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Lau King Howe Hospital Memorial Museum

Lau King Howe Hospital Memorial Museum, Medical museum in Sibu, Malaysia.

The Lau King Howe Hospital Memorial Museum is a small museum built near the original entrance of the former Lau King Howe Hospital in Sibu. It opened on 3 August 1996 at a cost of MYR450,000, after the 1936 hospital buildings were demolished in 1994. It is described as Malaysia's first and only medical museum.

Lau King Howe built Sibu's only hospital in 1936 with funds and land approved by the Brooke government, then returned to China soon after. The hospital had 400 beds and an outpatient department in 1986. After Sibu Hospital opened on 1 September 1994, the old buildings were demolished and the site became a commercial lot. A museum costing MYR450,000 was built near the original entrance and opened on 3 August 1996.

The museum carries the name of Lau King Howe, who built Sibu's only hospital in 1936 and returned to China soon after. Its Chinese name, 劉欽侯醫院紀念館, keeps the hospital's identity in the local Chinese community. The building stands near the original hospital entrance, so the site still marks where patients once arrived.

The museum is organized into different sections, each focusing on a particular aspect of medical history and practice. Information panels are provided in English, Bahasa Malaysia, and Mandarin to help visitors understand the exhibits.

The museum was built near the original hospital entrance for MYR450,000 and opened on 3 August 1996, two years after the hospital buildings were demolished and the site turned into a commercial lot. It is described as Malaysia's first and only medical museum.

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Jalan Lau King Howe, 96000 Sibu, Sarawak
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2.29119,111.82178
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