organiser should handle cancellation and ticket refund arrangement properly, and maintain good communication with affected ticket holders.