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A section of Welcome to the Spinning Factory! features cotton items commonly used from birth to adulthood

Accessibility Tour from Home: Welcome to the Spinning Factory!

Accessibility Tour from Home is a series of online tours with audio description in Cantonese, Hong Kong sign language interpretation and accessible captions. The tour is divided into 4 chapters including History of Nan Fung Textiles, Industrial Machines and 5 Steps of Cotton Spinning, Cotton Products of the Everyday as well as Principles of a Spinning Wheel, for a wider audience to enjoy the highlights of Welcome to the Spinning Factory!

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Chapter 1: History of Nan Fung Textiles

This video introduces the history of Nan Fung Textiles, renowned yarn labels and stories of former workers.

[With Hong Kong sign language interpretation]

[With audio description in Cantonese & accessible captions]

Chapter 2: Industrial Machines and 5 Steps of Cotton Spinning 
This video illustrates industrial cotton spinning procedures including blowing, carding, drawing, roving and spinning as well as an introduction to the machines of cotton recycling and quality checking.

 [With Hong Kong sign language interpretation]

[With audio description in Cantonese & accessible captions]

Chapter 3A: Welcome to Hong Kong Market!
This video explores textile items that are made in Hong Kong

 [With Hong Kong sign language interpretation]

[With audio description in Cantonese & accessible captions]

Chapter 3B: Cotton Products of the Everyday 
This video narrates commonly used cotton products from birth to adulthood.

 [With Hong Kong sign language interpretation]

[With audio description in Cantonese & accessible captions]

Chapter 3C: Textile for Food
In this video, let’s explore the 9 display shelves and dive into the various textile objects and techniques like cloth tea bags, rice jute sacks, tying with ‘salt water grass’ and dai pai dong canvas awnings.

 [With Hong Kong sign language interpretation]

[With audio description in Cantonese & accessible captions]

Chapter 4: Principles of a Spinning Wheel  
This video demonstrates how to spin yarns with a traditional single spindle horizontal spinning wheel.

[With Hong Kong sign language interpretation]

[With audio description in Cantonese & accessible captions]

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Available from 22.05.2020

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Online

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Ticketing Arrangements on Weekends and Public Holidays

To ensure a safe and pleasant experience for all, CHAT will implement timed admission arrangements on weekends and public holidays until further notice.

Free Ticket distribution begins 30 minutes before each session outside CHAT Shop (G01A). Each person may collect up to 4 tickets. Tickets are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis, while stocks last.

Visiting sessions and ticket distribution times are as follows:

1️⃣ 11:00am – 12:45pm
Distribution starts at 10:30am

2️⃣ 1:00pm – 2:45pm
Distribution starts at 12:30pm

3️⃣ 3:00pm – 4:45pm
Distribution starts at 2:30pm

4️⃣ 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Distribution starts at 4:30pm

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in helping us create a more enjoyable and relaxed experience for all visitors. Please follow our social media channels for the latest updates.

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