The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Thursday, November 28, 2019 is 106.3 (same as yesterday's index).

     The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar on Thursday, November 28, 2019 is 106.3 (same as yesterday's index).

     The Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mr Vincent Liu, signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with the Chairman of the British Museum, Sir Richard Lambert and the Director of Gallerie degli Uffizi, Professor Eike Schmidt respectively today (November 28), further strengthening the cultural exchanges and co-operation between Hong Kong and the two world-renowned museums.
 
     Under the MOUs, the LCSD and the British Museum will foster their co-operation on exhibitions and strengthen professional exchanges between the two sides.
 
     The Gallerie degli Uffizi will offer different thematic exhibitions for display at the LCSD's museums under their five-year plan. The two sides will also develop professional exchange programmes for their museum personnel and facilitate visits by Hong Kong youth ambassadors to Uffizi.
 
     It is the very first time the Gallerie degli Uffizi, the largest and most visited museum in Italy, has entered into a strategic, long-term partnership with a foreign institution. It is also the first time the LCSD has entered into an MOU with an Italian museum. The first exhibition from Uffizi is planned for September 2020 to celebrate the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism.
 
     The British Museum has long held a close relationship with the LCSD. They jointly organised the well-received "Eternal Life – Exploring Ancient Egypt" exhibition in 2017 and "A History of the World in 100 Objects from the British Museum" exhibition in 2019. They also partnered to stage the 2nd Museum Summit this year.
 
     Upon signing the MOUs, the LCSD will work closely with the British Museum and the Gallerie degli Uffizi to promote the development of mutually beneficial relations in the field of art and culture.

    

     The opening hours of the URBTIX outlets at Tom Lee Tsim Sha Tsui Branch (1-9 Cameron Lane, Tsim Sha Tsui) and Tom Lee Wan Chai Branch (1/F, City Centre Building, 144-149 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai) will be revised from December 2 (Monday) onwards, a spokesman for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (November 28). The new opening hours are as follows:

Monday to Friday: 11am to 7.30pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10am to 7.30pm

     For details of the locations and opening hours of other URBTIX outlets, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ticket/counter.html. Tickets can also be purchased via the website (www.urbtix.hk) and the mobile ticketing app "My URBTIX" (Android and iPhone versions) throughout the day, and through the credit card telephone booking hotline 2111 5999 from 10am to 8pm daily.

     Police today (November 28) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Ma On Shan.

     Tam Ho-man, aged 26, went missing after he was last seen on On Chun Street on November 24 afternoon. His family made a report to Police yesterday (November 27).
              
     He is about 1.7 metres tall, 60 kilograms in weight and of thin build. He has a pointed face with yellow complexion and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt, black trousers and yellow shoes.

     Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing man or may have seen him is urged to contact the Regional Missing Person Unit of Hong Kong Island on 2860 1040 or 9886 0034 or email to rmpu-hki@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.