Hong Kong Central Library

The Hong Kong Central Library is a public library of the leisure and Cultural Services Department, located at 66 Causeway Road, Moreton terrace, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. It has replaced the Central Library of Hong Kong City Hall as the central system and information center of all public libraries in Hong Kong. It has also opened a new page for library services in Hong Kong. The Central Library of Hong Kong is also referred to as the central library.

Hong Kong Central Library

The Hong Kong Central Library is the largest public library in Hong Kong, China. It has 12 floors, covers an area of 9400 square meters, and has a total floor area of 33800 square meters. By 2011, it has collected more than 2.3 million books (the total collection of the Hong Kong public library system is 12.11 million). It has replaced the Hong Kong City Hall Library as the main library and has become the central system and information center of all public libraries in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Central Library

It is a 12 storey building, covering an area of 9400 square meters and a total floor area of 33800 square meters. By 2011, it had a collection of more than 2.3 million books (12.11 million books in the public library system of Hong Kong), making it the largest public library in Hong Kong. The construction cost of the library is as high as HK $690 million, which has been criticized by members of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council for its high construction cost. In particular, the design of the decorative column at the bottom of Rome, which was added at the top of the library by the Preparatory Department afterwards, has been accused of wasting public money. In May 2001, the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Central Library was presided over by Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa. The Hong Kong Central Library, located at 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, adjacent to Victoria Park in the north, opened on May 17, 2001, is the largest public library in Hong Kong, China, managed by the leisure and Cultural Services Department. It has replaced the Hong Kong City Hall Library as the main library and has become the central system and information center of all public libraries in Hong Kong.

Evolution characteristics

The poster of the public consultation meeting of the Hong Kong Central Library held by the Urban Council in 1996 shows the original design of the top of the building. In the 1990s, the Urban Council decided to build a new Central Library as the flagship Library of Hong Kong. The preparatory plan of the Hong Kong Central Library came into being. Before the completion of the Hong Kong Central Library, there were five Central libraries in Hong Kong: Hong Kong City Hall Library, Kowloon Central Library, Sha Tin Central Library, Tsuen Wan Central Library and Tuen Mun central library.

The location of the Hong Kong Central Library used to be the only open-air volleyball court on Hong Kong Island. As more and more Indonesian domestic helpers gather around Causeway Bay on Sunday, it has become a place for them to gather and play. Later, the government decided to build a central library here, which once caused controversy among local people, worrying that foreign domestic helpers would lack meeting places.

The design of the building has also caused controversy. In 1997, the then chairman of the Urban Council, Liang Dingbang, and the director of urban services, Ms. Chung, publicly criticized the design of the central library. Although the high-tech design proposed by Mr. Chung was rejected because the project had already started, the architectural design of imitating the classical style was ridiculed by Urban Council members as a western style villa in mainland China. The construction cost of the central library is as high as HK $690 million, which has been criticized by members of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council. The Preparatory Department has changed the original design of the top of the building and added Roman style decorative columns, which is a waste of public money.

The geometric patterns of circles, squares and triangles can be seen everywhere inside and outside the Central Library of Hong Kong. They have the metaphors of "round sky, round place" and "knowledge accumulated into a tower". As the original design is the Central Library of the Urban Council, the logo of the Urban Council can be seen in the lift door and the handrail of the main door. Although the Urban Council of Hong Kong has been dissolved, the logo itself is also an abstract design of bauhinia in Hong Kong.

On May 17, 2001, the Hong Kong Central Library was opened by the former chief executive, Mr Tung Chee Hwa, and officially opened on May 18.

The fountain in the atrium of the Central Library of Hong Kong has a rotating globe on it

There is a fountain in front of the main door, which is also the symbol of this library

Steps leading to the entrance of the lobby

Luo Xu and jazz

Facilities in the Museum

There are viewing elevators and escalators running from the ground level to the 11th floor. Toilets are also available on each floor. In addition, Wi Fi facilities are provided in the library area (except the 7th floor), providing 63 hot spots for free connection.

Delifrance and gift shop on the ground

Third to fifth floors of the library

Escalator in the Museum

View lift

Facility floor

7 / F Central Library (library staff only) 11 / F Hong Kong Public Library General Office

10th floor art resource center, music practice room, seminar room

Hong Kong Central Library Office

9th floor central reference library, seminar room

8th floor central reference library

7th floor central library and Exhibition Hall

6 / f language learning room, youth library

Audio visual library and seminar room

5th floor map library, computer information center

Newspaper and periodical library, microfilm reading area

4th floor overdue newspaper storage

3rd floor Adult Library

Second floor children's library, children's multimedia reference room

Toy library, children's activity room

1st floor library, Delifrance, laundry

Ground exhibition hall, lecture hall, reader service introduction hall, activity room service

Various services

As the largest library in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Central Library not only provides more than 2 million collections for borrowing and reference, but also provides a variety of services, including:

self-check machine

24-hour book box return service

Information terminal

Multimedia information system

Online public search directory

Collection library of international organizations

Asian Development Bank, European Union, international maritime organization, United Nations, UNESCO, world bank, World Trade Organization and World Food Programme

In addition, the toy library and the map library are unique facilities in the Hong Kong Central Library.

To provide large-scale exhibition services of Zhou Enlai, a great man of the generation

On the afternoon of June 28, 2011, a large-scale special exhibition of Zhou Enlai, a great man of the generation, was opened in the Hong Kong Central Library, which was sponsored by 18 organizations, including Hong Kong Society for the promotion of culture from all walks of life, Hong Kong Friendship Association, Hong Kong Chinese General chamber of Commerce, China pension fund, Hong Kong Buddhist cultural industry, Hong Kong Chaozhou Association, Hong Kong Guangdong Association and Hong Kong Fujian Association. Dong Chee Hwa, vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, Li Gang, deputy director of the Liaison Office of the CPC Central Committee in Hong Kong, Li Jie, deputy director of the literature research office of the CPC Central Committee, and Zhou Enlai attended the ceremony.

Through a large number of historical pictures, precious cultural relics and documentaries, the exhibition shows Zhou Enlai's great life and contribution in a three-dimensional way with nine themes of "seeking the truth of saving the country, striving for the rejuvenation of China", "expanding the patriotic camp, planning the great cause of founding the country" and "guiding the work of Hong Kong".

In the exhibition, Zhou Enlai's handwriting of "studying business, improving efficiency, opposing waste and strictly abiding by discipline" attracted many audiences to line up for a group photo. "Guiding Hong Kong's work" has also attracted many visitors. Among them are the original photos of Premier Zhou's meeting with teachers and students of the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong's industrial and commercial circles, film and television circles and cultural circles in 1956, as well as the documents arranged for the "Dongjiang water supply to Hong Kong" project. In addition, the original special edition of the founding of new China in 1949 and the original plan of the national emblem and national flag directed by Zhou Enlai are also displayed.

The exhibition shows Zhou Enlai's historical pictures, cultural relics and handwriting from his youth to his death, reflecting his great influence on the Chinese people and the international community. Among them, Zhou Enlai's pajamas, pen bags and cushions are on display for the first time.

The exhibition highlights the close ties between Zhou Enlai and Hong Kong, including the photos of visiting Hong Kong for medical treatment in 1927, the photos of meeting with the teachers and students of the University of Hong Kong in 1956, the speech on Hong Kong issues published in 1957, and the arrangement of the "water from the East river crossing the mountains" plan in the early 1960s.

More than 700 guests from all walks of life in Hong Kong attended the opening ceremony. Besides Zhou Bingde, Zhou Enlai's niece Zhou Bingjian and his nephews Zhou binghe and Zhou Bingjun attended the ceremony. Dong Chee Hwa, vice chairman of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, Li Gang, deputy director of the joint office of the CPC Central Committee, Zhan Yongxin, Deputy Commissioner of the office of the special commissioner of the Ministry of foreign affairs in Hong Kong, senior colonel Zhou Weijun of the PLA garrison in Hong Kong, General Gao Zhenpu, close guard of Premier Zhou Enlai and former deputy director of the Central Security Bureau, Ms. Li Ziyang, daughter of former president Li Xiannian, and Ms. Liao Xinwen, director of the Deng Yingchao research center of Zhou Enlai, also made a special trip from Beijing Come to Hong Kong for activities.

Li Jie, deputy director of the literature research office of the CPC Central Committee, said in his speech that Zhou Enlai is an outstanding leader of the CPC in leading the glorious history of Chinese revolution and construction. He never forgets the great cause of the reunification of the motherland and has done a lot of basic and pioneering work to solve the problems of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and to promote the prosperity of Hong Kong

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