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South China Morning Post on 2019-05-14 02:00

Officials in unprecedented move to protect Hong Kong’s heritage by creating new system to save modern buildings from developers’ wrecking ball

Antiquities Advisory Board urging government to protect sites such as the Choi Hung public housing estate, as iconic landmarks like the General Post ...

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