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Inclement Weather Arrangement

Museum Opening

  1. Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above
    • The Museum will be closed if the signal is in force before museum opening hours.
    • The Museum will be closed if the signal is issued during museum opening hours.
    • The Museum will resume service within 2 hours if the signal is cancelled or lowered to Signal No.3 or below 3 hours or more before the normal closing time as conditions allow. The Museum will remain closed if the signal is cancelled or lowered to Signal No.3 or below less than 3 hours before the normal closing time.
       
  2. "Extreme Conditions"*
    • The Museum will be closed if "extreme conditions" is in force before museum opening hours.
    • The Museum will resume service within 2 hours if "extreme conditions" is cancelled 3 hours or more before the normal closing time as conditions allow.
    • The Museum will remain closed if "extreme conditions" is cancelled less than 3 hours before the normal closing time.
      (*In the case of serious disruption of public transport services, extensive flooding, major landslides or large-scale power outage caused by a super typhoon, the Government will make an announcement of "extreme conditions".)
       
  3. Black Rainstorm Warning Signal
    • The Museum will be closed if the signal is in force before museum opening hours.
    • The Museum will remain open if the signal is issued during museum opening hours.
    • The Museum will resume service within 2 hours if the signal is cancelled 2 hours or more before the normal closing time as conditions allow. The Museum will remain closed if the signal is cancelled less than 2 hours before the normal closing time.

Museum Programmes and Outreach Programmes
Indoor Programmes
Programmes for families, children, kindergartens, primary schools, special schools, child centres, elderly centres and other similar organisations (including pre-booked group guided tours)

  1. Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above
    • All programmes will be cancelled.
  2. Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3 or Red / Black Rainstorm Warning Signal
    • Programmes in progress will continue. Programmes not yet commenced will be cancelled.
    • If the signal is lowered 3 hours before the programme commences, the programme will proceed as scheduled.

Programmes for the public, secondary schools, post-secondary schools and other similar organisations (including pre-booked group guided tours)

  1. Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above
    • All programmes will be cancelled.
    • If the signal is lowered 3 hours before the programme commences, the programme will proceed as scheduled.
  2. Black Rainstorm Warning Signal
    • Programmes in progress will continue. Programmes not yet commenced will be cancelled.
    • If the signal is lowered 3 hours before the programme commences, the programme will proceed as scheduled.
  3. Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3 or Red Rainstorm Warning Signal
    • Programmes will proceed as scheduled.

Outdoor Programmes

  1. Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3 or above or Red / Black Rainstorm Warning Signal
    • Programmes in progress may be terminated subject to on-site weather condition. Programmes not yet commenced will be cancelled.
    • If the signal is lowered 3 hours before the programme commences, the programme will proceed as scheduled.
    • As the actual circumstances of individual programmes may vary, please refer to the inclement weather arrangement of the specific programme for details.

Arrangements for Fee-charging Programmes
Owing to inclement weather, the cancelled programmes will be rescheduled, or the fees will be refunded. Please retain the admission letter and receipt for further arrangement.

* Please pay attention to the announcements published on Museum's Facebook page and Instagram account for the latest inclement weather arrangement.