Hong Kong is a city of contrasts – ancient traditions adjoin here with the ultra modern city look. This former British colony with the mainly Chinese population pretends to be the “meeting point” of the East and West. During many centuries Hong Kong was a part of Chinese Empire but in 1841 yielded to the British power, China handed Hong Kong over. In 1898 this act was legalized as 99 years rent treaty. The United Kingdom discharged its obligations and in 1997 Hong Kong was handed back to China. It received a status of Special Administrative Region (SAR), but Hong Kong has lost a part of its economic power since China opened its doors to the international business. Hong Kong is no more the only gates to trade with China. Hong Kong has a rich cultural heritage, the most precious object of which are carefully kept in Hong Kong museums.

Hong Kong Museum of Arts is a part of Hong Kong Cultural Centre. It exhibits paintings, drawings, lithographs and sketches of the old Hong Kong. In the Centre you can also attend lectures devoted to Hong Kong history, its culture.