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Hong Kong Space Museum

Hong Kong Space Museum celebrated its 25th anniversary with a year of exhibitions, competitions and lectures. A star-gazing gala was held jointly with various astronomical societies on the evening of November 12 at the Avenue of Stars where the 60 telescopes provided were used by over 6 800 participants.

On November 29, the museum jointly organised a seminar with the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups in the Stanley Ho Space Theatre for the astronauts and delegates of Shenzhou-6 to meet the young professionals of Hong Kong.

During the year, the museum launched two Sky Shows, four Omnimax films and four School Shows. They attracted some 380 300 viewers. The museum also organised 208 extension activities that attracted over 28 300 participants. Twelve temporary special exhibitions together with the permanent exhibits in the Hall of Astronomy and Hall of Space Science attracted more than 356 800 visitors.

Hong Kong Film Archive

The Hong Kong Film Archive's major functions are to acquire,

to acquire, preserve, catalogue and document Hong Kong films and related materials. With a gross floor area of 7 200 square metres, its major facilities include a cinema, an exhibition hall, a resource centre and four temperature-controlled collection stores. It has already acquired more than 6 000 films and 760 000 items of related materials, mainly through donations and deposits. Major acquisitions include donations from Universe Film Distribution Co Ltd, Emperor Motion Pictures and Pearl City Video Ltd.

During the year, eight exhibitions were organised and more than 450 screenings. and seminars were held at the archive. In addition, the archive launched the Film. Education Programme for Students and Film Appreciation Programme for Senior Citizens. It continued to make a positive contribution to film research and conducted oral history interviews with film veterans. It also published the Hong Kong Filmography V (1960-1964) and a number of film-related publications.

The archive's resource centre, equipped with computers, independent video booths and a rich collection of film-related reading materials, was well patronised by the public.

In 2005, the archive attracted more than 212 660 visitors.

Art Promotion Office

The Art Promotion Office aims to promote local visual arts through wide-ranging activities focusing on public and community art. The office places importance on undertaking projects with different partners, which helps further enhance art appreciation and participation among members of the public.

One of the award-winning proposals in the Public Art Scheme 2003-04 was commissioned and installed in the new Ma On Shan Public Library and 10 were commissioned for installation under stage two of the 'New Face of Heritage Installation of Public Artworks at Yat Tung Estate' project jointly organised with the Housing Department. Seventy-two winning photos of the 'Camera Yuen Long: Art-in-