China News Service, June 8. According to the Hong Kong Commercial Daily, the Hong Kong Palace Museum will be officially opened to the public on July 2. Except for every Wednesday in the first year, admission will be charged at the rest of the time. The standard ticket is 50 yuan. (Hong Kong dollars, the same below), special exhibition tickets 120 yuan.
Fung Cheng Shu-yi, chief executive of the Hong Kong West Kowloon Authority, said in a radio program today (8th) that she is considering applying for copyright with the Palace Museum in Beijing to develop cultural and creative products with Hong Kong characteristics and increase revenue.
The exterior of the Hong Kong Palace Museum.
Photo by Li Zhihua
Feng Cheng Shuyi said that the exhibits in the museum are invaluable, the insurance premiums are high, and the operating expenses are not cheap, while the West Kowloon Cultural District has to bear the annual operating expenses of about 300 million yuan, and it is expected that 30% of the expenses will be covered from the ticket revenue. It will be directly responsible for 50% of the expenses, and the remaining 20% will be raised from all walks of life, including consideration of applying for copyright with the Palace Museum in Beijing, developing cultural and creative products with Hong Kong characteristics, and increasing income.
Feng Cheng Shuyi pointed out that she has confidence in the exhibits in the museum and believes that it will attract the public not only to enter the museum for free on Wednesdays, but also estimate that the tickets for special exhibitions account for about 30% of the daily tickets, describing the fees as "value for money".
At present, the maximum daily capacity of the museum is 7,000 people, but due to epidemic prevention and early operation, it will be limited to 5,000 people.
As for a Legislative Council member's suggestion that people under the age of 18 should be allowed free admission to attract more young people to visit, Feng Cheng Shuyi said that 150,000 general tickets have been reserved for young people and disadvantaged communities, and the distribution arrangements will be announced later.