The highlights include:

• film clip about the Opium Wars,
• old cannons and cannon balls,
• traditional Chinese wedding scene and artifacts,
• Chinese cultural artifacts like lions used in lion dances,
• rickshaws,
• a life-size Chinese junk that Chinese fishermen used to live in,
• artifacts related to the period of Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II,
• products manufactured in Hong Kong in recent decades, etc.

Next to this museum is the Science Museum where there are some hands-on exhibits for visitors to try out.