​Jointly presented by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the China Manned Space Agency, and organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the China Manned Space Exhibition, which has been staged at the Hong Kong Science Museum (HKScM) and the Hong Kong Museum of History (HKMH) since its opening on December 1 last year, has received an overwhelming response from the local public and tourists. As of yesterday (February 18), the exhibition had welcomed more than 280 000 visitors, with the section at the HKScM closing on the same day.
To allow more members of the public to visit the exhibition, the exhibition period of the section being staged at the HKMH will be extended to April 1 with the inclusion of new exhibits, such as a training spacesuit of the country's first astronaut, Mr Yang Liwei, and the flag of HKSAR which was brought into space by the spacecraft Shenzhou I. Visitors can still witness the extraordinary journey in achieving China's manned space development goals. For details of the exhibition, please visit the website at hk.history.museum/en/web/mh/exhibition/China-Manned-Space-Exhibition.html or call 2724 9042 for enquiries.
In addition, starting from today (February 19), the original opening hours of the HKMH will be resumed as follows:
Mondays, Wednesdays to Fridays: 10am to 6pm
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: 10am to 7pm
Closed on Tuesdays (except public holidays)
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