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Balance between Heritage Conservation and Urban Development: The Survival of 'Tong Lau' Shophouse on Wing Lee Street at Hong Kong and The Making of Neighborhood Heritage

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Hong Kong has become a land of confrontation, bringing face to face various actors in heritage conservation. This gives us an interesting opportunity to study the diversity of concept and practice of heritage conservation. This paper explores how and why Hong Kong society conserves the built heritage. It examines the conflicts between actors and the compromises they can find between development pressure, local identity and heritage policies. It also analyses how their negotiations lead to new consensus and new practices. As a case study, I will examine the 'Tong Lau' shophouses on Wing Lee Street at Soho district. The Wing Lee Street case shows that the government and the inhabitants assess heritage values in different ways. On the one hand, the government is concerned about development and by the improvement of living environments. On the other hand, the inhabitants are focused on the conservation of neighborhoods, as a mean to construct and enforce their identity. Based on this case study, I will argue that different social agents define 'heritage' in specific ways and that heritage definitions and conservation practices evolve as a consequence of the confrontation and negotiation between various stakeholders.

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hal-04642507 , version 1 (09-07-2024)

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Pijika Pumketkao-Lecourt. Balance between Heritage Conservation and Urban Development: The Survival of 'Tong Lau' Shophouse on Wing Lee Street at Hong Kong and The Making of Neighborhood Heritage. ICOMOS International Conference 2013 « Asian Forgotten Heritage », ICOMOS Thailand; Chiang Mai University, Oct 2013, Chiang Mai, Thailand. pp.222-231. ⟨hal-04642507⟩
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