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THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1991
ABOUT 60 PER CENT OF
THE 500 EXHIBITS WILL BE ALLOWING VISITORS TO MAKE THINGS WORK FOR THEMSELVES.
TECHNOLOGY
AREA
IS
SCIENCE, LIFE
"HANDS-ON",
SCIENCES, THREE TO INTO
THE EXHIBITS COVER 4 MAJOR AREAS TECHNOLOGY AND A CHILDREN'S ZONE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE
SUB-DIVIDED FURTHER SEVEN AGE GROUP. THE
ROBOTICS, ENERGY, SECTIONS COVERING COMPUTERS CONSTRUCTION, TRANSPORTATION, FOOD SCIENCE AND HOME TECHNOLOGY.
AND
COMMUNICATION,
FOR ADULTS 60 OR OVER. OF ADMITTED FREE
THE SCIENCE MUSEUM CHARGES AN ADMISSION FEE OF $25 AND $15 FOR CHILDREN, STUDENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS AGED
BY ADULTS ARE CHILDREN UNDER THREE CHARGE.
ACCOMPANIED
TO THE SCIENCE NAMELY HONG KONG SPACE
EXPLAINING THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADMISSION FEE MUSEUM AND THREE OTHER MAIN MUSEUMS OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, KONG MUSEUM OF ART, HONG KONG MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND HONG MUSEUM, MR FORSGATE SAID THIS WAS TO ENSURE THAT THE QUALITY OF MUSEUM
A PERIOD OF RISING COSTS, SERVICE WAS MAINTAINED IN RECURRENT COSTS OF OPERATING MUSEUM SERVICES RISING FROM IN 1989 TO OVER $100 MILLION THIS YEAR.
"IT IS, THEREFORE, NOT WITHOUT RELUCTANCE, THAT WE
THE FOUR ADMISSION
FEE FOR
TO
WITH · ANNUAL $53 MILLION
ARE FORCED MAIN MUSEUMB.
CITIZENS AND
TO CHARGE A MODEST HOWEVER, A CONCESSIONARY SCHEME WILL OPERATE FOR SENIOR STUDENTS, WHILST ADMISSION TO BRANCH MUSEUMS AT LEI CHENG UK, LAW AND THE MUSEUM OF TEA WARE WILL REMAIN FREE," MR FORSGATE ADDED.
PIAZZA, A
OPEN-AIR THE MUSEUM ALSO HAS AN HALL, A CLASSROOM, A LABORATORY, A WORKSHOP, FOOD RESTAURANT.
UK,
295-SEAT LECTURE A BOOKSHOP AND A FAST-
ACTIVITIES IN
MUSEUM, INCLUDING DROP CONTEST
THE URBAN COUNCIL IS ORGANISING A WIDE RANGE OF THE COMING MONTH TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE MAGIC BUBBLE SHOWS, SCIENCE LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS, EGG AND MICROMOUSE MAZE CONTEST.
WILL
BE 1 PM ΤΟ 9 PM ON THE OPENING HOURS OF THE MUSEUM
AND 10 AM WHEN THE MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED) TO 9 PM ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
WEEKDAYS (EXCEPT MONDAYS
ENQUIRIES FOR ADMISSION AND
SCIENCE
BOOKING OF TICKETS OR HIRE OF TO THE HONG KONG SCIENCE SHA TSUI EAST OR BY CALLING
MUSEUM FACILITIES CAN BE MADE IN WRITING
MUSEUM,
2
732 3232.
MUSEUM
ROAD,
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