Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences

The building that would later become Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences was built in 1906. It was designed as a Bacteriological Institute and renamed to Pathological Institute after World War II. The building was designed by Leigh & Orange. Being the first laboratory of bacteriology in Hong Kong, it was constructed of red bricks and consisted of three blocks. The main block is a two-storey building with a basement. The second one was used as a dormitory and the third for keeping animals. In 1972, the institute was relocated to Victoria Road and the building was then used as a storeroom for Pathology Service for the Health Department. The building was declared a monument in 1990. In 1995, it was handed over to the Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences Society and converted to a public museum where it was opened on 16 March the following year. ==Features==

It is a three-tier building occupying and it consists of 11 exhibition galleries including a gallery for Tai Ping Shan View, a game room, a library and the Gordon King Lecture Theatre. There is an entry fee charged at the museum of 20 Hong Kong Dollars per person. The galleries include: • Lui Hac Minh Gallery • Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association Gallery • Hong Kong College of Radiologists ==Goal==

The aim of the museum is to exhibit and educate the public about Hong Kong's medical history and to preserve historical medical materials relating to the local development of medicine. Publications and leaflets are distributed to the public occasionally to help arouse the interest of the public in the medical history of Hong Kong and increase their knowledge and understanding of health and diseases. ==Transportation==

The museum is in walking distance southwest from Sheung Wan station of MTR. Visitors can take Citybus or NWFB bus services 12, 12M, 13, 23, 23B, 40, 40M or 103 and alight at the bus stop named "Seymour Road" on Caine Road. ==Gallery==

Image:HKSW MMS 60318 36.jpg |A specimen in the museum Image:HKSW MMS 60318 35.jpg |Another specimen in the museum Image:HKMMS Bound Feet y60318.jpg|An exhibit in the museum: Bound Feet Image:HKSW MMS 60318 back.jpg |An exit of the museum Image:HG HKMMS 60318 Herbal Gdn.jpg |The museum and its herbal garden Image:HG HKMMS 60318 front.jpg |An entrance of the museum Image:HKSW MMS 60318 TungWahHospital.jpg |Tung Wah Group of Hospitals' Gallery Image:HKSW MMS 60318 TsanYuHospital 1922.jpg |The exhibits explain the history of Tsun Yuk Hospital ==See also==