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The Hong Kong Maritime Museum celebrates the history of shipping on the South China coast, and the role Hong Kong has played in that history. The museum includes semi-perminent and special exhibitions, dynamic displays, educational events and a museum shop.

The museum illustrates how China, Asia and the West have contributed through the ages to the development of boats, ships, maritime exploration and trade, and naval warfare. While concentrating on the South China coast and its adjacent seas, it also covers global trends and provides a comprehensive account of Hong Kong's growth and development as a major world port and maritime centre.

The Hong Kong Maritime Museum is a non-profit educational institution funded by Hong Kong's international shipping community.

Hong Kong Maritime Museum

The Ancient Gallery shows how the fortunes of Chinese shipping rose and fell in ancient and dynastic times. It also illustrates how China's overseas neighbours and Western trading nations together shaped the maritime history of Asia and regions beyond.

The Modern Gallery explores the historical factors and the Chinese entrepreneurship that have made Hong Kong a maritime success. It covers developments in motive power, shows how bulk carriers, tankers and containerization have changed the face of world's shipping industry, and previews experimental craft of the future.

Hong Kong Maritime Museum official website

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