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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department today (December 21) announced special opening hours for its museums and the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
On Christmas Eve (December 24), the Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Science Museum, Hong Kong Space Museum, Hong Kong Museum of History, Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum, Law Uk Folk Museum, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, Hong Kong Film Archive and the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre will close at 5pm.
On Christmas Day (December 25), Boxing Day (December 26) and New Year's Day (January 1, 2007), the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum, Law Uk Folk Museum, Hong Kong Railway Museum, Sam Tung Uk Museum, Sheung Yiu Folk Museum and Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre will be closed. The major museums ﷿ Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Science Museum, Hong Kong Space Museum, Hong Kong Museum of History, Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre and the Hong Kong Film Archive ﷿ will be open as usual.
Meanwhile, the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre will close at 5pm on Winter Solstice tomorrow (December 22) and New Year's Eve (December 31).
Ends/Thursday, December 21, 2006
Issued at HKT 17:40
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