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Letters | Hong Kong’s ‘museum reshuffle’ confusion carries a lesson for the government
- Readers discuss the reaction to a proposal to site a new museum showcasing national achievements, negative perceptions of Hong Kong, and Moody’s downgrade of Hong Kong’s credit
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I refer to the article, “Arts hub an option for new museum” (December 12).
It’s a relief that Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung Yun-hung has given reassurances that the bizarre “museum reshuffle” proposal to accommodate a new museum showcasing the nation’s achievements was just an option. The proposal was contained in a paper submitted to a Legislative Council panel for discussion.
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The government would be unwise to move the Science Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui to Sha Tin and break up the Heritage Museum there, placing its collections in several places – just so it could turn the Tsim Sha Tsui site into a museum celebrating the nation’s achievements.
It is also worrying that some legislators had suggested sacrificing the City Gallery in Central to make way for the new museum.
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The reshuffle proposal had given some of us the impression that the government is more concerned about promoting Chinese history and achievements than local heritage and science in general.
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