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Board Paper AAB/19/2019-20 (Annex D) Annex D Monthly Statistics on Educational and Publicity Activities (since 1 February 2020) Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) Feb 2020 Mar 2020 Apr 2020 1-15 May 2020 Telephone Enquiries 121 43 102 77 Written Enquiries 21 22 28 10 *Consultation of Archives 0 0 0 4 *Guided Tours / Open Days 0 0 0 0 *Lectures / Seminars 0 0 0 0 *Workshops 0 0 0 0 *Remark: To avoid prevalence of COVID-19, all educational activities and docent services of AMO have been suspended since 29 January 2020. The Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre and Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery cum Heritage Trail Visitors Centre were closed from 29 January to 10 March 2020 and from 23 March to 5 May 2020, and have been re-opened since 6 May 2020. Commissioner for Heritage's Office Feb 2020 Mar 2020 Apr 2020 1-15 May 2020 Telephone Enquiries 6 34 36 5 Written Enquiries 7 10 11 3 Open Days 0 0 0 0 Roving Exhibition 0 0 0 0 *Remark: To avoid prevalence of COVID-19, the promotion of photo points located at historic buildings under the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme has been deferred. 2 Annex D Visitors Figures of Monuments Opened with Assistance from the Antiquities and Monuments Office (since 1 February 2020) Feb 2020 Mar 2020 Apr 2020 1-15 May 2020 *Tai Fu Tai Mansion, San Tin 0 0 0 186 *Tung Lung Fort, Tung Lung Island 0 0 0 0 *Tung Chung Fort, Lantau Island 0 0 0 0 *Old House, Wong Uk Village 0 0 0 197 Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall, Ping Shan 1 112 1 144 1 031 433 Tang Ancestral Hall, Ping Shan 2 147 2 363 2 026 992 Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall, Lung Yeuk Tau 1 053 1 035 1 207 566 Yi Tai Study Hall, Kam Tin 1 654 1 019 1 037 575 Tang Kwong U Ancestral Hall, Kam Tin 643 529 577 367 Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall, Sheung Shui 625 614 402 254 Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall, Ho Sheung Heung 474 661 669 318 Kang Yung Study Hall, Sha Tau Kok 223 263 225 152 Cheung Shan Monastery, Fanling 580 648 541 358 Man Lun Fung Ancestral Hall, San Tin 356 309 250 165 Cheung Ancestral Hall, Yuen Long 231 270 196 112 King Law Ka Shuk, Tai Po 546 528 350 310 Fan Sin Temple, Tai Po 561 628 402 241 Leung Ancestral Hall, Yuen Long 90 41 47 30 Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda, Yuen Long 957 1 327 1 208 653 I Shing Temple, Wang Chau, Yuen Long 690 613 355 205 Chik Kwai Study Hall, Yuen Long 146 151 164 68 Residence of Ip Ting Sz, Sha Tau Kok 278 248 222 171 Tang Ancestral Hall, Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long 2 929 2 205 1 472 754 Yan Tun Kong Study Hall, Yuen Long 324 414 370 312 Race Course Fire Memorial, Wan Chai 83 120 100 53 *Fortified Structure at Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long 0 0 0 88 Tat Tak Communal Hall, Ping Shan 455 693 481 309 Hau Mei Fung Ancestral Hall, Sheung Shui 4 3 27 62 Total: 16 161 15 826 13 359 7 931 *Remark: To avoid prevalence of COVID-19, all educational activities and docent services of AMO have been suspended since 29 January 2020. Tai Fu Tai Mansion, Old House of Wong Uk Village and Fortified Structure in Ha Pak Nai were closed from 29 January to 5 May 2020, and have been re-opened since 6 May 2020. Tung Lung Fort Information Centre and Tung Chung Fort Information Centre have been closed since 29 January 2020 until further notice..
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