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UNESCO ANNOUNCES ASIA-PACIFIC HERITAGE CONSERVATION AWARD
Bangkok, November 19 1999- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will recognise private-sector efforts in conservation and restoration of historic structures and buildings in the Asia-Pacific region in a new heritage award.
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UNESCO HERITAGE CONSERVATION AWARD ENTRIES DEADLINE 30 APRIL
Bangkok, March 8, 2000 – Entries will be accepted until April 30 for the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said today.
The awards will recognise private-sector efforts in conservation and restoration of historic structures and buildings in the Asia-Pacific region that are more than 50 years old and have been restored within the last five years.
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Penang Mansion wins inaugural Asia-Pacific Heritage Conservation Award
Bangkok, 26 September 2000 – Restoration of the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia has been selected as the “Most Excellent Project” from among the entries in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage 2000 Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation, the UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific announced today. Other winning projects were the Restoration of Chanwar Palkhiwalon-ki-Haveli, Amber, India and the Hoi An Town Preservation Cooperation Project, Viet Nam, which were selected as “Excellent Projects”. Five additional projects were recognized as “Outstanding Projects”.
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AMBER PROJECT WINS HERITAGE CONSERVATION AWARD
Bangkok, 4 October 2000 – The project that restored the crumbling Chanwar Palkhiwalon-ki-Haveli in Amber has been awarded one of the top prizes in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage 2000 Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation. The UNESCO awards recognize the best efforts and contributions of private-sector individuals and organizations in conserving and restoring structures with heritage value.
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CHEONG FATT TZE MANSION AWARD PRESENTED
Penang, 7 January, 2001 – UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific, Dr. Richard Engelhardt, presented the top award in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation to Laurence Loh last night in a ceremony held at the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, the winning project.
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