Established in October 1977 by the Government, the Music Office promotes knowledge and appreciation of music in the community, especially among young people, through the provision of instrumental and ensemble training and the organisation of various music activities with a view to building a new generation of concert audiences. It has come under the management of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since January 2000.

The Music Office runs three major training programmes: Instrumental Music Training Scheme, Ensemble Training, and Outreach Music Interest Courses. In addition, it organises the Hong Kong Youth Music Camp, the Hong Kong Youth Music Interflows and a variety of music promotional activities with target groups range from primary and secondary school students to members of the public from all walks of life.

In addition to the above activities, the Music Office organises music exchange concerts and community performances for visiting youth music groups from around the world, and sends its advanced level orchestras, bands, or choirs on concert tours abroad to foster youth music exchange and to widen the horizons of local young musicians. Since 1978, young musicians trained by the Music Office have toured Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Australia, the USA, Canada, Italy, France, the UK, Israel, Austria, Czech, Russia, and cities in Chinese Mainland. In recent years, youth music groups from Japan, the USA, the UK, Germany, Canada, Singapore, and Chinese Mainland have visited Hong Kong and participated in the cultural exchange programmes organized by the Music Office.

Founded in 1980, the Music Office Youth Choir boasts a diverse repertoire that spans sacred and secular works, classical and popular music, as well as Chinese and Western traditions. The Choir regularly performs in local concerts and has collaborated with numerous visiting music groups, including the Kagoshima Senior High School Choir and Prunus Female Choir from Japan, the College of Saint Benedict-Saint John's University Choral Arts Ensemble and the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra from the USA, The Chieftains from Ireland, and the esteemed Bach Choir from the UK.

The Choir has participated in several international choral festivals, achieving notable results at the 2009 A Voyage of Songs International Choral Festival in Penang, the 2014 Sing n Joy Vienna - 29th International Schubert Choir Competition, the 2016 Singapore International Choral Festival, and the 11th International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition in 2019.

The Choir recruits singers aged 15 to 25 through open auditions in April every year.

Conductor(s)/ Instructor(s)： Lai Wing-yan, Ho Shun-yin Kitty, Man Kwan-kong Fenix, and Law Wai-ho Jacko

Manager： Ho Shun-yin

[Tour Highlights]

• Competition in the Mixed Voices 25 Years and Below and Musica Sacra Open Categories
• Choral workshop
• Choral exchange with participating choirs
• Outreach performances at various venues
• "Singapore International Choral Festival 2026" Grand Prix and Award Ceremony

[Tour Repertoire]