Hong Kong Central Library Opens in Causeway Bay
The 12-storey Central Library in Causeway Bay opened to the public on May 16, 2001. The facility holds 1.2 million items and includes digital retrieval systems for maps and posters.
South China Morning PostThe Hong Kong Central Library opened to the public on May 16, 2001, after years of controversy and months of delay. 2 million items and a system that allows the public to retrieve digitalised information such as maps and posters. The complex measures 33,800 square metres and features a toy library, a map library, and more than 2,000 seats.
Chee-hwa said at the ceremony that the library would play a pivotal role in supporting education reform and cultural development. About 600 people queued to be among the first to explore the new library. The Chief Executive committed to making the facility a world-class cultural centre.
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