Introduction

Traditional Chinese opera, especially Cantonese opera, has undergone significant development in the past decades in Hong Kong. Because no central repository existed for the relevant research materials accumulated so far, these scattered materials have not been easily accessible. In order to better document the Chinese operatic culture and history of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Arts Development Council has commissioned the Cantonese Opera Research Programme of the Music Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong to establish such a centre. The Chinese Opera Information Centre commenced service on 1 March 2000.

The Centre 's Mission

The purpose of this establishment is to preserve Chinese opera research materials and to make them available to the public. In order to enhance the flow of information, the Centre publishes a newsletter twice a year, which is available in all town halls, Chinese opera organizations, schools, libraries and our Centre.

The Centre houses various kinds of Chinese opera materials which focus on Cantonese opera materials. It also holds substantial collections of materials related to various other regional opera genres such as Peking opera and Kun opera. Within its collections, books, records, open-reel tapes, video tapes and CDs are housed in The Chinese Music Archive, Music Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The Collections of Chinese musical instruments are separately housed.

Contact

Address: Room G06, Hui Yeung Shing Building,

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Telephone: (852) 2603 5098

Fax : (852) 2603 5273

Website : http://corp.mus.cuhk.edu.hk

Email : corp@cuhk.edu.hk

Staffs

Director:	Tsai Tsan Huang
Associate Director:	Mrs. Lo Tam Fee Yin, Ms. Tai Suk Yan
Consultant:	Prof. Wong Kin Yuen
	Ms. Wong Yee Man
Administrative Coordinator:	Ms. Cheung Man Shan, Milky
Research Assistant:	Ms. Chan Yee Lam, Elaine

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday

9:00am to 6:00pm

Saturday

9:00am to 1:00pm ;

2:00pm to 6:00pm

*Opens at the 2^nd and 4^th Saturdays of each month

Sunday and public holidays

Closed