A design library - the first of its kind in the city - is slated to open in June.
The InnoCentre Resource Centre, to occupy about 1,000 sq ft of the InnoCentre in Kowloon Tong, is being established by the government-funded Hong Kong Design Centre. It has been hailed as a big step towards bringing design closer to the public.
To start, it will offer a modest collection of design books reflecting a variety of disciplines, including fashion and interior design, as well as magazines from around the world. Hong Kong designers may also have their data posted on a web-based design directory to enable users and companies to search for the type of designers they need.
All the facilities will be opened to the public for free. There are no plans to lend out resources.
Organisers hope the library will raise public awareness about design and provide research support to local designers.
It will cost about HK$1.6 million to set up, while the initial running cost of the design directory is expected to be HK$300,000.
Allan Chiang Yam-wang, chief executive officer of the Design Centre, described the new facility as a one-stop centre for those seeking design reference material.