The
West Kowloon Cultural District (
WKCD) is a development project that aims to form an international-grade arts and culture hub on an area of land in
West Kowloon,
Hong Kong that was originally
reclaimed in the 1990s as part of the
Airport Core Programme. Located at the wedge-shaped waterfront reclaimed land west of
Yau Ma Tei, the district will feature a new museum of visual culture, numerous theatres, concert halls and other performance venues under the management of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, which is directly financed by the government with an upfront endowment of HK$21.6 billion for construction and operation.