The opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum | More than 70,000 tickets have been successfully pre-sold Wu Zhihua expects a better response after the opening

The Hong Kong Palace Museum opened today (22nd) and will officially open to the public on the 2nd of next month.

Wu Zhihua, director of the Palace Museum Culture Museum, said this morning that the Hong Kong Palace Museum could be completed on schedule within five years and within budget, and it was hard-earned to experience the impact of the epidemic.

He pointed out that more than 70,000 tickets have been sold, including free tickets on Wednesday, accounting for 50% of all tickets, of which 83% of the special exhibition tickets of 120 yuan have been sold.

He believes that the response will be better after the opening of the museum, and appeals to the public to buy tickets as soon as possible.

▼The opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum is the first to preview many first-class ceramics "national treasures"▼

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Wu Zhihua said that he had participated in the conception of the Hong Kong Palace Museum project as early as 2015, as well as the planning, construction and curatorial links, and witnessed the opening of the current site from the open space five years ago to today without exceeding the budget.

He said that the achievements were not easy to come by, because the museum was affected by the epidemic during the construction period. For example, one of the exhibits was loaned by the Louvre Museum in France, and the attendants needed to be temporarily replaced because they did not meet the quarantine requirements before boarding the plane.

He also said that due to the epidemic in the mainland, most of the cultural relics arrived in Hong Kong on the 11th of this month. Fortunately, with the support of the government, all the problems were solved, and the cultural relics are now on the shelves without any damage.

He also mentioned that there are nearly 100 exhibits related to endangered species, including ivory, horns, etc. Due to the strict control of laws in Hong Kong, the application for entry of exhibits has been approved and will arrive in Hong Kong the day after tomorrow, and can be officially launched on the 2nd of next month Ready before opening to the public.

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The West Kowloon Cultural District announced the opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum on July 2▼

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Special Exhibition Tickets 83% Sold

In terms of ticket sales, he pointed out that more than 70,000 tickets have been sold, including free tickets on Wednesday, accounting for 50% of all tickets.

He continued that 83% of the 120 yuan special exhibition tickets had been sold. When asked if the response was not as expected, he pointed out that half of the tickets were successfully pre-sold in a week. , so as not to be confused, "Many calligraphy and painting relics are only displayed for one month."

He went on to say that the loan fees for exhibitions with the Forbidden City and the Louvre in Beijing are not disclosed as usual, but he emphasized that it is a normal cooperation and the overall arrangement is better than that with the LCSD in the past.

▼The Hong Kong Palace Museum opens on July 2 and will see some national first-class cultural relics and treasures▼

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▼The Chief Executive Officer of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Feng Cheng Shuyi, was interviewed▼

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