(Left to right) Ms Kitty Choi, Director of Administration, Matthew Edmondson, Archivist, Mr Cheung Kin-chung, Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR, and Bonnie Sze, Archive Manager, Swire HK Archive Service. 
(Photo courtesy: HKSAR Government)

The Swire HK Archive Service gave the public a glimpse into the rich Swire archive collection, when it joined in the celebrations for International Archives Day on 9th June.

Swire Archivist, Matthew Edmondson, who is current President of the Hong Kong Archives Society, led the organisation of this year's event, which was held at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum under the theme of ‘Governance, Memory and Heritage'. In addition to Swire, 18 organisations took part, including the Government Records Service, HSBC, the Hong Kong Heritage Project, Lee Kum Kee, the Legislative Council, M+, the Hong Kong Observatory, and the University of Hong Kong. Guests of Honour included the Hong Kong SAR Government's Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, and Director of Administration, Ms Kitty Choi.