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Renewed effort to save Vancouver’s Chinatown

9/18/2018

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PicturePhoto: Mayor's Office on Twitter

​On September 17, 2018, B.C. Premier John Horgan and Mayor Gregor Robertson announced that the Province of BC and the City of Vancouver would seek UNESCO World Heritage designation for Vancouver’s Chinatown. This announcement was made at an event at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver. Watch this clip by Global News: 
https://globalnews.ca/news/4457782/vancouver-chinatown-unesco/

To read a transcript of President Sarah Ling's speech as a community responder, click here. ​​

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    • AGM & Honourees
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  • Awards
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    • Dr. Edgar Wickberg Book Prize
    • Larry Wong Prize
    • Drs. Wallace B. & Madeline Chung Prize
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    • Beyond Pender >
      • Key Topics
      • Session 1 - Dim Sum
      • Session 2 - Business Opportunities
      • Session 3 - Cultural Landscapes
      • Session 4 - Cultural Tourism
      • Session 5 - Beyond Pandas
    • Celebration Dinner >
      • Celebration Dinner Menu
    • Numbers and Racial Data Collection >
      • Negative Numbers
      • Missing Numbers
    • Lin Commemorative Fund and Lecture Series >
      • What's In A Name
      • Chinatown and Beyond
      • From Mao to Now
      • Yellow Peril
    • Past Events >
      • Yuquot Summerfest
      • Heritage of Cantonese Migration >
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        • Trip Cost & Travel Info
        • Application
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    • Cedar & Bamboo