Protecting Built Heritage in Hong Kong

Protecting Built Heritage in Hong Kong
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 119
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ISBN-10 : 9789811650710
ISBN-13 : 9811650713
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Book Synopsis Protecting Built Heritage in Hong Kong by : Steven Brian Gallagher

Download or read book Protecting Built Heritage in Hong Kong written by Steven Brian Gallagher and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-04 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Brief is the first comprehensive coverage of law and policy intended to protect built heritage in Hong Kong. Although characterized as a city of skyscrapers and modernity, Hong Kong has a rich cultural heritage and a surprisingly rich built heritage. The text considers what “built heritage” means in Hong Kong and what built heritage there is in Hong Kong. It introduces general readers, practitioners and students to the issues facing built heritage protection and how such protection usually develops in a modern city. In particular, it considers the problems and disputes that provided the focus for development of law and policy in Hong Kong, especially the legacy of 150 years as a British colony and the consequent identification as a “borrowed” and “temporary” place. The Brief considers how effective law and policy has been in protecting built heritage under the colonial and post-colonial administrations- their successes and failures. These include the Kowloon-Canton Railway Station, the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance, reclamation of Victoria Harbour, violent protests at Queen’s Pier, and the introduction of mandatory heritage impact assessments for government projects. The text concludes noting recent successes, which may indicate a brighter future for the protection of Hong Kong’s built heritage.


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