Fiche du musée : Hong Kong News-Expo
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Emplacement du musée : Hong Kong

Site web du musée : https://hkne.org.hk/en/index.html


Hong Kong News-Expo is a museum dedicated to the history and significance of the news media in Hong Kong. It is housed inside the former Bridges Street Market at No. 2, Bridges Street in Central District, Hong Kong Island. The heritage building was among the first batch of public markets built after the end of World War II and was opened in 1953. The building sits partly on the former site of the American Congregational Mission Preaching Hall, where Dr Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Republic of China, was baptised in 1884. In 2013, under Batch III of the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme, the Journalism Education Foundation Hong Kong Limited was granted the right to revitalise the property into Asia's first education facility with news as the main theme. In April 2016, the Legislative Council's Finance Committee approved the allocation of HK$85.3 million for the revitalisation project. The venue has a total floor area of about 10,000 square feet. Hong Kong News-Expo was opened to the public on the 6th of December 2018. Its exhibits chronicle the evolution of Hong Kong's news media, present the city's political, economic and social transformations through contemporary news reports, and demonstrate the importance of the free flow of information as a cornerstone of Hong Kong's success.