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NEW MUSEUM FEATURE
Saturday, July 7, 1973
The City Museum and Art Gallery is introducing a new display series
featuring items from its collection relating to archaeology, history or
ethnography in Hong Kong.
The first item, which is now on show, is a 100-year-old British sword
found by the police near Nim Wan in Lau Fau Shan last year.
The sword is a Romanesque-Hanger first used in 1855 by the privates
of the Royal Corps of Transport.
The Corps was re-formed the following year into the Military Train
which adopted the same sword for its privates.
It is believed that the Nim Wan sword was probably brought to Hong
Kong when a battalion of the Train was sent here in 1860.
Another "museum feature" display case which continues to introduce
aspects of Chinese art and culture, this month highlights Neolithic painted
pottery.
Two painted pots of the Yang Shao Culture, Ma Ch' ang Period, and
one painted dish unearthed from Chung Hom Kok on Hong Kong Island are displayed.
Both display cases are on the 10th floor of the City Hall, High Block.
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