Opening ceremony and media tour of the exhibition “CSI of the Cetaceans: Hope of Solutions”
We would like to invite you to cover the following event:
| Event: | Opening ceremony and media tour of the exhibition “CSI of the Cetaceans: Hope of Solutions” |
| Date: | 26 April 2019 (Fri) |
| Time: | 11:00 am |
| Venue: | G/F Exhibition Hall, Hong Kong Science Museum |
| Officiating guests: | Professor Matthew Lee Kwok-on, Vice-President (Development and External Relations), City University of Hong Kong (CityU) Dr Brian Kot Chin-wing, Research Fellow, State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution; and Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, CityU Ms Paulina Chan Shuk-man, Museum Director, Hong Kong Science Museum Mr Peter Lee, General Manager, Environment, Airport Authority Hong Kong |
This exhibition is the first of its kind in Hong Kong, displaying dried cetacean specimens that were stranded in Hong Kong, and featuring common virtopsy and necropsy evidence handled by the Cetacean Virtopsy Laboratory of CityU for survival threats in the Cetaceans Stranding Investigation (CSI) in Hong Kong waters.
The exhibition will enable the public to understand the CSI and the significance and application of virtopsy evidence. It will also display an interactive mobile application and a virtual reality game developed by undergraduate students at CityU on cetacean species identification and the threats that cetaceans face in Hong Kong waters.
Media are invited to join a guided tour of the exhibition following the opening ceremony.
Media enquiries:
Kenix Wong, Communications and Public Relations Office, CityU (Tel: 3442 5228 or 9753 9505)