The Leisure & Cultural Services Department today announced that the Museum of Coastal Defence, after a major revamp, will reopen to the public on November 24, with free admission.

Converted from the Lyemen Fort, the Museum of Coastal Defence is located at Tung Hei Road in Shau Kei Wan and is the city's only military museum.

Due to the severe damage caused by super typhoon Mangkhut, the museum has been closed for repair and renovation works since mid-September 2018.

It is made up of the reception building, the redoubt and the historical trail. Multimedia elements, innovative presentation methods and a thematic approach have been introduced in the revamped permanent exhibition and the historical trail to narrate the unique story of Hong Kong's coastal defence.

The new permanent exhibition in the redoubt, The Story of Hong Kong Coastal Defence, consists of 11 galleries which include the introduction of a military presence under successive dynasties, military arrangements, port facilities, history of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, stories of multi-ethnic soldiers who served in Hong Kong as well as the Chinese People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison.

The museum features more content on the history of the Japanese invasion of China, the Japanese attack on Hong Kong, the Battle of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong-Kowloon Independence Brigade of the East River Column to deepen public awareness of this chapter in the city's history.

Twenty-four checkpoints have been set up on the Lyemun Fort Historical Trail, including the Torpedo Station built in a cave on the shore, the Lyemun Redoubt on the hilltop, and batteries and caponiers.

Visitors can experience and enjoy the unique beauty of the built structures embedded in the natural scenery, and immerse themselves in the military and historical ambience of the site through walking the historical trail.

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