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Maitreya Temples (Ladakh, India) Win Award of Excellence in the 2007 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards
Whitfield Barracks (Hong Kong SAR, China) Win Jury Commendation for Innovation in the 2007 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards
Bangkok, 16 August 2007 – The Maitreya Temples (Ladakh, India) have been honoured with the Award of Excellence in the 2007 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.
The three Awards of Distinction went to the Convocation Hall (Mumbai, India), the Altit Settlement (Gilgit, Pakistan) and the Galle Fort Hotel (Galle, Sri Lanka). The four Awards of Merit include Bonython Hall (Adelaide, Australia), Lijiang Ancient Town (Yunnan, China), Little Hong Kong (Hong Kong SAR, China) and the Astana of Syed Yahya (Skardu, Pakistan). Two Honourable Mention prizes were also announced. They are the Liu Family Civil Residence (Shanxi, China) and the Old St. Andrew’s School (Singapore).
The 2007 Heritage Awards Jury Commendation for Innovation was awarded to Whitfield Barracks (Hong Kong SAR, China).
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