The Government Records Service (GRS) announced today (April 20) that starting from tomorrow (April 21), the Search Room of the Public Records Office (PRO) will resume normal opening hours (from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.45pm and Saturday 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 continue to be suspended for those who have not made an online reservation for holdings.
The Exhibition Hall of the Hong Kong Public Records Building will also be reopened starting from tomorrow. Group visits and public education programmes will continue to be conducted online 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, including presenting the Vaccine Pass, the use of the "LeaveHomeSafe" mobile application, temperature checks upon entering the building and applying hand sanitiser.
For the latest updates, please visit the GRS website (www.grs.gov.hk) or 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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