| The opening ceremony of "The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia", the first exhibition of its kind ever presented in town, was held today (January 29) at the Hong Kong Museum of History. Picture shows the officiating guests at the opening ceremony, including (from left) the Director of International Engagement of the British Museum, Mr Philip Marshall; the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mrs Betty Fung; the Deputy Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Dr Simon Ip; the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam; the British Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao, Ms Caroline Wilson; the Deputy Director of the British Museum, Dr Andrew Burnett; and the Chief Curator of the Hong Kong Museum of History, Ms Susanna Siu. |
