Hong Kong Film Archive

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On-line catalogue | Condition of Use | Services and charges | Audiovisual Materials Viewing Card

Helping and encouraging the public to discover our film heritage is a major area of our work. On the third floor of the Hong Kong Film Archive building is a Resource Centre, which houses voluminous books, magazines, newspapers and audio-visual materials. In the Resource Centre, much of our collection is open to the public and researchers. The Resource Centre has a number of viewing booths and a viewing room. Users must apply for an "Audiovisual Materials Viewing Card" for using our audiovisual viewing service.

The Resource Centre utilizes the multi-media library system to catalogue our information on 8000 film titles and 300,000 items of film-related materials. The public can also access our online catalogue through the Internet or the workstations at the Resource Centre. Moreover, Internet links and Electronic Databases such as, "Wisenews" and "Film Index International" are also available in the Resource Centre to facilitate effective searching for more film-related information resources.

Items in our collection are not for lending. However, the public may freely read books, magazines and other film-related publications inside the Resource Centre. Reservation will be necessary for viewing closed stack collection. Subject to clearance of copyright, these materials may be copied for research purpose via paid services provided by the Resource Centre.