Winkle-picker is proud to announce that Managing Director Chris White’s book, Heritage Revitalisation for Tourism in Hong Kong, has been published by Routledge (Taylor and Francis) in paperback.

As Tai Kwun wins UNESCO prize, Winkle-picker is proud to report that it has been given a Certificate of Excellence for Cultural Heritage Conservation.

As well as the restoration work, architectural and engineering solutions, and conservation, the heritage interpretation on which Winkle-picker worked for nearly 10 years was singled out for praise. It concludes, “against tremendous commercial and real estate pressures, the successful realization of Tai Kwun stands as a testimony to Hong Kong SAR’s commitment to heritage.”

Managing Director Chris White is now working with CCHK/UOW as Programme &/Course Reviewer of BSocSc (Hons) in the Cultural Tourism and Festival Management.

It is hard to believe that the Tai Kwun celebrates its 1st anniversary . When we started working on the interpretive planning for what was then the Former Central Police Station & Victoria Prison in 2008 we knew it was a special project but didn’t realize yet how significant it would be.

The Peak Tram will be closed from today (23rd April) until mid-July for upgrade of infrastructure, haulage system, carriages and public areas. There will be significant upgrades to the public areas immediately surrounding the Lower Terminus, both outside St John’s Building and along Tramway Path, leading from the new Lower Terminus alighting platform. We are proud to have been involved in storyline research for the upgrade of the waiting areas in partnership with Sarner and look forward to this exciting project coming to fruition.

It’s been nearly a year since the Tai Kwun Centre For Heritage & Arts opened in Hong Kong, and we thought we’d take a look at what views on Tai Kwun the most important people – the visitors – have, especially about the heritage interpretation. 89% of respondents on TripAdvisor rated the overall experience excellent or very good. Here is a selection of views on Tai Kwun from those visitors ….