AI-assisted research summary: This regulation sets museum admission and pass fees, and it gives some free-entry cases and definitions.
Public Health and Municipal Services (Fees and Charges) (Museums) Regulation(Cap. 132, section 124J)(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 3 of 2015)[10 December 2000](Format changes—E.R. 3 of 2015) 1. (Omitted as spent—E.R. 3 of 2015) 2. Interpretation (1) In this Regulation—accompanying carer (同行照料者), in relation to a disabled person, means the one person identified by the disabled person as accompanying the disabled person for the purpose of providing care to the disabled person in a designated museum;authorized officer (獲授權人員) means a public officer authorized by the Director;designated museum (指定博物館) means the buildings, parts of buildings or places specified in an item in the Schedule to the Designation of Museums Order (Cap. 132 sub. leg. P);Director (署長) means the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services;permanent exhibition (常設展覽) means an exhibition that is held on a long-term basis in a designated museum and is designated as a permanent exhibition by the Director or an authorized officer;special exhibition (專題展覽) means an exhibition that is held on a short-term basis in a designated museum and is designated as a special exhibition by the Director or an authorized officer.(2) In this Regulation—(a) a reference to an entry to a designated museum—(i) includes viewing a permanent exhibition after entering the museum; and(ii) does not include viewing a special exhibition after entering the museum or an entry to the Space Theatre of the Hong Kong Space Museum; and(b) a reference to an entry to the Hong Kong Space Museum—(i) includes viewing a permanent exhibition after entering the museum; and(ii) does not include viewing a special exhibition after entering the museum or an entry to the Space Theatre of the museum.(L.N. 84 of 2016) 3. Fees for entries to designated museums Subject to sections 4 and 5, the fee specified in column 3 of an item of Part 1 or 2 of the Schedule is payable in respect of the matter described in column 2 of the item.(L.N. 84 of 2016) 4. Free entries on certain days No fee is payable for an entry to a designated museum on a Wednesday or on a day designated as the International Museum Day, Hong Kong of a year by the Director or an authorized officer.(L.N. 84 of 2016) 5. Free entries by persons aged below 4 No fee is payable for an entry to a designated museum by a person aged below 4.(L.N. 84 of 2016) Schedule [s. 3] Fees Part 1 Multiple Entries Column 1 Item Column 2 Matter Column 3 Fee 1. A pass for 1 year for an unlimited number of entries to designated museums— (a) a disabled person or a person aged 60 or above $25 (b) members of the same family, up to a maximum of 4 persons $100 (c) a person who is neither a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) nor a full-time student $50 Part 2 Single Entry Column 1 Item Column 2 Matter Column 3 Fee 2. Hong Kong Space MuseumAdmission fee for a single entry by— (a) a full-time student Nil (b) either—(i) a disabled person;(ii) an accompanying carer of a disabled person; or(iii) a person aged 60 or above $5 (c) a group of 20 or more persons $7 per person (d) any other person aged 4 or above $10 3. Hong Kong Science MuseumAdmission fee for a single entry by— (a) a full-time student Nil (b) either—(i) a disabled person;(ii) an accompanying carer of a disabled person; or(iii) a person aged 60 or above $10 (c) a group of 20 or more persons $14 per person (d) any other person aged 4 or above $20 4. Any designated museum other than one referred to in item 2 or 3 Admission fee for a single entry by any person Nil (L.N. 84 of 2016)