Governments unite to push for World Heritage status for Vancouver’s Chinatown

Governments unite to push for World Heritage status for Vancouver’s Chinatown

By Melanie Green, on Monday, September 17th, 2018

Premier John Horgan and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson signed a memorandum of understanding at the Chinese Cultural Centre in downtown Vancouver, reaffirming their governments’ commitments in seeking this designation. The designation from UNESCO — the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — would recognize the area as a site of ongoing cultural and historic value, according to a news release.

Michael Tan, director of the Chau Luen Society, has volunteered in Chinatown for 20 years. He welcomed the move, saying it was a “step in the right direction.”

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