THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1991
SIR DAVID SAID HONG KONG RELIED HEAVILY ON THEM WHETHER IN THE FORM OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS WHICH ENABLED THE TERRITORY ΤΟ BE AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CENTRE; OR THE NEW TECHNOLOGY USED IN THE BUILDINGS AND ENGINEERING PROJECTS; OR THE TELEVISION, HI-FI, AND EVEN KARAOKE EQUIPMENT, THAT GAVE PLEASURE AND ENTERTAINMENT TO SO MANY HERE.
SIR DAVID CONGRATULATED ALL THOSE WHO HAD HELPED BRING THE HONG KONG SCIENCE MUSBUM INTO FRUITION AND WISHED ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN RUNNING IT EVERY SUCCESS.
I ALSO HOPE THAT ALL THOSE WHO VISIT IT IN THE YEARS TO COME WILL FIND IT AN INTERESTING AND REWARDING EXPERIENCE, HE ADDED.
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OPENING OF SCIENCE MUSEUM HERALDS RAPID EXPANSION OF MUSEUM SERVICES IN HONG KONG
THE OPENING OF THE URBAN COUNCIL'S NEW WORLD-CLASS HONG KONG SCIENCE MUSEUM TODAY (THURSDAY) MARKS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN THE RAPID EXPANSION OF MUSEUM FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN HONG KONG.
THE $340 MILLION NEW FACILITY AT TSIM SHA TSUI EAST WAS OPENED
BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE MUSEUM, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR H.M.G. FORSGATE SAID THE COUNCIL HAD INVESTED OVER $420 MILLION IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS ON CAPITAL WORKS ON MUSEUM SERVICES.
"LATER IN THE YEAR, WE WILL BE OPENING THE NEW MUSEUM OF ART IN TSIM SHA TSUI, THE HONG KONG VISUAL ARTS CENTRE IN HONG KONG PARK AND TWO PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS AT THE SPACE MUSEUM AND THE HONG KONG MUSEUM OF HISTORY, MR FORSGATE SAID.
VISITORS
MR FORSGATE SAID THE SCIENCE MUSEUM AIMED TO PROVIDE WITH AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE IN
MYSTERY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
EXPLORING THE
"WE WANT VISITORS ΤΟ PARTICIPATE, BE AMAZED, AMUSED AND EDUCATED BY THE PRINCIPLE HIGHLIGHTED BY THE EXHIBITS. WE ALSO WISH TO SEE THE MUSEUM AS A TOOL OF INFORMAL CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY," HE SAID.
MR FORSGATE ALSO PRAISED THE EXTENT OF PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN PROVIDING DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS TO THE MUSEUM.
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THE HONG KONG SCIENCE MUSEUM OCCUPIES A SITE AREA OF 27,000 SQUARE METRES. THE FOUR-STOREY PURPOSE-BUILT MUSEUM BUILDING HAS TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF 13,500 SQUARE METRES, OF WHICH 7,500 METRES ARE EXHIBITION GALLERIES.
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