British rule – Charm

Revamped ‘Hong Kong Story’ exhibition spotlights city’s roots in Chinese culture

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A permanent exhibition showcasing Hong Kong’s history reopened on Wednesday after a major revamp that emphasised the city’s roots in Chinese culture, with visitors expressing mixed reactions to the changes. The “Hong Kong Story” exhibition – which opened in 2001 and closed for renovation in late 2020 – has been reduced from two storeys to…

Donald Liao served as Hong Kong’s first Director of Housing from 1973 to 1980. Photo: P. Y. Tang

Donald Liao, the architect who shaped Hong Kong’s housing landscape, dies at 96

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Donald Liao Poon-huai, one of Hong Kong’s most influential government architects and public housing visionaries who became the first Chinese official under British rule to serve as secretary for district administration, has died at the age of 96. His death was confirmed to the South China Morning Post by his family on Friday, with one…