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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,

TSIM

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