News-Expo to open in December

December 2, 2018

Cultural landmark:

The three-storey Bridges Street Market has been revitalised into the Hong Kong News-Expo, the first exhibition and education centre in Asia dedicated to journalism.

Traditional technique:

Copies of newspapers printed by letterpress printing will be on display.

Behind the scenes:

The expo will showcase the equipment used for news reporting from different eras.

Thematic exhibitions:

An exhibition marking the 10th anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake will be held at the expo.

Cultural preservation:

Parts of the old market have been preserved by the revitalisation project.

Original state:

The poultry slaughter room of the old market will feature major news events related to the plague, avian influenza and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

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Constructed in the Bauhaus architectural style, the former Bridges Street Market in Central was classified as a Grade III historic building in 2011.

It was later included in the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme and has been revitalised into the Hong Kong News-Expo, the first exhibition and education centre in Asia dedicated to journalism.

Hong Kong News-Expo Chief Executive Officer Chan Siu-ping:
Actually in the News-Expo, what we intended to do is to carry the history of Hong Kong news media including newspapers, radio and television. We also look forward, that's why we call it News-Expo, not News Museum. We also look forward to seeing the new media for the younger generation, how it would develop, we are open for discussion.

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It features exhibitions that showcase the development history of Hong Kong's media and focuses on specific media-related topics.

Hong Kong News-Expo Chief Executive Officer Chan Siu-ping:
We also have a thematic exhibition when we open. It would be the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake in which our reporters entered into the disaster zone and reported directly what happened inside. We are telling what the news reporters are doing behind the scene and also we want to bring out another important message is that the free flow of information and the freedom of press are crucial to the development of Hong Kong.

We got a big scroll upstairs, it will display 10 incidents (based on) a public voting campaign in April. We asked students and Hong Kong citizens what they would like to see when we open, the 10 incidents that they would like to see.

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During the revitalisation works, the original poultry slaughter room was preserved in-situ in the News-Expo.

The room will feature Hong Kong's previous efforts in fighting infectious diseases, such as major news events related to the plague, avian influenza and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

The News-Expo will officially open on December 5.

It will open from Tuesday to Sunday and entry will be free. Visitors can make appointments online.

Constructed in the Bauhaus architectural style, the former Bridges Street Market in Central was classified as a Grade III historic building in 2011.

It was later included in the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme and has been revitalised into the Hong Kong News-Expo, the first exhibition and education centre in Asia dedicated to journalism.

The expo’s exhibitions showcase the development history of Hong Kong’s media and focuses on specific media-related topics.

A thematic exhibition on the 10th anniversary of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake will be featured and a display will also show top 10 news topics based on a public voting campaign.

During the revitalisation works, parts of the old market were preserved, including the signage, market stalls and the original poultry slaughter room.

The room will revisit major news events related to the plague, avian influenza and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

The expo’s Chief Executive Officer Chan Siu-ping said the building shows the history of Hong Kong news media including newspapers, radio and television.

She said: “We are telling what the news reporters are doing behind the scene and also we want to bring out another important message is that the free flow of information and the freedom of press are crucial to the development of Hong Kong.”

The News-Expo will officially open on December 5.

It will open from Tuesday to Sunday and entry will be free. Visitors can make appointments online.