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Arts in Hong Kong, 1967'. Several other exhibitions were drawn entirely from the Art Gallery's own collections. 'The Artist's Eye of Hong Kong', 'The Artist's Eye of Macau', 'Decorative Posters of Today' and 'Travel Posters of the World'.

Two exhibitions were received from abroad: an exhibition of "Traditional and Modern Maori Art', sponsored by the New Zealand Government, and an ‘Exhibition of World Photography' which was received through the Goethe-Institut.

The permanent display of Chinese antiquities in the City Hall Museum was further enlarged during the year by the addition of several important pieces and the display was completely re-organized in February.

In addition to the displays in the Museum and Art Gallery, a total of 40 local artists and groups presented private showings of both Western and Chinese art in the other Exhibition Halls in the City Hall.

GOVERNMENT COLLECTIONS

The government collections of historical pictures consist of the Ho Tung, Chater, and Law and Sayer collections. There are more than 700 items including paintings, prints, engravings and photo- graphs. They form a unique pictorial record of Sino-British contacts in the 18th and early 19th centuries and provide interesting illustra- tions of life in Hong Kong, Macau and other ports on the China coast in those days. The limited space in the Art Gallery does not allow a permanent display of these collections, but exhibitions of material from them have been arranged from time to time.

Since its opening in 1962, the City Hall Art Gallery has been making a collection of paintings, prints and sculptures by Hong Kong artists. This collection is continually growing.

The Museum's collection of Chinese antiquities is based on the Henry Yeung collection, acquired by Government in 1949. One of its chief characteristics is the large number of early pottery pieces of South China origin. This collection is on permanent display.

The archaeological collection was greatly enriched by the transfer from the Hong Kong University to the City Hall of the Maglioni collection of archaeological finds in South China. Some additions