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‘In For A Penny, In For A Pound’ —— The Benevolent Adrian Cheng And His Venturesome Heritage Preservation Project ‘State Theatre’ In North Point
17-11-2020 While new buildings are faceless, old buildings have a soul and smile. It was said the old buildings sang and new buildings have no music in them. While ordinary businessmen were ambitionless, a cultural tycoon had a dream. When the senior had no art in them, a young hero already used arting up to…
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億萬保育北角皇都戲院——如果香港多幾個鄭志剛,「文創藝」新經濟有希望
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