Heritage Conservation – To
Conserve or Demolish?
Still remember this..?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPWH
ie0R1QE
What’s happened???
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Queen’s Pier
Demolish in Feb,2008
1st conflicts for heritage conservation
between the government and society
Rise of collective memory and
awareness towards heritage
conservation
Definition of Heritage
Conservation
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To preserve, conserve and protect
buildings, objects, landscapes or other
artifacts of historic significance.
Why are there conflicts?
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HK has economic development 
require land  demolish the old
buildings  ignore heritage
preservation  Conflicts
What have the government
done?
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 The Development Bureau – Planning and
Lands Branch was set up in 2007
Measures
Examples
1. Changing the land
King
Yin Lane
2. Revitalization
Blue
House, WC
Lai Chi Kok Hospital
Conserving Central
Is the effort of the government
enough?
What do you think???
Is the effort of the government
enough?
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Actually the government really did a lot
The heritages in Hong Kong are not
clustered at one place, they are widely
distributed over the whole city  People
have this feeling or misunderstanding
 Conserving Central
Conserving Central (2009)
Now the government tries to link up the
buildings in the same district
Is the effort of the government
enough?
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Considering the area of Hong Kong, the
number of historical sites is not less.
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HK received the awards given by the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) every
year  HK has preserved a lot of
historical sites compared to other
countries.
Preserve or demolish?
What do you think???
BUT..
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It is impossible to preserve all the old
buildings and not having any
developments.
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the government should ……
What can be done to solve the conflicts
between environmental conservation
and economic development??
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1. Public education
2. Revitalization the site instead of
demolishing it
3. Strike a balance between heritage
conservation and development
It’s discussion time!
Let’s form into groups of 4 now!
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