As wrecking ball looms, activists launch last-ditch bid to rescue ‘landmark’ 42-year-old Hongkong Post headquarters

in #news6 years ago

Hong Kong activists are making a last-ditch attempt to persuade the government to spare the General Post Office building from the wrecking ball, arguing demolition would erase an iconic landmark from the Central harbourfront.
The 42-year-old structure, which houses the headquarters of Hongkong Post, is set to be bulldozed to make way for new office buildings and a mall as part of a transformation of the city’s prime waterfront space.
Most of its contents will be relocated to a new eight-...

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