"Heritage Fiesta cum Roving Exhibition 2025" to launch in October
The "Heritage Fiesta 2025", organised by the Commissioner for Heritage's Office (CHO) of the Development Bureau from October to November, will feature 10 declared monuments and graded historic buildings that were once filming locations for movies. A related roving exhibition will also be held from October to December at various locations in Hong Kong.
The 10 declared monuments and graded historic buildings are:
A spokesman for the CHO said today (September 9), "The Tung Wah Coffin Home and the University Hall of the University of Hong Kong (with its exterior being a declared monument), which is now a student residence, are usually not open to the public. This rare chance to visit should not be missed. To complement the event, the University Hall will also host open days on October 4 and 5. The Western District Community Centre (Main Building of Old Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospital), which was supported by the Antiquities Advisory Board to be declared a monument in March this year, will participate in the Heritage Fiesta for the first time. The courtroom of the Former Fanling Magistracy (currently the HKFYG Leadership Institute) has been featured in a number of movies."
The Heritage Fiesta will be held from October 1 to November 30. The public can join free guided tours at these 10 historic buildings or visit those participating historic buildings open to the public during designated opening hours to embark on a cinematic heritage journey to explore and appreciate the value and significance of local built heritage.
Dates and venues of the roving exhibition are as follows:
Tuen Mun Public Library
Tung Chung Public Library
Stanley Public Library
Sha Tin Public Library
Fanling Public Library
Lai Chi Kok Public Library
Event booklets are available for free at the aforementioned historic buildings and exhibition venues, as well as the following distribution points: venues of the 14 revitalisation projects under Batch I to V of the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme (www.heritage.gov.hk/en/revitalisation-scheme/index.html), the Cattle Depot Artist Village, PMQ, the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Hong Kong Museum of History, the Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence, the Hong Kong Science Museum, the Hong Kong Space Museum, the Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery cum Heritage Trail Visitors Centre, the Sam Tung Uk Museum, the Central Market, the Po Leung Kuk Museum, the Tai Kwun, the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals' temples, the visitor centre of the Hong Kong Tourism Board in Tsim Sha Tsui, and customer services centres at Hong Kong International Airport.
For details of the Heritage Fiesta and roving exhibition, as well as enrolment for guided tours, please refer to the CHO's website, the event booklet (www.heritage.gov.hk/en/about-us/events-and-promotions), or the Instagram page "@HKHeritageLIVE" (www.instagram.com/hkheritagelive/). For enquiries, please call 2906 1560.
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