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Clifford Lo

Police are investigating graffiti found on a wall of an exhibition hall at the Hong Kong Palace Museum, which houses more than 900 priceless relics on loan from Beijing.
Two sets of graffiti were reported on the second floor of the venue in the West Kowloon Cultural District on Museum Drive, the force said on Tuesday.
“One set of graffiti contained love messages in English, while the other was in Chinese with some patterns,” a source said. The Chinese characters include some surnames.
He added that both sets of graffiti were not done with spray paint. “It appears a hard object was used to engrave the characters on the wall,” the insider said.
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A police spokesman said one patch covered a one-by-one-metre area and the other was two-by-two-metres.
According to a statement from the Hong Kong Palace Museum (HKPM), its security staff found the wall of one of the galleries defaced during an inspection on Monday.
Officers were called at about 9.30am on Tuesday when a museum staff member made a report to police.
The Post learned that security camera footage revealed the graffiti was done on two separate occasions, with one occurring at about 12.30pm on Monday last week and the other at around 5pm on Saturday.
“An initial investigation suggested the graffiti was done by at least two teens on different occasions and made by hard objects such as a key,” he said, adding it was probably a case of mischief.

Officers are reviewing security camera footage to track down the culprits, according to the source.
The case has been classified as criminal damage. No arrests have been made. Crime-squad officers from the Yau Tsim police district are investigating the incidents.
“None of the museum exhibits have been affected. Ensuring the safety of our exhibits is a top priority at the HKPM,” the museum said in its statement.
“Following the best practices, the HKPM adopts the highest professional standards in security and conservation. The museum is equipped with custom-made display cases which offer the highest standard of security and protection to the national treasures.”
The museum has arranged for the defaced wall to be cleaned.
“The HKPM would like to remind the public that any damage to museum property is liable to criminal offences, and the museum urges the public not to defy the law,” it said.
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The museum opened on July 3, attracting thousands of art enthusiasts eager to view the national treasures on display.
Some 914 artefacts on display came from its sister site in Beijing, with 166 classified as “grade-one national treasures”, making the largest loan by the Chinese museum to another cultural institution outside the mainland. Most of the pieces are appearing in Hong Kong for the first time.
The launch of the museum in Hong Kong, which marked the 25th anniversary of the city’s July 1 return to mainland Chinese rule, was delayed after Typhoon Chaba battered the city and triggered the No 8 warning signal.
The venue is also the city’s latest arts and cultural landmark located in the West Kowloon Cultural District and features nine galleries spanning 13,000 square metres across five floors. Its collection includes ink paintings, calligraphy, ceramics and other relics dating back as far as the 10th century.


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Damage involved pair of English love messages and Chinese characters, including surnames, engraved into wall, presumably by key
Security camera footage revealed the graffiti was done on two separate occasions



Damage involved pair of English love messages and Chinese characters engraved into wall, presumably by key.


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Police called in after graffiti carved on wall of Hong Kong Palace Museum, ‘2 teens suspected behind separate acts of mischief’

Damage involved pair of English love messages and Chinese characters, including surnames, engraved into wall, presumably by key Security camera footage revealed the graffiti was done on two separate occasions

Damage involved pair of English love messages and Chinese characters, including surnames, engraved into wall, presumably by key

Security camera footage revealed the graffiti was done on two separate occasions