Hong Kong - Libraries

Public libraries

• City Hall Public Library
  2-5/F and 8-11/F
  City Hall High Block (a block from the Star Ferry)
  Central 
  Hong Kong 
  Tel:+ 852 2921 2555

The Urban Council has many public libraries.  
For a complete list, go to www.lcsd.gov.hk   select "English" , and look for "Libraries".  Or call the City Hall Public Library and ask about a library in your area.

To get a library card if you are 18 or older:

• You must submit an application form at any of the Hong Kong Public Libraries in person. You can pick up the form (no.LCS4) at the library.
• Show your Hong Kong ID card
• Show a proof of address, such as a bill or bank statement with your name and address. 

For people under the age of 18:

• Fill in the application form (no. LCS4) and submit it to a Hong Kong Public Library.
• The Guarantee section of LCS4 must be filled in by either the applicants parents or legal guardian.
• The applicant must show their Hong Kong ID card or a photocopy of their birth certificate (with a certified translation if the document is not in English or Chinese).  They must also show the original or photocopy of the guarantor’s Hong Kong ID card
• Proof of address

To register, a borrower will have to show a Hong Kong ID card,  a proof of address, and pay a fee.

Private libraries

• British Council Library
  Admiralty Supreme Court Road
  Hongkong
  China SAR
  Tel:+ 852 2913 5125
  email: [email protected]
  Fee membership
• Japanese Information and Culture Office Library
  Hong Kong
  China SAR
  Tel: + 852 2522 1184
  Books must be read in the library and can not be removed
• Italian Cultural Society
  Hong Kong
  China SAR
  Tel:+ 852 2573 0343
• Helena May Institute
  Hong Kong
  China SAR
  Tel: + 852 2522 6766
  For women only
• Goethe Institute
  Hong Kong
  China SAR
  Tel: + 852 2802 0088
  Books in German, also offers classes in German
• Alliance Francaise
  Wanchai #123 Hennesy Road, first floor
  Hong Kong
  China SAR
  Tel: + 852 2527 7825
  Fee membership