Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum

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Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum is housed in the formly Main Hall Building of Kwong Wah Hospital, located at 25 Waterloo Road, Kowloon .This building was built in 1911; it is now classified as Grade I Historic Building.

Only this building is preserved when Kwong Wah Hospital was re-developed in 1958-1963.

The Museum was set up in 1970, the centenary year of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.It displays the archives and relics of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. The exhibits include the plague presented by Li Hongzhang, an Qing official, with three of his colleagues in 1884[1]. There are other plagues and gifts presented to the Hospitals by officials from Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China[2]

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[edit] Opening hours

Monday to Satursday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
It is closed on Sundays and Public Holiday.

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[edit] Reference

  1. ^ Leisure and Cultural Service Department.(2006) International Museum Day Hong Kong 2006:Museums Guide Book.
  2. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office.2004(DEC). Heritage Hong Kong(14).

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