Wooden Plaque 雷生春木匾
Old Building Items
Lui Seng Chun Items
This is the iconic wooden plaque of Lui Seng Chun at the front door of the building at ground floor. The woodware cravings of the plaque were replaced by new ones when it was revitalized.
Unknown
2012
Lui Seng Chun
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Lui Seng Chun
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Physical Object
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Typewriter 打字機
Past Hong Kong Items
Old Machines
Mei Ho House Items
Computer was not common in those days and typewriter was a necessity for writing documents and homework. There used to be typewriting classes in the regular curriculum, which is no longer found nowadays.
Unknown
2013
Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association
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Mei Ho House
Unknown
Physical Object
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1953 Shek Kip Mei Fire
Toys and Books in 1950s-1970s 五零至七零年代玩具
Past Hong Kong Items
Toys
Books
Mei Ho House Items
Different toys popular in the old days are shown here, including an old Ludo game set, paper guns, an old riddles book. They have great social significance because they have become commemorative memory of many Hong Kong people.
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2013
Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association
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Mei Ho House
Unknown
Physical Object
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1953 Shek Kip Mei Fire
Telephone, Water and Electricity Bill in 1960s 六十年代電話費、水費、電費賬單
Past Hong Kong Items
Printed papers
Mei Ho House Items
This includes the pricing and the details of the payments and billings in the past. We can understand the livelihood of the people in the past by looking at the pricing of daily necessities therein.
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2013
Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association
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Mei Ho House
Rectangular shape
Physical Object
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1953 Shek Kip Mei Fire
Storage Vessels 貯藏器
Ancient Utensils
Artefacts
Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum Items
Storage vessels are used for storing food or drink. Pottery pots and urns were main food storage vessels while jars were used to store wine or water.
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1988
The HKSAR Government
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Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb
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Physical Object
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Han Dynasty
Showrooms 展室
Showrooms
Past Hong Kong Items
There are different showrooms on 2/F of the Mei Ho House Museum showcasing the lifestyles of people in the past. A showroom of a store selling rice and cooking oil showed how residents of Mei Ho House had to open businesses to make a living. Showroom of a toilet in Mei Ho House showed how poor their living conditions were. Showroom of a public housing unit in the 1950s and 1970s, in the mean time, demonstrated the improvement in living standards as Hong Kong's economy developed.
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2013
Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association
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Mei Ho House
120 square feet for each showroom
Physical Object
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1953 Shek Kip Mei Fire
Receipts in 1950s - 1970s 五十至七十年代收據
Past Hong Kong Items
Printed papers
Mei Ho House Items
There are different receipts here: Hospital receipts in 1950s to 1960s, tuition receipts in 1950s to 1970s, rental receipt in 1958 and receipt of Bakery Co. in 1965. All these are evidence of the vibrant livelihood of people in Sham Shui Po in the past.
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2013
Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association
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Mei Ho House
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1953 Shek Kip Mei Fire
Pottery Models 模型
Ancient Utensils
Artefacts
Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum Items
A set of pottery house, granary, well and stove models were customary funerary objects commonly found in the Han tombs in Guangzhou. These models reflected the development of agriculture at that time. They were also symbols of wealth owned by feudal landlords.
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1988
The HKSAR Government
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Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb
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Physical Object
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Han Dynasty
Pottery Wine Warmer 陶器
Ancient Utensils
Artefacts
Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum Items
Various potteries were made in Han dynasty, usually covered in yellowish green or yellowish brown glaze. While some potteries are simply decorated with incised bands, some had more delicate artworks such as carving of animals or lotus petal patterns.
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1988
The HKSAR Government
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Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb
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Physical Object
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Han Dynasty
Medicine and Chinese Herbs Drinks 中藥
Medical Items
Lui Seng Chun Items
Different traditional Chinese medicine were popular in Sham Shui Po and Hong Kong in the past, such as Wu Hua Cha (a tea with five flowers), Mao Gen Drink and so on.
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2012
The Baptist University of Hong Kong
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Lui Seng Chun
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Physical Object
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Medical Equipment 醫藥用具
Medical Items
Lui Seng Chun Items
These items were used in the process of making medicine, such as earthen bowls, stone knife, tea pots, basin for grinding medicine etc.
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2012
The Baptist University of Hong Kong
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Lui Seng Chun
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Household Utensils in 1950s -1960s 五十至六十年代家居雜物
Past Hong Kong Items
Household Items
Mei Ho House Items
There are different old household items, like old rulers and hair combs, which let us imagine the livelihood of residents in Sham Shui Po in the past.
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2013
Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association
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Mei Ho House
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Physical Object
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1953 Shek Kip Mei Fire
Food Vessels 飲食器
Ancient Utensils
Artefacts
Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum Items
Food vessels include objects such as Jars made of bronze, which slowly became common daily items due to the well-development of the economy during the Han dynasty. They are used for food or drink storage and for serving meal. At that time, the populace used food vessels made of pottery, bamboo or wood; while rich families used bronze and jade food vessels instead.
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1988
The HKSAR Government
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Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb
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Physical Object
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Han Dynasty
Floor Tiles 地磚
Old Building Items
Lui Seng Chun Items
There are two types of floor tiles and a type of terrazzo in Lui Seng Chun, one in octagon shape and one in rectangular with S-shaped carvings. Moulds are made while the tiles are being replicated by the new ones.
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2012
The Baptist University of Hong Kong
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Lui Seng Chun
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Physical Object
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Entertainment Materials in 1960s - 1970s 六十至七十年代娛樂用品
Past Hong Kong Items
Printed Papers
Mei Ho House Items
It contains Film Synopses in 1970s, Movie Advertisements on “Ming Tang Yat Pao” in 1966, and Love Novels in 1970s.
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2013
Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association
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Mei Ho House
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Physical Object
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1953 Shek Kip Mei Fire
Educational materials in 1950s- 1970s 五十至七十年代教育用品
Past Hong Kong Items
Printed Papers
Mei Ho House Items
It contains Secondary School Textbooks in 1950s-1970s, School reports, certificates and copy books between 1960s and 1970s.
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2013
Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association
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Mei Ho House
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Physical Object
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1953 Shek Kip Mei Fire
Cooking Vessels 煮食用具
Ancient Utensils
Artefacts
Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum Items
Various potteries were made during the Early Han Dynasties. The pottery skills allowed the people of Han to create sturdy cooking vessels such as cups, pots, fu cauldrons, etc.
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1988
The HKSAR Government
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Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb
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Physical Object
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Han Dynasty
Chinese medicine prescription in 1960 六十年代中醫處方
Past Hong Kong Items
Mei Ho House Items
This is a Chinese medicine prescription in the 1960s, with the symptoms of the patient and the medicine the patient should take written in Chinese caligraphy.
Dr. Ding Jiwan
2013
Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association
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Mei Ho House
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Physical Object
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1953 Shek Kip Mei Fire
Bronze Objects 青銅器
Ancient Utensils
Artefact
Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum Items
8 bronze objects were excavated from the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb. These bronze objects were mainly house objects such as basins, mirrors and bowls.
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1988
The HKSAR Government
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Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb
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Physical Object
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Han Dynasty