Heritage Revitalisation for Tourism in Hong Kong

The Role of Interpretive Planning

Chris White

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781138614888
• eBook ISBN: 9780429873812
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Ethnic Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

Heritage tourism is a global multi-million-dollar phenomenon, influencing national, regional and local cultural identities. Hong Kong finds itself at the confluence of several post-colonial economic, political and social developments and with this comes a greater awareness of the need for more meaningful cultural and heritage tourism products, especially in the form of revitalised heritage attractions.

Taking a qualitative approach and using semi-structured in-depth interviews with practitioners and stakeholders in the field, this study explores the role of interpretation in heritage revitalisation projects for tourism in Hong Kong. It seeks to examine why the interpretive element of these projects so often gets diminished during the course of implementation and outlines five propositions that may inform it going forward. Ultimately, the findings of this study suggest that, as issues of local identity become ever more important in Hong Kong, the role of interpretation in the development of its heritage tourism products needs to be holistic, integrated and consistent across public, private and non-governmental sectors.

Developing a framework of understanding to identify the contextual issues of interpretation and commodification, this book will be useful to students and scholars of tourism, heritage studies and Asian studies more generally.

Index

Page numbers in bold denote tables, those in italics denote figures.

1881 Heritage 37–40: as example of adaptive re-use 24; as a poor example 2, 50, 70; presentation of story 33, 34, 38; start of work on 30

Aberdeen Waterfront 50, 70

adaptive re-use: in 2007–8 Policy Address 30; in heritage attraction design 4; in Hong Kong revitalisation projects 2, 3, 24, 37, 42; implications for 76; interviewees with experience of 45; issues with 40, 45, 52; of former Marine Police Headquarters 37–40; of PMQ 52; role of 8; of former Tai O Police Station 51, 70

Anderson, Brian 39

Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB): in the 1970s 25; in the 1980s 26; in the 1990s 27, 29; in the 2010s 31, 33; within government 63; interviewee from 46

Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO): in the 1970s 25; in the 1980s 27; in the 1990s 27, 29; in the 2000s 31; setting project briefs 58

Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap. 53) 25, 26, 31, 46

Antiquities and Monuments Section (AMS) 25, 26

Ap Lei Chau Waterfront see Aberdeen Waterfront

Archaeological Society, Hong Kong 25

Architectural Services Department 41, 60

Article 23; Basic Law 81

Blue House, The 2, 33, 34

capacity building 59–61, 72, 77, 78, 79

Central Police Station (CPS) 24, 30, 69, 69, 74

Cheung Kong (Holdings) 34, 35, 38, 39

City Museum and Art Gallery, City Hall 25

commercial pressures 42–43: in 1881 Heritage 39; on the eventual product 41, 75–77; issues with 40, 45; tension with preservation 32

Commissioner for Heritage 4, 30

commodification 3, 14

conservation see heritage conservation

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Seriestitle
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of figures
• List of tables
• Acknowlodgement
• Chapter1
• Chapter2
• Chapter3
• Chapter4
• Index
• Back Cover