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The Stephen Hui Geological Museum () is the first and only geological museum in
Museum official website
Geology museums University of Hong Kong Natural history museums in China Natural history museums University museums in Hong Kong {{HongKong-museum-stub
The Stephen Hui Geological Museum () is the first and only geological museum in Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
. It is located on the ground and first floors of the James Hsioung Lee Building (), in the University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. HKU was also the fi ...
Main Campus. The museum is part of the Department of Earth Sciences, the only earth sciences department in Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
.
With the goal of making the rock collection available for public viewing, the museum opened on January 16, 2009. It houses around 10,000 catalogued specimens from different parts of the world.
The museum is open from Mondays to Fridays, 1PM to 6PM, with mornings reserved for guided group tours.
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Museum official website
Geology museums University of Hong Kong Natural history museums in China Natural history museums University museums in Hong Kong {{HongKong-museum-stub