To celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) present the “Glorious Voyage: Splendid Achievements of the People’s Republic of China in Its 75 Years” exhibition series. Its three exhibitions, namely "Leapfrog Development", "Scientific Breakthroughs" and "Era of Intelligence", showcase the country's modernisation process from the perspectives of economy, education, technology, culture, sports and people's livelihood.

 

“Leapfrog Development”, presented in the Lobby of the Hong Kong Museum of History, forms a part of the exhibition series. The exhibition featured medals won by the athletes in different Olympic and Paralympic Games to share the fruits of their hard training with the public，such as the first gold medal won by Hong Kong, China windsurfer Ms Lee Lai-shan at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics for the HKSAR, and the gold medal won by Chinese diver Ms Guo Jingjing in the women's three-metre springboard event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.