War of Resistance and Coastal Defence Museum to Open on Sept. 3; History Museum Director Says He Does Not Know Exact Cost
抗戰及海防博物館9.3揭幕 歷史博物館總館長認未悉具體開支 「唔希望大家着眼我哋用咗幾多錢」
The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence will officially be renamed the “Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence” next Tuesday (Sept. 3). The museum held a pre-opening event yesterday (27th). The new museum’s first special exhibition will focus on the East River Column’s wartime resistance activities in the Shenzhen-Hong Kong region, while the permanent galleries will also expand their coverage of the East River Column. Legislative Council member Lau Chi-pang said the public had previously confused the British military’s defence of Hong Kong in 1941 with the East River Column’s later contributions to the war of resistance, saying that the “process [of the Battle of Hong Kong] had been exaggerated”. Cheung Yui-sum, director of the Hong Kong Museum of History, acknowledged that he did not know the exact amount involved in the redevelopment. He said this was “not an important factor to discuss” and that he did not want the public to “focus on exactly how much we spent”.
香港海防博物館將於下周二（9月3日）正式改為「香港抗戰及海防博物館」，館方昨日（27日）舉行前奏活動。新展館將以「東江縱隊在深港地區的抗戰活動」為首項專題展覽，常設展廳亦會加強展示東江縱隊事蹟。立法會議員劉智鵬表示，市民過去混淆1941年英軍防衛香港與後來東江縱隊在抗戰的貢獻，稱香港保衛戰「過程被放大咗」；香港歷史博物館總館長張銳森承認不知道改建涉及的具體金額，認為這並非公眾討論的重要因素（not an important factor to discuss），並稱不希望市民「着眼點擺喺究竟我哋用咗幾多錢」。