Health Education Exhibition and Resource Centre

The Health Education Exhibition and Resource Centre is housed in a Grade I historic building (Block S4 of the former Whitfield Barracks) in Kowloon Park.[1] In September 1993 the former Urban Council endorsed a proposal to use the building to house an Urban Council Health Education Exhibition and Resource Centre.

The centre comprises an exhibition area on two floors and an outdoor health education garden.

The exhibition on the ground floor introduce the general information of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and then focuses on various aspects of food and environmental hygiene – high-risk foods, GM foods and food additives. The topics are thoroughly explained through computer games, videos and photos, etc.

The ground floor lecture room holds regular seminars and visitors can also enjoy a walk in the Health Education Garden while browsing the history and development of the Keep Hong Kong Clean Campaign.

There is also a souvenir counter on the ground floor.

The first floor hosts temporary exhibitions in the centre of the hall and permanent exhibitions on environmental hygiene, kitchen hygiene, public toilets and pest control.

An additional resources center is located on the second floor. The resource center boasts a collection of over 6,000 publications, a lecture room and a small conference room. It is equipped with a great variety of books and audio-visual materials.

A permanent exhibition on the theme of "Food Safety, Environmental Hygiene and You" is staged at the centre. It features world class exhibition facilities with utilization of advanced multi-media presentation technologies.

• In the exhibition halls, you will learn more about food and environmental hygiene issues, including:

Ground Floor

1. A brief introduction of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2. Centre for Food Safety
3. Food Additives
4. Food Labelling
5. Genetically Modified Food
6. High Risk Food
7. Food Safety Plan (HACCP based)

First Floor

1. Our Public Market
2. Special Exhibitions
3. Keep Hong Kong Clean
4. Environmental Hygiene
5. Pest Control
6. Kitchen Hygiene
7. Main Features of Public Toilet
8. Cemeteries and Crematoria Services

• In the Resource Centre, you may obtain specialized information on health education, food and environmental hygiene topics. Apart from a rich collection of books and periodicals, there are also video-taped programmes, CD-ROMs and teaching packs. Full supportive facilities are provided for your comfortable viewing and studying.
• In the Lecture Room, you may attend regular seminars on interesting topics.
• In the outdoor Health Education Garden, you may enjoy a leisurely walk and our outdoor exhibits.

The centre organises extra-curricular programmes such as school and group visits, a volunteer scheme and a health troop membership scheme.

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