ɹˈɪtʃɚd wˈɛsli, ðə hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ mˈæɹɪtˌaɪm mjuːzˈiəmz sˈɛkənd dᵻɹˈɛktɚ, sˈɛd æt ðə blˈɛsɪŋ sˈɛɹᵻməni ðæt ðɪs pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt "mˈɑːɹks ðə kˌʌlmᵻnˈeɪʃən əvən ɪnˈoːɹməs ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv wˈɜːk baɪ bˈoːɹd mˈɛmbɚz ænd tɹˈʌstiːz ʌvðɪ ˌeɪtʃkˈeɪ mˈæɹɪtˌaɪm mjuːzˈiəm tə kɹiːˈeɪt ɐ tɹˈuːli hˈaɪklˈæs mˈæɹɪtˌaɪm mjuːzˈiəm ɪnðə sˈɛntɹəl wˈɔːɾɚfɹˌʌnt.
Richard Wesley, the Hong Kong Maritime Museum's second Director, said at the blessing ceremony that this project "marks the culmination of an enormous amount of work by board members and trustees of the HK Maritime Museum to create a truly high-class maritime museum in the Central waterfront.