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Manchu' and 'Military Relics in Hong Kong'. Some 132 000 people visited the museum during the year.
The Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum housed in Kom Tong Hall, a historic building, holds exhibits relating to Dr Sun's life and career. In addition to the two permanent exhibitions, a thematic exhibition '1911 Revolution in China: Francis Stafford's Photo Exhibition' was organised. Some 90 000 people visited the museum during the year.
The Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery, situated at Quarry Bay Park, is centred around the decommissioned fireboat Alexander Grantham and features an exhibition on the history of fireboats and sea rescue. During the year it attracted more than 229 000 visitors.
The other two branch museums, the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum in Sham Shui Po and the Law Uk Folk Museum in Chai Wan, attracted some 39 000 and 18 000 visitors respectively.
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
The museum presented a number of thematic exhibitions in the year, including 'The Ancient Olympic Games' to tie in with the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, 'The Majestic Stage: The Story of Cantonese Opera Theatres', 'The Children's Paradise - The Art of Lo Koon Chiu' showcasing the work of this celebrated children's comic artist, 'The Exotic Spirit The Art of Chiu Sai-kwong and The Perseverant Spirit The Art of Lee Yue-hong' under the Chao Shao-an Student Exhibition Series 3 and 4, highlighting the perpetuation of the Lingnan School of painting in Hong Kong, 'Hong Kong Design Series 6: Jewellery for Life' curated by the veteran jewellery designer Ms Lo Kai-yin with the participation of local manufacturers and jewellery designers, and exhibition on the 'Intangible Cultural Heritage in China' introducing China's rich and diversified intangible cultural heritage. These exhibitions attracted 415 388 visitors.
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum manages three branch museums — the Sam Tung Uk Museum, Hong Kong Railway Museum and Sheung Yiu Folk Museum. The Sam Tung Uk Museum in Tsuen Wan was originally a Hakka walled village built in 1786. It was declared a monument in 1981 and later converted into a museum. The Railway Museum in Tai Po consists of the old Tai Po Market Railway Station building, two historic locomotives and several coaches. The station building was constructed in 1913 in a Chinese style and was declared a monument in 1984. The Sheung Yiu Folk Museum in the Sai Kung Country Park is housed in a Hakka village, which was built in the late 19th century. It comprises several domestic units, pig pens, an open courtyard and an entrance gate-tower. The village and a nearby lime kiln were gazetted as monuments in 1981.
The Sam Tung Uk Museum, Hong Kong Railway Museum and Sheung Yiu Folk Museum attracted 499 393 visitors between them during the year.
Hong Kong Science Museum
To coincide with the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Hong Kong Science Museum organised 'Sports Arena', an interactive exhibition that