The Repair and Conservation Project
Now largely in disuse, the Home has undergone a recent restoration, for which an award was given by the Hong Kong Government’s Antiquities and Monuments Office. In 2005, the restoration and preservation work was honored with a Heritage Award by UNESCO.
The major restoration project to the Tung Wah Coffin Home, started in 2003 in 2 phases spanning a total of 11 months, was carried out with the objectives of restoring the whole compound to its traditional architectural appearance, which bears distinctive features across different sections, and brings the building clusters to meet modern safety standards.
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