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renowned scholars from the Mainland and Hong Kong to deliver public lectures at the event in mid-November.

During the year, the museum worked with academic institutions and professional bodies on a number of special projects such as 'Fun Science Competition', 'Robotic Olympiads' and '39th Joint School Science Exhibition' to promote science.

In 2006, the museum's exhibitions and extension activities attracted more than 798 000 visitors and participants.

Hong Kong Space Museum

The museum produced two new Sky Shows which ran throughout the year to introduce astronomy and space science using multi-media and special effects. 'The Moon Revisited' reviewed the moon-landing feat and explored future lunar missions while the 'Hubble Space Telescope' took the audience on a journey through the universe and introduced the significant findings of the telescope.

In response to the demotion of Pluto from planetary status, the museum staged a special exhibition entitled 'The New Definition of Planets', developed a new interactive exhibit called 'Exploring the Solar System' and held a forum on the topic.

The museum also cooperated with universities and astronomical societies in organising a series of astronomical training classes for teachers and students. In 2006, the museum's activities attracted more than 703 000 visitors.

Hong Kong Film Archive

The Hong Kong Film Archive's major functions are 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 storerooms. It has already acquired more than 6 300 films and 786 000 items of related materials, mainly through donations and deposits. Major acquisitions during 2006 included donation of 199 Shaw Studio films from the Celestial Pictures Ltd.

The archive continued to make a positive contribution to film research and conducted oral history interviews with film veterans. Several publications including the 'Oral History Series (3): Director Chor Yuen', '@LOCATION', 'The Glorious Modernity of Kong Ngee' and 'Frame After Frame' were published following popular demand for them. The archive attracted more than 216 300 visitors in 2006.

Art Promotion Office

The LCSD's 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.

A competition held under the Public Art Scheme 2006 was organised to embellish three LCSD venues namely the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre at Kowloon Park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Ko Shan Road Park in To Kwa Wan and Po Hong Park in Tseung Kwan O. Another exhibition, the 'Mobile Art Expedition', was a partnership