The complex was built as part of the Tsuen Wan New Town project.

Day-to-day operations were originally the responsibility of the Urban Services Department.

With excellent acoustics design, it is often chosen by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra for practising.

[2] The government is considering consolidating several low-rise government buildings in Tsuen Wan, including the Tsuen Wan Town Hall, into a single high-rise.

Local musicians have decried this news, as they consider the venue to be Hong Kong's best music hall from an acoustics standpoint, and do not want to see it demolished.