(Taken from http://www.infrastructuregallery.gov.hk/eindex.htm)
Gallery Address : The Hong Kong Planning And Infrastructure Exhibition Gallery, G/F., 3 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong
Opening Hours : 10:00 – 18:00 daily
Gallery closed on Tuesdays (except Public Holidays) and the first two days of the Chinese New Year
Enquiries :
Tel: 3102 1242
Fax: 3104 0129
E-mail Address: piegal@pland.gov.hk
Website : www.infrastructuregallery.gov.hk
Free Admission
Facilities and Exhibits
1. Greeting Hall — Visitors to the gallery will be greeted by colourful lighting specially arranged to reflect the diversity of Hong Kong’s buildings.
2. Statement Wall — A statement affirms Hong Kong’s initiative to further develop its world- class infrastructure to enhance the quality of life and strengthen its status as Asia’s world city.
3. Videos — Big silk screens on glass with taped remarks by celebrities on quality living environment, tourism and logistics development. More than 20 other video shows and power-point presentations throughout the gallery provide details about infrastructure facilities and plans, ranging from transport, new towns, urban renewal, tourism to environmental protection.
4. Panorama — An animated panoramic view of our future harbourfront, giving visitors an unforgettable three-dimensional experience of strolling down the promenade from Central to Wanchai, and also at the West Kowloon Cultural District.
5. District Models — Showcase the Hong Kong Wetland Park. It is an interactive model with special audio-visual effects to highlight the 9 key features of the Hong Kong Wetland Park. Apart from preserving the natural habitat to achieve sustainable development, the wetland park is a good educational and tourist facility in Hong Kong.
Conceptual Model of Hong Kong Wetland Park
6. Bridge Models — Featuring Stonecutters Bridge, part of Route 9, with one of the world’s longest cable-stayed spans Region.
Stonecutters Bridge with its modern outlook is highly praised for its aesthetic value.
7. Flying over New Towns — Computer animation takes you on a flight over Sha Tin, Tung Chung and Tseung Kwan O, giving you a bird’s eye view of our new towns and their landmark buildings.
8. Tourist Kaleidoscope — Take photographs of yourself against a backdrop of one of Hong Kong’s 18 top tourist attractions, including the Giant Buddha and Tsing Ma Bridge. Then send them to your family and friends by e-mail!
9. Heritage Walk — Re-experience old Hong Kong on screen, and check out over 100 historical buildings.
10. Hong Kong - a Multi-modal Transport Hub — An entertaining computer game showing the efficient transport and logistics links of Hong Kong with the major cities of the world via air, land and sea.
11. Web Cam — Watch instant broadcasts of the operation of our container terminals, traffic in the harbour and on Tsing Ma Bridge. Feel the heartbeat of our city, from morning to evening.
12. Water & Sludge — A model on sewage treatment telling what difference the Harbour Area Treatment Scheme makes in cleaning up our harbour. Don’t be surprised to learn that the tunnels are 150 m below ground, equivalent to the height of a 50-storey building!
The measures to improve water quality bring us a cleaner harbour.
13. Infrastructure Walk — A ‘must see’ jumbo model stretching for about 18.5 metres, showing an array of existing and planned major infrastructure projects on a territory map with a scale of 1:2 500. Each project has a story to tell, once you touch the corresponding screen button. Lean back against the wave-shaped wooden wall and enjoy the stories and lighting effects.
Infrastructure Walk
Hong Kong Planning and Infrastructure Exhibition Gallery Location Plan