The owner of the listed former Lok Kok teahouse building has agreed to fully restore its exterior and partly its interior in accordance with its original appearance, Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) Cultural Heritage Department Chief Leong Wai Man said yesterday.
Leong made the remarks during a press briefing at Sir Robert Ho Tung Library arranged by the bureau to discuss a range of hot-button cultural issues.
Aside from Leong, IC President Leung Hio Ming, vice presidents Chan Peng Fai and Ieong Chi Kin, as well as Public Library Management Department Chief Ophelia Tang Mei Lin also attended the meeting.
Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leung Hio Ming (centre), flanked by IC vice presidents Chan Peng Fai (second from left) and Ieong Chi Kin (second from right), Public Library Management Department Chief Ophelia Tang Mei Lin (left) as well as Cultural Heritage Department Chief Leong Wai Man, addresses yesterday’s press meeting at Sir Robert Ho Tung Library. Photo: Annie Cheung
