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multi-purpose rooms which are used for training in the visual arts, promotion, and for hire.

The centre organised a series of events, one of which is the 'Artist in Residence 2010' programme which supports and promotes the development of new media art in Hong Kong. A series of Chinese culture, painting and calligraphy workshops and lectures was organised to promote Chinese arts. The centre also co-operated with various higher education institutes and art organisations such as The Chinese University of Hong Kong's Department of Fine Arts, Hong Kong Sculpture Society, Artist Commune, Hong Kong Visual Arts Society, Hong Kong Open Printshop, the organising committee of the Art Specialist Course Exhibition and Videotage, to organise art exhibitions and educational programmes for the public.

Hong Kong Film Archive

The Hong Kong Film Archive acquires, preserves, catalogues and documents Hong Kong films and related materials. The building houses a cinema, an exhibition hall, a resource centre and four temperature-controlled storerooms for the films and related materials. It has acquired more than 9 500 films and 1 000 000 related materials, mainly through donations and deposits. The Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Co Ltd donated 96 titles of films that it distributed between the 1950s and 2000s, and more than 100 items of film related materials to the film archive in 2010. Major film titles acquired in 2010 included Body Guards and Assassins, Claustrophobia and Echoes of the Rainbow. More than 700 items of film- related materials were acquired from Mr James Wong, an artifact collector.

Major events held by the Hong Kong Film Archive during 2010 included the exhibitions namely 'A Creative Journey with Lung Kong' which showcased the unique, outstanding and bold vision of the film director as well as the essence of his films, 'Capturing Light And Shadow: A Tribute to Two Master Cinematographers' highlighted the contributions of two outstanding Hong Kong cinematographers and the under-sung heroes of film, Ho Look-ying and Bill Wong and the Hong Kong Film Archive 10th Anniversary Exhibition 'Glamour Everlasting' which showcased the rarely seen photos and archival items donated by film stars.

Central Conservation Section

The Central Conservation Section looks after paintings, documents, prints, textiles, metals, ceramics, organic materials and archaeological finds. In 2010, its specialist conservators treated 1 176 artefacts, and implemented a series of preservation programmes, scientific analyses and conservation researches for the museum objects.

As part of its extension and education services, the section organised 37 workshops, laboratory tours, thematic talks and school visits for students and others. A total of 1892 people took part in these events. The section also runs a Conservation Volunteer programme in which over 40 volunteers were recruited, providing 1 200 hours of community service in 2010.