Damage to Lou Kau Mansion to be fixed by IC

Lou Kau Mansion

Answering journalists’ questions on the sidelines of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) Spring Luncheon held yesterday at the Grand Lisboa Hotel, the president of the IC, spoke about the damage inflicted by a construction company due to a structure being erected alongside the historical Lou Kau Mansion. He said that the bureau already undertook an evaluation of the extent of damage and will proceed with the necessary repair works in a second phase. This second phase will see the investigation into the extent of the responsibility on the part of the company to determine who will ultimately bear the cost of repairs.
When questioned regarding recently announced plans for the area beside the Nam Van Lake facing the government headquarters (that will include cafés with outdoor areas and, according to the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, will be managed by the IC), Ung said only that “the space involves cooperation between several departments and we are still discussing what we are going to do there, but the general idea is to utilize the space for different activities like shows, for food and beverage establishments and also as support of aquatic activities in cooperation with the Sports Development Board.”
On a separate topic, the IC president also informed reporters that there will be a strengthening of the cooperation between Macau and Portugal that will include the presentation in the cities of Lisbon and Guimarães of the exhibition “Shanghai Portuguese Refugees in Macau”. This is a part of an initiative of the Historical Archives of Macau which also started a protocol with the Torre do Tombo National Archive in Portugal for several cultural exchanges.  RM