Exclusive | Some Hongkongers overreacting to proposed Science Museum relocation, culture chief says
- Government has suggested using Science Museum’s current site in Tsim Sha Tsui for new institution celebrating national achievements
- Minister Kevin Yeung insists proposal was only prepared for meeting with lawmakers
Speaking exclusively with the Post on Friday, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung Yun-hung stressed the proposal was only prepared for a meeting with lawmakers next Monday.
He said the relocation of the Science Museum to Sha Tin was just an option.
“Legislative Council members wanted to inquire about our plans for new museums, so we obliged,” he said, while clarifying that authorities were still searching for “suitable locations” for new and existing ones.
“Right now, it’s not like we have a plan all laid out and we are asking lawmakers to approve it. They wanted to talk, so we are showing them the information we have on hand. I think the public got a little too sensitive about it.”
He also emphasised authorities were “not in a rush” to create a new institution exhibiting national achievements.
A Legco paper released earlier this week titled “Setting up Two Museums about Our Country and the War of Resistance” proposed to move the Science Museum to the Heritage Museum in Sha Tin, while the latter would be rearranged and amalgamated into other museums.