Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/09/19
By: Wang Shwu-fen, Chen Chi-fong and Elizabeth Hsu

Kaohsiung, Sept. 19 (CNA) The Kaohsiung Water Resources Bureau has angered

Photo courtesy of Wang Chi-wei (王繼維)

local people by demolishing a 90-year-old Japanese-style wooden police dormitory without first assessing the property’s cultural value.

The bureau, which was blasted for not respecting cultural heritage, was accused Tuesday of “sneakily” demolishing the old dorm — located close to the Kaohsiung City Police Department’s Cishan Precinct — the history of which is described in a tourism promotion brochure written by local history and culture groups.

Wang Chi-wei (王繼維), a member of local rock band Youth Banana, criticized the bureau’s action as “sneaky” and a violation of the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act.
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