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The Heritage Museum also manages three branch museums — - the Sam Tung Uk Museum, Hong Kong Railway Museum and Sheung Yiu Folk Museum. The Sam Tung Uk Museum in Tsuen Wan was originally a Hakka walled village built in 1786. It was declared a monument in 1981 and later converted into a museum. The Railway Museum in Tai Po consists of the old Tai Po Market Railway Station building, two historical locomotives and various coaches. The station building, was built in 1913 in a Chinese style and was declared a monument in 1984. The Sheung Yiu Folk Museum in the Sai Kung Country Park is located in a Hakka village built in the late 19th century, which comprises eight domestic units, pig pens, an open courtyard and an entrance gate-tower. The village and a nearby lime kiln were gazetted as monuments in 1981.
In 2006, the Sam Tung Uk Museum, Hong Kong Railway Museum and Sheung Yiu Folk Museum attracted 202 100, 264 800 and 51 700 visitors respectively.
Hong Kong Science Museum
Notable exhibitions of the year held in the Hong Kong Science Museum included 'Optical Illusion', 'Genomic Revolution' and 'Mission Earthling'. 'Optical Illusion' was a collection of about 100 illusions that fool the eyes and brains and challenge the perception. 'The Genomic Revolution' exhibition examined the extraordinary developments taking place in the field of genomics and explored their impact on science and on everyday life. The 'Mission Earthling' exhibition studied various body systems of the human being through the eyes of visiting aliens.
Two winning entries from the 'Weather Machines' Kinetic Sculptures Design Competition were selected for commissioning to produce and install weather-related kinetic sculptures at the piazza. The sculpture, 'Singing in the Rain' was completed and unveiled in April and the other sculpture 'Whistling Aloft' will be unveiled in 2007.
New collection items were also installed in the Life Sciences Hall. They included the skeletons of Indo-Pacific hump-back dolphin (Chinese white dolphin) and a rough-toothed dolphin 'Siu Tik' donated by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
To introduce current local research and achievement in medical science, the museum staged two thematic exhibitions at the Science News Corner in 2006, namely the 'DNA Technologies for Chinese Herbs Authentication' and 'Grapefruit Forms Bone?'. These exhibitions were jointly developed with The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong respectively.
The museum celebrated its 15th Anniversary on April 18 with a series of special activities, including the 'Photo Collection Campaign' and the photo mosaic together with the exhibition 'From Aspiration to Achievements', 'Science Fest', 'Bubble Magic Show', 'My Favourite Scientists Election' and 'Science Talks' for students.
Jointly organised with the China Association for Science and Technology, Beijing- Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre and the China Association (HK) for Science and Society Ltd, the 'Distinguished Chinese Scientists Lecture Series 2006' invited
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