Airport Core Programme Exhibition Centre (facade)

The Airport Core Programme Exhibition Centre is housed in a single-storey distinctive white structure situated at 401

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Ting Kau Ting Kau is an area in west Tsuen Wan District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Ting Kau Village () is a village near the shore. Ting Kau is famous for the Ting Kau Bridge, spanning the Rambler Channel, from Ting Kau to Tsing Yi Island. Administr ...

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in Hong Kong. The exhibition centre is run by the

Home Affairs Department The Home Affairs Department is an executive agency in the government of Hong Kong responsible for internal affairs of the territory. It reports to the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs. Purpose The Dep ...

for the

Airport Core Programme The Airport Core Programme was a series of infrastructure projects centred on the new Hong Kong International Airport during the early 1990s. The programme was part of the Port and Airport Development Strategy, commonly known as the Rose Gard ...

, often referred to as the ''Rose Garden Project''.

History

The building was originally named Homi Villa, it was built by a private developer, Jehangir H. Ruttonjee, in the early 1930s. It was later bought by the

Hong Kong Government The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the Executive (government), executive authorities of Hong Kong Special administrative regions of China, ...

and used as staff quarters for British army officers. For example, it served as the residence of Sir

Philip Haddon-Cave Sir Charles Philip Haddon-Cave, , (; 6 July 1925 – 27 September 1999) was a British colonial administrator. He was the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1971 to 1981 and the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong from 1981 to 1985. During his tenu ...

, the Financial Secretary between 1971 and 1982. It was converted into the Airport Core Programme Exhibition Centre in 1995 by the New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office (NAPCO), it opened in early 1996. During the first six months of operation 100,000 people visited the centre, with weekends averaging more than 2,000 visitors. To help contend with the popularity opening hours were extended to public holidays. Although the Airport Core Programme was completed in 1998 with the opening of the Hong Kong International Airport, the exhibition centre remains open as of November 2017.ACP Exhibition Centre
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Facilities

There are five exhibition areas, displaying models, photos and descriptions of the 10 airport-related projects to give a full picture of the entire construction project of the

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. Permanently mounted rooftop binoculars are available for visitors to view

Tsing Ma Bridge Tsing Ma Bridge is a bridge in Hong Kong. It is the world's 16th-longest span suspension bridge, and was the second longest at time of completion. The bridge was named after the two islands it connects, namely Tsing Yi and Ma Wan. It has tw ...

which links

Tsing Yi Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all ...

on the east to

Ma Wan Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island, with an area of .Lantau Link The Lantau Link, formerly known as the Lantau Fixed Crossing, is a roadway in Hong Kong forming part of Route 8 linking Lantau Island to Tsing Yi, from which other roads lead to the urban areas of Kowloon and the rest of the New Territories ...

which, with three long span bridges, links the New Territories and Chek Lap Kok, where the Hong Kong International Airport is located.

References

External links

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Film Services Office entry

Homi Villa
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