| 2007 UNESCO HERITAGE AWARD PRESENTED TO LITTLE HONG KONG | |||
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| Date Of Issue: | 01/15/2008 | | |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2007 UNESCO HERITAGE AWARD PRESENTED TO LITTLE HONG KONG Crown Wine Cellars Aids Restoration of Little Hong Kong HONG KONG, January 15, 2008 -- Crown Fine Arts, a fine arts transportation company with operations in over 200 cities worldwide, is pleased to announce that Crown Wine Cellars will host the UNESCO Heritage Award ceremony. Little Hong Kong, otherwise known as the Central Ordnance Munitions Depot, became the proud recipient of the 2007 UNESCO Heritage Award for Culture Heritage Conservation. The ceremony is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, January 15, at the restored facility, 18 Deep Water Bay Drive, Shouson Hill and will be attended by WW2 veterans, Consuls General, as well as numerous military and heritage related personalities. All media are welcome to attend. The award presentation will be made by Dr. Richard Engelhardt, UNESCO's Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific. Carrie Lam, Secretary for Development, will be the Guest of Honour. In celebration of the 2008 Olympics and Hong Kong's Equestrian Olympic events, the award ceremony will also mark the opening of a significant Chinese Antique Equestrian Sculpture Exhibition. This indoor and outdoor exhibition has been made possible with the assistance of Crown Fine Arts and comprises 28 magnificent (some full-sized) stone and marble sculptures dating as far back as the Han Dynasty. Members of the public are encouraged to experience this beautiful Heritage Trail which combines the Chinese sculptures and the award-winning restoration of the Little Hong Kong facility. Little Hong Kong (as it was known during the Second World War), was constructed in the late 1930s by the British Royal Engineers. During December 1941, the facility was defended by four nationalities: British, Canadians, Punjabis and local Chinese uniformed soldiers of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. Most significantly, it became the last position to fall to the Japanese occupying forces in the Battle of Hong Kong on 27 December 1941, two days after the general surrender of Hong Kong. It has since been lovingly and accurately restored by Crown Wine Cellars, Limited, in a highly successful adaptive reuse pilot project initiated by Jim Thompson and Gregory De'eb. The wine cellars are widely regarded as one of the best in the world, and form an important part of Hong Kong's expressed intention to become the fine wine trading capital of Asia. Crown Fine Arts Crown Fine Arts (www.crownfineart.com), serves large and small museums, major art galleries and private collectors providing packing, customized crating, transportation, customs assistance, storage, delivery, unpacking and exhibition-coordination services. Crown Fine Arts, a division of the Crown Worldwide Group (www.crownworldwide.com) serves over 10,000 customers from over 200 locations in 50 countries. Crown Worldwide Group's other divisions include Crown Relocations, Crown Records Management, Crown Logistics and Crown Wine Cellars. Established in 1965, the Crown Worldwide Group is a privately held company with global headquarters in Hong Kong. # # # Worldwide/Americas Contact Natalie Graveney Dallas, Texas, USA (972) 422-4288 ngraveney@crownrelo.com Asia-Pacific Contact Europe/Middle East/Africa Contact | |||