Tsing Yi Public Library is a public library

Public library

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 on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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. It is classified as Major District / District Libraries under the system of Hong Kong Public Libraries. Before the library was established, Hong Kong Government provided the islanders with only mobile library service.

History

After the completion of phase IV of Cheung Hong Estate, Tsing Yi Public Library was established on the ground floor of Hong Shing House of the estate on 21 March 1986. Although the library was small, it had one children's library, one adult library and one reference library.

The population of Tsing Yi Island continued to grow rapidly in 1980s and 1990s towards 200,000 as new housing projects were completed in the new town

Tsuen Wan New Town

Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. It spans over Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and the eastern part of Tsing Yi Island. Traditionally, the officials of Tsuen Wan managed the area of proper Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi Island, Ma Wan and Northeast Lantau Island.In 1982 the Tsuen Wan...

. The Regional Council decided to build a new library which was suggested in new town planning in 1980s. On 2000-01-31 the library moved to the current location, Tsing Yi Municipal Services Building

Tsing Yi Municipal Services Building

Tsing Yi Municipal Services Building , also known as Tsing Yi Complex, formerly Tsing Yi Regional Council Complex, is a multi-purpose municipal building for the Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It was built by former Regional Council...

. The library is on a single floor and is more spacious than the old library. Computing facilities and a newspaper reading room was introduced to the library. As the Council was disbanded, the library is then managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Leisure and Cultural Services Department

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Facilities

• Adult Lending Library
• Children's Library
• Computer Information Centre
• Extension Activities Room
• Multimedia Library
• Newspapers and Periodicals Section
• Reference Section
• Students' Study Room

Opening Hours

• Monday
  09:00am – 08:00pm
• Tuesday
  09:00am – 08:00pm
• Wednesday
  09:00am – 08:00pm
• Thursday
  Closed
• Friday
  09:00am – 08:00pm
• Saturday
  09:00am – 07:00pm
• Sunday
  09:00am – 05:00pm
• Public Holiday
  09:00am – 05:00pm
  (Closed on New Year
  New Year
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   Day, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd day of the Chinese New Year
  Chinese New Year
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  , Good Friday
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  , Christmas Day and Boxing Day
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Except library closing day, the library will be closed at 5:00 p.m. on the following days: New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

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, Chinese New Year's Eve, Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival

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 and Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

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Mobile services

Although the library in the central location of the new town of Tsing Yi Island, it is too far from the remote part of the new town. There are mobile services provided for Cheung Ching Estate in its south, Cheung Fat Estate in its north and Cheung Wang Estate in its east.

It also lends some of her collections to other organisations on the island.

See also

• Tsing Yi Municipal Services Building
  Tsing Yi Municipal Services Building
  Tsing Yi Municipal Services Building , also known as Tsing Yi Complex, formerly Tsing Yi Regional Council Complex, is a multi-purpose municipal building for the Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It was built by former Regional Council...
  
  
• Leisure and Cultural Services Department
  Leisure and Cultural Services Department
  The Leisure and Cultural Services Department , often abbreviated as LCSD, is a department in the Government of Hong Kong. It reports to the Home Affairs Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Home Affairs. It provides leisure and cultural activities for the people of Hong Kong, which was also one of...