This project assesses the feasibility of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum to berth a historic ship at Central Pier 8 in Victoria Harbour to be used as a permanent 'floating' exhibition. Our team examined all pertinent maritime laws and undertook a comprehensive review of harbour movements, pier loading conditions, and best-practice safety guidelines. Interviews with local experts facilitated determining cost estimates for vessel purchase, maintenance, typhoon sheltering, and fendering. A team survey estimated the price the public is willing to pay to see such an exhibit and determined that a tall ship or junk were the most popular options. It was concluded that exhibition feasibility is highly dependent on current uncertainties over a set of technical, market, and financial conditions.

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Creator

• Lee, Stephen Andrew
• Wilkinson, Mitchel Gordon
• Keene, Codie R
• Holmes, Jessica Kristin

Subject

• Community
• Culture
• Infrastructure
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030311-080046

Keyword

• Museum exhibits
• Museum exhibits--Evaluation

Advisor

• Kinicki, Robert
• Hou, Zhikun

Year

• 2011

Center

• Hong Kong, China Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Hong Kong Maritime Museum

Date created

• 2011-03-03

Location

• Hong Kong

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved