Development of museum services |
| Date | Context | Summary of development | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00 | - | The Culture and Heritage Commission (CHC) was established in April 2000 to advise the Government on the policies as well as funding priorities on culture and arts. CHC submitted the "Culture and Heritage Commission Policy Recommendation Report" to the Government in April 2003, putting forward its policy recommendations on, inter alia, public museum services. [Report] | |
| 22.11.00 | CQ | Hon Cyd HO raised a written question on guided museum tours. [Hansard "page 57"] | |
| 13.6.03 | HA | The Leisure and Cultural Services Department commissioned consultants to conduct a study on the mode of governance of Hong Kong public museums in keeping with the 21st century development. The consultants submitted their report to the Government in June 2003.
The Panel discussed the Administration's paper setting out the findings and recommendations of the consultancy study on the mode of governance of Hong Kong's public museums and the Hong Kong Film Archive. [Paper] | |
| 4.2.05 | HA | The Panel supported in principle the financial proposal of the Administration to convert Kom Tong Hall for use as the Dr SUN Yat-sen Museum [Paper] | |
| 16.2.05 | PWSC | PWSC endorsed for recommendation to FC, the upgrading of the project to convert Kom Tong Hall into the Dr SUN Yat-sen Museum to Category A, at an estimated cost of $90.5 million in money-of- the-day prices. [Paper] | |
| 4.3.05 | FC | FC approved the recommendation of PWSC to upgrade the project to convert Kom Tong Hall into the Dr SUN Yat-sen Museum to Category A. [Minutes] | |
| 16.3.05 | CQ | Hon CHIM Pui-chung raised a written question on Dr SUN Yat-sen Museum [Hansard "page 7"] | |
| 31.3.06 | - | Chapter 5 of the Audit Commission's Report No. 46 on the provision of public museum services by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department [Report "Chapter 5"] | |
| 12.7.06 | COU | PAC Report No. 46 was tabled at the Council meeting.[Report "page 3"] - relevant extract on the provision of public museum services | |
| 18.6.07 | HA | The Committee on Museums (CoM) which was established in November 2004 to advise the Secretary for Home Affairs on the provision of public museum services in Hong Kong, submitted its Recommendation Report to the Administration in May 2007.
The Panel discussed the Administration's paper on its responses to the key recommendations in the Report of CoM. [Paper] | |
| 11.1.08 | HA | The Panel discussed the Administration's paper on the current situation of private museums in Hong Kong [Paper]
and the Administration's initial views on the Hong Kong Maritime Museum (HKMM)'s proposal to relocate to the Central Pier 8 from 2010 onwards.[Paper] At the Panel's request at the meeting, the Administration provided a report on the progress made in respect of HKMM's proposal since the meeting [Paper] and supplementary information regarding the number of staff working in the 17 existing museums under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. [Paper] | |
| 4.2.09 | CQ | Hon LEE Wing-tat raised a written question on storage and display of works of art [Hansard "page 101"] | |
| 5.10.09 | HA | The Panel discussed the Administration's paper on the procurement and preservation of historical artifacts and exhibits at the special meeting. [Paper]
Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat on the procurement and preservation of historical artifacts and exhibits. [Paper] | |
| 13.11.09 | HA | The Panel discussed the Administration's paper on the measures to improve the provision of public museum services. [Paper]
Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat on the future development of museum services. [Paper] | |
| 5.2.10 | HA | The Panel discussed the Administration's paper on future development of museum services [Paper]
Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat on the future development of museum services. [Paper] The Administration provided information on statistics on the number and duration of service of non-civil service contract staff in museums managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department ("LCSD") and the information on major private collections donated to LCSD museums [Paper] | |
| 28.4.10 | CQ | Hon Emily LAU raised a question on "Opening Hours of Public Museums". [Hansard "page 111"] |