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Introduction

Founded in 1983, the Hong Kong Composers' Guild is a professional association of serious composers with objectives to promote and cultivate music composition in Hong Kong. Apart from organizing concerts, publishing scores and producing recordings of works by Hong Kong composers, the Hong Kong Composers' Guild also takes an active part in arousing interest in composition especially amongst youths and in developing music as a vital creative art form in Hong Kong. Organizing composition competitions and sending composers to the community and schools are its regular activities. The Guild works closely with professional musicians and institutions in not just concert performances, but orchestration workshops, field trips, forum, commissions, and community services. As one of the cultural embrassors of our city, the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild has also established strong links with many international organizations and has played a significant role in international music exchanges. Apart from being the Founding Member of the Asian Composers' League, the Guild is a National Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music. It also co-operates with RTHK to send a composer as representative to the International Rostrum of Composers organized by UNESCO in Paris each year. The Guild's predecessor is the Hong Kong Section of the Asian Composers' League which was founded in 1973. With the leadership of the former and present Chairmen Doming Lam (1973-1983), Richard Tsang (1983-1993), Chan Wing-wah (1993-2004), Joshua Chan (2004-) and numerous composers who have served in the Council at various years, the Guild has hosted the following cultural events which have contributed significantly to the musical development of Hong Kong

1973	First Asian Composers' League Conference/Festival
1981	The Seventh Asian Composers' League Conference/Festival
1986	The First Contemporary Chinese Composers' Festival
1988	The ISCM/ACL World Music Days Festival
1989 - present	New Generation Concerts
1990 - 1991	New Music Hong Kong Concert Series
1990 - present	Schools Creative Music Showcase
1992 - present	Musicarama - International Contemporary Music Festival
1999 - 2001	Creative-music Making Workshops
2001 - 2002	The ISCM World Music Days 2002 Contemporary Music Education Campaign
2002	The ISCM World Music Days 2002
2003	2003 Chinese Composers' Festival
2005 - 2006	Artist-in-Residence Project: Interactive Composition Workshops and Concert Series
2006 - 2007	LCSD Programme Partnership Scheme Project: Understanding Composition and Contemporary Music
2006 - 2008	2007 ISCM-ACL Music Creativity Education Campaign
2006 - 2008	Cadenzas of Hong Kong
2007	Creative Music Contest for Composition-cum-Performing Groups
2007	ISCM-ACL World Music Days Festival 2007
2008	Vocal Music Development Symposium
2008/09	LCSD School Arts Animateur Scheme Project: Creative Sounds and Creative Music
2009	Young Composers Programme
2009/10	LCSD School Arts Animateur Scheme Project: Creative Music with Individuality
2009 - 2011	Experiencing Composition and Contemporary Music: A Series of Interactive Workshops, Training Classes, and Concerts facilitated by Hong Kong Composers
2010	Hong Kong Central Library Exhibition and Talk Series: Delight in Music Composing
2010/11	LCSD School Arts Animateur Scheme Project: Composition ad Libitum
2010 - 2012	Young Musicians Performance Platform
2011	Dissemination of HK New Music – Chinese Choral Scores Publication
2011/12	LCSD School Arts Animateur Scheme Project – Discovering Our Creative Potential

With its outstanding track record of musical contribution, the Hong Kong Composers' Guild is highly respected by the international community of composers. Besides having Hong Kong composers' works frequently featured in international music festivals, the Guild's Honorary President Doming Lam was named the ISCM Honorary Member in 2007. Its Founding Chairman Richard Tsang was elected as the ISCM President in 2002 and 2005. Its present Chairman Joshua Chan was elected as the ACL Chairman in 2007 and 2009. The Guild's former Chairman Chan Wing-wah also served the ACL as the Vice-Chairman and Executive Committee member on various occasions. The daily operations of the Guild have been carried out with voluntary services by its council members who are elected once every 2 years. In order to ensure the best financial accountability, the Hong Kong Composers' Guild, as a non-profit-making organization, has registered as a company limited in 2001. Since July 2010, the Guild has been become one of the Year Grantees of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, the founding of which has enabled the Guild to hire a staff and set up a small office in Hong Kong Arts Centre.

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