Conserving the Way of Living in the Blue House
Prof Ng Mee Kam, Vice-Chairman, Geography and Resource Management, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Last updated 1 March 2025
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“[It is] important…to conserve the community and not just the building.”
The Blue House Conservation Project was coined as a living heritage in Hong Kong. It is the first successful community-driven effort to transform a “conserved” building into an anchor space for the community instead of yet another shopping facility. Prof Ng shares how non-profit organisation St James Settlement and the close-knitted tenants were key in conserving the building’s way of community living and not just its façade in this unique revitalisation process.
Interviewee
Prof Ng Mee Kam
Vice-Chairman,
Geography and Resource Management,
Chinese University of Hong Kong