392 Recreation, Sport and the Arts
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Sam Tung Uk Museum, Hong Kong Railway Museum and Sheung Yiu Folk Museum attracted 437 411, 120 287, 224 351, and 57 692 visitors respectively during the year.
Hong Kong Science Museum
To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, the Hong Kong Science Museum presented 'Biodiversity in China', an exhibition on China's wildlife, providing visitors with a glimpse of China's rich biodiversity and the importance of conservation of natural habitats. A 'Candy Unwrapped' exhibition organised during the summer holidays introduced to visitors. the surprising biology, chemistry, physiology and psychology behind the world of candy.
Other major exhibitions during the year included 'Exploration of Time' and 'Polar Crisis Global Warming'. The former illustrated various concepts of time while the latter elucidated the changes occurring at the polar regions and looked into the global problem of climate change.
The Science Museum also organised a number of public activities for the visit of the Yuanwang-6 Space Tracking Ship to Hong Kong. These included guided tours of the ship, an exhibition explaining its mission and a public lecture by the experts and crew of the ship. The activities attracted 13 600 visitors.
The museum's Science News Corner staged two thematic exhibitions: 'Science of Human Locomotion' and 'Bio-hydrogen Production from Wastewater'. These were organised jointly with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and The University of Hong Kong to introduce their research achievements. These exhibitions together with the permanent displays attracted more than 995 000 visitors.
Five leading scientists, Professor Ai Guoxiang, Professor Zhang Yanzhong, Professor Sun Zezhou, Professor Tony F Chan and Professor Yuen Kwok-yung from the Mainland and Hong Kong delivered lectures at the 'Distinguished Chinese Scientists Lecture Series 2009', organised jointly by the China Association for Science and Technology, Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre, the China Association (Hong Kong) for Science and Society and the Museum. The topics covered included public health, lunar exploration, aviation technology, satellite navigation systems and applications in mathematics.
'Hong Kong Geology 360', jointly presented by the Department of Earth Sciences and the Stephen Hui Geological Museum of The University of Hong Kong, the Geotechnical Engineering Office of the Civil Engineering and Development Department, the Geological Society of Hong Kong and the Science Museum, promoted public's understanding of the local geological environment and awareness of the need to preserve the geological heritage through a series of lectures, field visits and a special exhibition on local geology running from May to the end of the year.
'Science Alive 2009', sponsored by the Croucher Foundation and jointly presented with the British Council and the Education Bureau, offered a variety of
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