George Town’s iconic Thai Pak Koong Temple bags Unesco conservation award

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GEORGE TOWN – The iconic Thai Pak Koong (Ng Suk) Temple and its Fu De Ci restoration project received a merit award during the 2021 Unesco Asia Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation at noon yesterday, following an announcement by the Unesco Bangkok Office.

The award makes the temple one out of nine projects from six countries to receive the honour.

The temple restoration project located at King Street here is being recognised for its excellence in three main areas, namely understanding of the place, technical accomplishments, and sustainability and impact.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow commended the committee members for the exemplary restoration project and for winning the award.

He also paid tribute to the late Tan Yeow Wooi, who died three days ago on Monday.

He was the architect consultant and heritage conservator for the project.


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