The Government Records Service (GRS) announced today (September 14) that starting from tomorrow (September 15), the Search Room of the Public Records Office (PRO) will resume normal opening hours (from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.45pm and Saturdays from 9am to 1pm (excluding public holidays)) to provide services for members of the public who have made a reservation through the online catalogue. The quota is 15 users per day, which will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The Search Room services will be suspended for those who have not made an online reservation.
The Exhibition Hall of the Hong Kong Public Records Building will also be reopened on September 15. Visits and public education programmes will continue to be suspended until further notice.
Members of the public are required to wear masks at all times when they are inside the Hong Kong Public Records Building, and follow the infection control measures implemented by the GRS including temperature checks upon entering the building and applying hand sanitiser.
The GRS will continue to monitor the situation closely and review the arrangements in a timely manner. For updates, please visit the GRS website (www.grs.gov.hk) and the PRO Facebook page (www.facebook.com/grs.publicrecordsoffice). For enquiries, please call 2195 7700 during the opening hours of the PRO, or email proinfo@grs.gov.hk.
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