The Legislative Council ("LegCo") Panel on Home Affairs visited the "Digital Dunhuang – Tales of Heaven and Earth" Exhibition ("the Exhibition") in the Hong Kong Heritage Museum today (2 October) to learn about the features of relevant exhibits as well as the Government's work progress in the programming and audience building of public museums. 

At the invitation of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department ("LCSD") and accompanied by the Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr LAU Kwong-wah, and the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Ms Michelle LI Mei-sheung, Members participated in a guided tour to the Exhibition and received a briefing from the Curator (Heritage Museum) History, Mr Brian LAM Kwok-fai, on the preparation of the Exhibition and the features of exhibits.  The Exhibition showcases over 100 exhibits and features with interactive multimedia installations to reproduce the murals and stucco statues in the caves in Dunhuang.  Members also experienced in person a tour of the virtual caves with virtual reality and image fusion technologies. 

During the visit, Members learnt more about the collaborations between LCSD and the Dunhuang Academy in training of professionals in the areas of curating, publicity and heritage conservation.  Meanwhile, Members took the opportunity to further discuss with the Government officials about the work progress of expansion or renovation in other public museums, as well as the effectiveness of different initiatives launched by the Government on audience building.  

At the meeting of Panel on Home Affairs on 21 December 2017, members discussed the Government's future plan to enhance the programming, audience building and collection management of public museums managed by LCSD.  The agenda and discussion papers of the meeting are available at the following webpage: https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr17-18/english/panels/ha/agenda/ha20171221.htm. 

Members participating in the visit included the Chairman of the Panel, Hon MA Fung-kwok; Panel Deputy Chairman, Hon YUNG Hoi-yan; and Panel members Hon YIU Si-wing, Hon IP Kin-yuen, Hon SHIU Ka-chun, Hon LAU Kwok-fan, Hon Kenneth LAU Ip-keung and Hon Tony TSE Wai-chuen. 

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The Legislative Council Panel on Home Affairs visits the "Digital Dunhuang – Tales of Heaven and Earth" Exhibition in the Hong Kong Heritage Museum today (2 October).  Photo shows (from left) the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Ms Michelle LI Mei-sheung; Hon SHIU Ka-chun; Hon Tony TSE Wai-chuen; Hon LAU Kwok-fan; Hon Kenneth LAU Ip-keung; the Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr LAU Kwong-wah; the Chairman of the Panel, Hon MA Fung-kwok; the Deputy Chairman of the Panel, Hon YUNG Hoi-yan; Hon YIU Si-wing; Hon IP Kin-yuen; the Museum Director (Heritage Museum), Ms Fione LO Sau-lai; and the Curator (Heritage Museum) History, Mr Brian LAM Kwok-fai. 

Members of the Legislative Council receive a briefing from the Curator (Heritage Museum) History, Mr Brian LAM Kwok-fai (second left), on the features of exhibits of the "Digital Dunhuang – Tales of Heaven and Earth" Exhibition.

Members of the Legislative Council view Dunhuang culture and art up close through interactive multimedia installations during the visit to the "Digital Dunhuang – Tales of Heaven and Earth" Exhibition in the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. 

Members of the Legislative Council discuss with the Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr LAU Kwong-wah (seventh left), and the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Ms Michelle LI Mei-sheung (second right) about the Government's work progress in the programming and audience building of public museums. 

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