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CONTENTS
• Lesson 1
– Revitalizing historic buildings in Hong Kong
• Revitalizing historic buildings through partnership
scheme
• Conservation of privately owned buildings

• Class activity
• Role Play

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 Lesson 1
Revitalizing historic buildings in Hong Kong

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 What is Revitalization?

Revitalization is to conserve existing (sometimes historic)

buildings or districts by putting them into good use.

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 Revitalizing Historic Buildings through Partnership Scheme

The Hong Kong Government launched the Revitalizing Historic Buildings

through Partnership Scheme in order to preserve historic buildings and
promote public participation in conservation.

Non-profit-making organizations (NPOs) are invited to submit applications for

using these buildings to provide services or run business in form of social
enterprise.

[Examples]
Lui Seng Chun
Old Tai Po Police Station
North Kowloon Magistracy
Old Tai O Police Station

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 Media Corner
RTHK programme
古蹟再生：林鄭月娥談活化歷史
建築計劃 (3:39)
http://app3.rthk.org.hk/creativea
rchive/list.php?type=3&id=217

[Discussion]

1. What do you think about adaptive reuse of Government-Owned Historic Buildings by

Non-profit making Organizations (NPOs)?

2. Do you think it’s better for the NPOs to run the business than the private enterprises?
Why?

3. What are the challenges for the NPOs to run business for a large heritage?

4. How the government will help and coordinate with the NPOs? Is such help adequate?

5. Do you think Sham Shui Po is suitable for developing as one of the creative hubs in
Hong Kong?

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 Media Corner
‘Restoring King Yin Lei’ (22
minutes)
http://www.heritage.gov.hk/en/galle
ry/av_detail.htm?subject=1

[Discussion]

1. Why is King Yin Lei important to Hong Kong? Why should we preserve this private
building?

2. Given the historical value of King Yin Lei, what do you think could be the possible
reasons for its partial demolition before the government rescue in 2007?

3. What are the challenges in its restoration?

4. What strategy has the Government adopted in the conservation of King Yin Lei?

5. How would you conserve the building?

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 Summary

• Through the Revitalizing Historic Buildings through

Partnership scheme, balance and sustainable development
of the conservation of historic buildings and districts is
carried out by the Government and non-profit making
organizations.

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 Class Activity – Role Play

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 Class Activity - Role Play
Identify a historic building or any old building in the nearby
area which faces the threat of demolition.

Step 1- Separate the class into groups. Each student

should play the role of a stakeholder.

Step 2- What is the target of redevelopment?

Name of the building?
Where is it?
When is the year of construction?
?
What is the current use of the building?
Proposed use?

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