The MMIS won a number of awards, including the Best award in the E-Government and Service Category of the Asia Pacific Information and Communication Technology Awards 2002.

The public libraries support lifelong learning, encourage children to use public library resources for life.

The public libraries organise educational and cultural programmes to cultivate reading habits.

Mobile library services are provided to schools without library facilities.

Book drops have been installed in libraries for the return of borrowed materials after opening hours.

Students get a better understanding of the exhibition by playing educational tools.

Treasures of the War and Peace: Treasures of the Qin and Han Dynasties exhibition.

Public can learn more about the history of coastal defence by playing the computer interactive programme in the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence.