Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday that nine monuments and buildings of architectural interest have been newly listed as cultural heritage.
Addressing a press conference at Government Headquarters, Leong said the government’s top advisory body had finished discussing the draft of a by-law regarding the evaluation of monuments and buildings of architectural interest, which would take effect the day after the announcement.
According to Leong, seven properties have been classified as monuments, namely four Foc Tac (Fortune-Virtue) Temples, located in Bairro da Horta da Mitra, Rua do Teatro, Rua do Patane and Rua do Almirante Sérgio respectively; the remains of the old city walls near Estrada da S. Francisco, Estrada do Visconde de S. Januário and the Chapel of Our Lady of Penha; the former Chinese-Western Pharmacy in Rua das Estalagens and the former Residence of General Ye Ting in Rua do Almirante Costa Cabral.
Executive Council (ExCo) spokesman Leong Heng Teng (centre), Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Guilherme Ung Vai Meng (left) and IC Cultural Heritage Department Chief Leong Wai Man pose during yesterday’s press conference at Government Headquarters about the city’s newly listed 9 cultural heritage items. Photo: Annie Cheung
