Tai Kwun Conversations is a series of talks that brings together brilliant minds to discuss the challenges and rewards in pursuing a sustainable future through the active management of heritage resources. Join us at this monthly event to discover outstanding practices in heritage conservation and strike up a conversation with our renowned guest speakers.
Behind the conservation of a building is a series of meticulous considerations and decisions that shape how and why it is to be conserved. What basis might guide conservation work internationally and locally? To evaluate a heritage building and establish the rationales for its conservation, “heritage values” are crucial concepts as they pinpoint the relationship between conservation and its cultural significance to a place.
Drawing on the conservation principles in The Burra Charter as the basis, Dr. Lee Ho Yin will unpack the process and the meaning behind these concepts. Join us in exploring the different ways of safeguarding our architectural heritage, with principles rooted in heritage values.
*The event will be conducted in Cantonese, with simultaneous interpretation from Cantonese to English available.
Speaker:
Dr. Lee Ho Yin
6:30pm – 7:15pm
Registration
7:15pm – 8:15pm
Talk
8:15pm – 8:45pm
Q&A
About the Speaker
Dr. Lee Ho Yin
Dr. Lee Ho Yin co-founded the postgraduate and undergraduate programmes in Architectural Conservation at The University of Hong Kong. As a well-published academic and an experienced practitioner in built-heritage conservation, he has been appointed by government agencies in Hong Kong, Mainland China and overseas as an expert advisor or a consultant for conservation projects and the designation and monitoring of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. He has also been appointed to a number of heritage conservation statutory boards and committees, including the Hong Kong Government’s Antiquities Advisory Board, Tai Kwun Advisory Committee, Tai Kwun Heritage Working Group (as Chairman), and Urban Renewal Authority Board of Directors (as Non-Executive Director). In 2017, he was cited in the award certificate for the highest UNESCO conservation award for the “Blue House Cluster” revitalisation project.
Tai Kwun treats
“Tai Kwun Treats” are now available for the participants of this programme! Get the vouchers and enjoy various privileged offers at designated shops and restaurants.
