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This dissertation, "The Custodians' Destiny: the Challenges Site Managers Face in the Conservation of Built Heritage in Hong Kong: a Case Study of the Helena May" by Lok-hang, Li, 李樂恆, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Heritage conservation has long been a hot topic all over the world. This is especially true for cosmopolitan cities where population density is high and the land resources are in shortage. Hong Kong, a city located on the southern coast of China at the junction of the Pearl River Estuary and the South China Sea, has one of the highest population density in the world. Continued existence of historic building is a difficult achievement, but there is a rare case at The Helena May, a private membership clubhouse which has stood for almost a century. Every heritage monument, site, artefact, and object is owned by, occupied by, or is the responsibility of some individuals. They are the site managers - the custodians of the heritage. This research aims at examining the challenges in managing a heritage site from the perspectives of the custodians. As the custodians of the heritage buildings, site managers are playing an increasingly important role in operationally sustaining and maintaining the building. The continuous survival of The Helena May is a very rare case in Hong Kong. The secrets behind the management and conservation of this heritage building would provide guidance for the custodians of other heritage buildings in Hong Kong in their quest to adapting to the ever-changing social and economic environment in the city. Through this research, the importance of intangible considerations in the process of conditional survey will be emphasised. Apart from the external requirements by the government and the existing physical conditions of the building, the significance and values of the building, and the roles of stakeholders also play their important roles in determining the conservation plan of the historic building. The framework of this research is based on the Process of Formulating a Conservation Plan (see Table 1) in the publication: The Conservation Plan.1 A thorough condition survey of The Helena May will be conducted to demonstrate the challenges faced by the site managers in managing a historic building in Hong Kong. This research will also form the basis for future researches on similar historic buildings in Hong Kong and other World Heritage Site. 1 Kerr, J.S. The Conservation Plan. Australia: The National Trust of Australia (NSW), 1982. --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ Subjects: Historic sites - Conservation and restoration - China - Hong Kong
Helena has come far from the day she became custodian of Abernathy’s, the world’s only living oracle. Now, she faces her greatest challenge yet: the oracle’s prediction that it, and she, will end. As monstrous invaders strike city after city, leaving death and destruction behind, the Wardens scramble to defend humanity. Weakened by infighting, they turn to Abernathy’s for guidance and strength. But the oracle’s cryptic guidance may no longer be enough. With time running out, and her allies falling one after another, Helena faces the terrifying possibility that saving the world will mean her death.
Sensate Haven is profoundly influenced by augmented reality and artificial intelligence, and it symbolizes and acts as an excellent example of technological progress. Nevertheless, there's a shadow—an unintended result of unbridled expansion—somewhere amid the glistening skyline. A digital turbulent strikes the city, revealing the murky side of networked progress. The Bodhisattvas, discovers a malevolent force that seeks revenge with a technological weapon of unimaginable power and threatens to annihilate their worlds. An unfathomable power threatens to destroy their worlds with a diabolical force that demands retribution. The menacing sound of hopelessness reverberates through Sensate Haven's broken urban landscapes, pressing the Bodhisattvas to discover the evil force's mysteries and avert the ultimate convergence—a pit of unending fear. The haunting chorus of despair echoes through misty woods and shattered cityscapes, challenging the Bodhisattvas to unravel the malevolent force's secrets and prevent the ultimate abyss of perpetual dread. The previously praised innovations are now upending the delicate balance between creation and chaos, from holographic illusions to virtual horrors. This is a compelling story about using code to play god. Will the shadows cast by its own advancements kill Sensate Haven, or can the hesitant hero face the nightmare and find a way to restore balance to a planet on the verge of technological chaos? Travel into the digital shadows, a future where creativity as well as ethics collide and where unintended consequences of technology disruption wreak havoc.
Zachariah is a space traveller in a frozen state, riding on Halley’s comet. When the comet crashes to Earth in Antarctica, he is rescued by an explorer and taken to Melbourne, Australia. In Melbourne Zachariah meets and befriends Mary and Rachel. The women work out that Zachariah is human, but not of this earth. Hailing him as some kind of supreme extraterrestrial being, they form a cult, with Zachariah as the reluctant leader. Meanwhile Bart, a soldier from Earth, pursues Zachariah through a wormhole. Finding him and his coalition, he also finds a billion people who are in a frozen state and are being looked after by Zachariah’s earthbound coalition. These frozen people are known as The Arii, and are searching the universe for a planet to call home. But The Arii are being pursued by an invasive infection known as the plasmoencephalapod. Frozen and defenseless, they must rely on Zachariah’s cult-like coalition to defend them. Will these space travelers succeed in escaping the plasmoencephalapod and finding a new home amongst the stars? Find out in the dramatic conclusion of The Arii.
The Emperor's most trusted guardians fight beside his elite witch-hunters to defend the Golden Throne. The Custodian Guard have stood watch over the Emperor's Palace on Terra since the foundation of the Imperium. Charged with protecting the Master of Mankind from all threats, within and without, their fearsome resolve is renowned throughout the galaxy, and their golden armour is the last thing that a would-be assassin or saboteur will ever see. Alongside the Null-maidens of the Sisters of Silence, who are anathema to psykers and sorcerers alike, there is no threat to the Golden Throne that they alone cannot vanquish... until now.
This unique study uncovers the lives and working conditions of a group of individuals who are usually rendered invisible on college campuses--the custodians who daily clean the offices, residence halls, bathrooms and public spaces. In doing so it also reveals universities’ equally invisible practices that frequently contradict their espoused values of inclusion and equity, and their profession that those on the margins are important members of the campus community.This vivid ethnography is the fruit of the year’s fieldwork that Peter Magolda’s undertook at two universities. His purpose was to shine a light on a subculture that neither decision-makers nor campus community members know very much about, let alone understand the motivations and aspirations of those who perform this work; and to pose fundamental questions about the moral implications of the corporatization of higher education and its impact on its lowest paid and most vulnerable employees.Working alongside and learning about the lives of over thirty janitorial staff, Peter Magolda becomes privy to acts of courage, resilience, and inspiration, as well as witness to their work ethic, and to instances of intolerance, inequity, and injustices. We learn the stories of remarkable people, and about their daily concerns, their fears and contributions.Peter Magolda raises such questions as: Does the academy still believe wisdom is exclusive to particular professions or classes of people? Are universities really inclusive? Is addressing service workers’ concerns part of the mission of higher education? If universities profess to value education, why make it difficult for those on the margins, such as custodians, to “get educated.”The book concludes with the research participants’ and the author’s reflections about ways that colleges can improve the lives of those whose underpaid and unremarked labor is so essential to the smooth running of their campuses.Appendices provide information about the research methodology and methods, as well as a discussion of the influence of corporate managerialism on ethnographic research.
Everybody has a wish. Everybody has a dream. Sometimes those dreams and wishes can come true, but there is always a price to pay. The stories of people who have paid this price are recorded in The Book of Reasons. This new collection from the author of the Missing Beat trilogy contains some of those stories. Read about an author’s toxic relationship with his own creation, a gardener who wages war on snails, a policeman who is haunted by his last case, what happens when pupils begin to disappear from a school photograph, and, in the title story, you will learn the identity of The Custodian of Stories and what his job entails. These are stories of the bizarre and of the macabre, but all must be read with the lights on.