Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum is housed in the formly Main Hall Building of Kwong Wah Hospital, located at 25 Waterloo Road, Kowloon. Only this building was preserved when Kwong Wah Hospital was re-developed in 1958-1963. This building was built in 1911; it is now classified as Grade I historic buildings.

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 plaque presented by Li Hongzhang, an Qing official, with three of his colleagues in 1884 [Leisure and Cultural Service Department.(2006) International Museum Day Hong Kong 2006:Museums Guide Book.] . There are other plaques and gifts presented to the Hospitals by officials from Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China [Antiquities and Monuments Office.2004(DEC). "Heritage Hong Kong"(14).]

Hours

The Museum is open Monday through Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is closed on public holidays.

ee also

*Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
*Kwong Wah Hospital

References

External links

* [http://www.ha.org.hk/kwh/The_Hospital/History_Content.htm Hospital Authority: History of Kwong Wah Hospital]


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