The Secretary for Development, Mr Michael Wong, will depart for Macao tomorrow morning (November 7) to attend the 2019 Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao Symposium on Built Heritage Reuse.
The symposium is co-organised by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the Development Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region. This year's theme is "Community x Living x Revitalisation of Historic Buildings".
Mr Wong will speak at the opening ceremony. During his stay in Macao, he will also visit the Biblioteca do Patane to learn more about the restoration and revitalisation of this historic building cluster.
Mr Wong will return to Hong Kong in the afternoon on the same day.
Ends/Wednesday, November 6, 2019
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