SUNDAY, JULY 17, 1988
WORK ON MUSEUM SUPERSTRUCTURE STARTS NEXT MONTH
WORK ON THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF THE HONG KONG MUSEUM AND TECHNOLOGY WILL START NEXT MONTH.
OF SCIENCE
A CONTRACT FOR THE WORKS, WORTH $168.55 MILLION, WILL BE AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON TUESDAY (JULY 19).
THE MUSEUM, THE FIRST IN THE WORLD TO ALLOW VISITORS TO TOUCH AND OPERATE MOST OF THE EXHIBITS, WILL OCCUPY A 28,000-SQUARE-METRE SITE IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST,
THE SITE IS BOUNDED BY CHATHAM ROAD TO THE WEST, GRANVILLE ROAD TO THE SOUTH, SCIENCE MUSEUM ROAD TO THE EAST AND CHEONG WAN ROAD TO THE NORTH.
THE FOUR-LEVEL EXHIBITION BUILDING WILL PROVIDE A GROSS FLOOR
HANDED OVER AREA OF 17,000 SQUARE METRES. IT WILL BE
TO THE URBAN COUNCIL FOR MANAGEMENT ON COMPLETION IN TWO YEARS' TIME.
THE MUSEUM WILL HAVE AN INDOOR EXHIBITION AREA OF 6, 500 SQUARE
AREA METRES AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITION
OF 1,000 SQUARE
AND METRES, SPACE FOR LECTURE ROOMS, WORKSHOPS, OFFICES AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES.
WILL WHICH
BE
WILL
THE THERE WILL BE A PLAZA IN FRONT OF
BUILDING. IT
THE ELEVATED TO MATCH THE HEIGHT OF
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES CROSS CHATHAM ROAD, GRANVILLE ROAD AND SCIENCE MUSEUM ROAD.
THE DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, MR JOSE LEI, WILL THE CONTRACT.
SIGN
GUESTS AT THE CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY WILL INCLUDE THE
THE FORSGATE,
CHAIRMAN OF CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR H.M.G. THE COUNCIL'S MUSEUMS SELECT COMMITTEE, DR PHILIP KWOK, AND SENIOR STAFF OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS :
THE
YOU ARE. INVITED TO COVER THE CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY FOR SUPERSTRUCTURE OF THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO TAKE PLACE 11ST IN THE TRAINING ROOM OF THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FLOOR, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AT 3 PM ON TUESDAY (JULY 19).
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