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Hong Kong Central Library opens after controversy and delays

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The Hong Kong Central Library, a 12-story building in Causeway Bay, officially opened on May 16, 2001. The project, which cost HK$690 million, faced years of controversy and several months of delays before its inauguration. The library houses 1.2 million items and features a digital information retrieval system, a toy library, a map library, and over 2,000 seats. AI

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Hong Kong Central Library opens after controversy and delays

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · SCMP ·

    Hong Kong’s HK$690 million Central Library opens in Causeway Bay in 2001 – SCMP archive

    Tung vows to make library a world-class cultural centre By Shirley Lau This article was first published on May 17, 2001 After years of controversy and months of delay, the $690 million Central Library opened yesterday (May 16, 2001) with a commitment from Tung Chee-hwa to make it…

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