Chapter:	601	Title:	WEST KOWLOON CULTURAL DISTRICT AUTHORITY ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:	27 of 2008
Section:	5	Heading:	Powers of Authority	Version Date:	11/07/2008

(1) The Authority may do all such things as are necessary for, or incidental or conducive to, the performance of its functions under this Ordinance.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Authority may¡X

(a) acquire, hold, lease or hire any kind of property, whether movable or immovable;
(b) subject to the terms and conditions contained in the land grant, sell, surrender or otherwise dispose of any kind of immovable property;
(c) sell, surrender or otherwise dispose of any kind of movable property;
(d) enter into, assign or accept the assignment of, and vary or rescind, any contract or obligation, whether or not for the purpose of providing, operating, managing, maintaining or otherwise dealing with arts and cultural facilities, related facilities or ancillary facilities;
(e) apply for and receive any grant for the performance of its functions on such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate;
(f) receive and solicit gifts, donations or sponsorship, whether on trust or otherwise, and act as trustee of moneys or other properties vested in it on trust, for any purposes consistent with the objectives specified in section 4(2);
(g) sponsor or provide financial support to facilitate the organization of activities relating to arts and culture;
(h) establish any body corporate (including a subsidiary) or any trust or non-profit making organization, as may be appropriate in the opinion of the Authority, to facilitate the achievement of the objectives specified in section 4(2);
(i) acquire or dispose of shares of any body corporate (including a subsidiary);
(j) liaise and cooperate with any person, whether within or outside Hong Kong, for any purposes consistent with the objectives specified in section 4(2);
(k) determine, approve or collect, or vary, waive or refund, fees or charges for the use of arts and cultural facilities, related facilities or ancillary facilities;
(l) specify terms and conditions for the use of any of the facilities referred to in paragraph (k);
(m) commission, mount or present any work of visual art, exhibition or theatrical, music, dance or other arts production; and
(n) either alone or jointly or by agreement with any other person, exercise any of the powers of the Authority.