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RECREATION, SPORT AND THE ARTS

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Lord Wilson Heritage Trust

The Lord Wilson Heritage Trust was established in 1992, following the enactment of an ordinance bearing the same name. It aims to promote the preservation and conservation of Hong Kong's heritage.

During the year, apart from sponsoring $0.52 million for three heritage-related activities and research projects, the trust granted $483,558 to the Summer Youth Programme Committee for organising heritage-related activities in the 18 districts. Participation in these activities helps young people to develop an interest in preserving Hong Kong's heritage.

Museums

Hong Kong Museum of Art

The Hong Kong Museum of Art focuses on collecting local and Chinese art works, including Chinese painting and calligraphy, antiquities, historical pictures and contemporary local art. The museum offers a variety of thematic exhibitions, covering ancient and modern art themes.

In 2002, the museum staged 15 exhibitions. Three of these featured international exhibits from overseas and the Mainland, including Origins of Chinese Civilisation Cultural Relics from Henan Province, a special exhibition jointly presented with the Cultural Relics Bureau of Henan Province to commemorate the HKSAR's 5th Anniversary. More than 100 important archaeological finds unearthed in Henan were exhibited. Other highlights were Alberto Giacometti, which featured the master's sculptures and prints, and Wu Guanzhong - A Retrospective which introduced representative oil and ink paintings by the innovative master. During the year, 22 representative works by Hong Kong artists were exhibited in London as part of the three-month Hong Kong Festival.

To complement the museum's collection, six permanent exhibitions, supplemented by exhibits loaned by eminent local collectors, were organised. Among them was the retrospective exhibition, Lu Shoukun: New Ink Painting, which reviewed the works of the master who initiated the 'New Ink Painting Movement' in Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s. The museum also offered a wide range of educational and extension programmes, including small travelling exhibitions, video shows, family programmes, art workshops and guided tours. Tailor-made extension programmes such as the The Discoveryland of Art, an interactive travelling exhibition for children, were organised to stimulate the interest of children and young people. The museums's exhibition programmes, together with educational and extension activities, attracted more than 298 000 visitors and participants during the year.

Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware

The collection of this museum comprises various kinds of teaware and related vessels from the collection of the late Dr K.S. Lo and rare Chinese ceramics and seals donated by the K.S. Lo Foundation. Two special exhibitions were held in 2002: A Story about Teapots illustrated the history of the development of teapots as well as the processes for manufacturing ceramics and producing tea in the 19th century; Far Beyond Teapots featured various vessels for tea and wine, of periods ranging from the Neolithic Age to the 20th century.