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Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts

The Museum of History manages five branch museums: the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery, Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum and Law Uk Folk Museum.

The Museum of Coastal Defence is converted from the old Lei Yue Mun Fort in Shau Kei Wan. The museum is closed for a revamp, during which outreach programmes, such as travelling exhibitions, public lectures, family workshops, field visits to local military sites and school programmes, are arranged to promote Hong Kong's military history.

Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, housed in the historic Kom Tong Hall in Central, runs two permanent exhibitions about Dr Sun's life and career, and organises educational programmes relating to the man and Central and Western District. In 2019, the museum organised 'The Awakening of a Generation: The May Fourth and New Culture Movement' exhibition and a Fun Day. It attracted over 76,300 visitors during the year.

The Fireboat Alexander Grantham Exhibition Gallery in Quarry Bay Park displays the decommissioned fireboat, relics and literature on the history of Alexander Grantham and sea rescue services in Hong Kong. In 2019, the exhibition gallery held a Fun Day with the Fire Services Department and organised visits to fireboats in service, fire stations and ambulance depots. Some 51,300 people visited the gallery during the year.

Hong Kong Heritage Museum

Hong Kong Heritage Museum in Sha Tin explores the city's diverse cultures through exhibitions on art, design and history. Major exhibitions of the year were 'A History of the World in 100 Objects from the British Museum; presented in collaboration with the British Museum, and 'The Story of Jao Tsung-i, co-presented with Jao Tsung-I Petite Ecole of the University of Hong Kong. The former explored the global story of mankind over two million years through 100 objects gathered from different regions of the world, while the latter introduced Professor Jao Tsung-l's contributions to Chinese culture.

The 'Time Will Tell / anothermountainman x stanley wong / 40 years of work' exhibition was part of a continuing designer exhibition series.

The museum conducts an Arts Buddies project jointly with the Education Bureau, Arts Development Council, Hong Kong Baptist University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It runs a MuseKids programme to stimulate children's interest in museum learning, and the annual MuseTeens: Youth Leadership Scheme to enrich teenagers' understanding of its work and collections.

Heritage Museum manages two branch museums, namely Railway Museum in Tai Po and Sheung Yiu Folk Museum in Sai Kung Country Park. The former is situated in the old Tai Po Market Railway Station with a station building constructed in 1913, while the latter is located in a Hakka village built in the late 19th century. Heritage Museum, Railway Museum and Sheung Yiu Folk Museum attracted 666,162, 257,563 and 39,638 visitors respectively in 2019.

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