Public Health and Municipal Services (Fees and Charges) (Museums) Regulation
(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 3 of 2015)
[10 December 2000]
(Format changes—E.R. 3 of 2015)
(Omitted as spent—E.R. 3 of 2015)
In this Regulation—
accompanying carer (同行照料者), in relation to a disabled person, means the one person identified by the disabled person as accompanying the disabled person for the purpose of providing care to the disabled person in a designated museum; authorized officer (獲授權人員) means a public officer authorized by the Director; designated museum (指定博物館) means the buildings, parts of buildings or places specified in an item in the Schedule to the Designation of Museums Order (Cap. 132 sub. leg. P); Director (署長) means the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services; permanent exhibition (常設展覽) means an exhibition that is held on a long-term basis in a designated museum and is designated as a permanent exhibition by the Director or an authorized officer; special exhibition (專題展覽) means an exhibition that is held on a short-term basis in a designated museum and is designated as a special exhibition by the Director or an authorized officer.In this Regulation—
a reference to an entry to a designated museum—
includes viewing a permanent exhibition after entering the museum; and
does not include viewing a special exhibition after entering the museum or an entry to the Space Theatre of the Hong Kong Space Museum; and
a reference to an entry to the Hong Kong Space Museum—
includes viewing a permanent exhibition after entering the museum; and
does not include viewing a special exhibition after entering the museum or an entry to the Space Theatre of the museum.
Subject to sections 4 and 5, the fee specified in column 3 of an item of Part 1 or 2 of the Schedule is payable in respect of the matter described in column 2 of the item.
No fee is payable for an entry to a designated museum on a Wednesday or on a day designated as the International Museum Day, Hong Kong of a year by the Director or an authorized officer.
No fee is payable for an entry to a designated museum by a person aged below 4.
| Column 1 Item | Column 2 Matter | Column 3 Fee |
| 1. | A pass for 1 year for an unlimited number of entries to designated museums— | |
| (a)a disabled person or a person aged 60 or above | $25 | |
| (b)members of the same family, up to a maximum of 4 persons | $100 | |
| (c)a person who is neither a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) nor a full-time student | $50 |
| Column 1 Item | Column 2 Matter | Column 3 Fee |
| 2. | Hong Kong Space Museum Admission fee for a single entry by— | |
| (a)a full-time student | Nil | |
| (b)either—(i)a disabled person;(ii)an accompanying carer of a disabled person; or(iii)a person aged 60 or above | $5 | |
| (c)a group of 20 or more persons | $7 per person | |
| (d)any other person aged 4 or above | $10 | |
| 3. | Hong Kong Science Museum Admission fee for a single entry by— | |
| (a)a full-time student | Nil | |
| (b)either—(i)a disabled person;(ii)an accompanying carer of a disabled person; or(iii)a person aged 60 or above | $10 | |
| (c)a group of 20 or more persons | $14 per person | |
| (d)any other person aged 4 or above | $20 | |
| 4. | Any designated museum other than one referred to in item 2 or 3 Admission fee for a single entry by any person | Nil |