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Workshop seeks to preserve cultural heritages during development

A workshop titled “Heritage Preservation & Economic Development” was held by the Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (ICHAM) on September 11 in the framework of the Italian Design Day 2019.
Workshop seeks to preserve cultural heritages during development
Workshop seeks to preserve cultural heritages during development ảnh 1At the workshop “Heritage Preservation & Economic Development” (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – A workshop titled “Heritage Preservation &Economic Development” was held by the Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi MinhCity and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (ICHAM) on September 11 inthe framework of the Italian Design Day 2019.

According to Standing Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee LeThanh Liem, Ho Chi Minh City has a wide range of cultural heritages and is lookingto outline a rational master plan to protect their value during localsocio-economic development.

He spoke highly of the workshop, saying it offered opportunities for expertsand businesses to exchange experience and discuss measures to raise public awarenessof the potential of cultural heritage preservation. Besides, it is expected tohelp companies operating in tourism, real estate and culture to seek long-termcooperation in the city.

Italian General Consul Dante Brandi, for his part, laid stress on thesignificance of heritage preservation during the economic development process,especially as Ho Chi Minh City is targeting to become a smart urban area in2025.

Together with the city’s interest and local firms’ creativeness, the heritagepreservation will become a motive to boost tourism and economic development inthe locality, he added.

Sharing experience in promoting values of Hoi An ancient town, a UNESCO WorldHeritage Site, PhD Vu Ngoc Hoang, former Secretary of Quang Nam province’sParty Committee, underlined the importance to change community awareness, andemphasized the need for support from local authorities and people to preservethe heritage site.

Meanwhile, head of the UNESCO of Office in Vietnam Michael Croft saidpreservation of cultural heritages must be made in tandem with the building ofsmart urban areas.

The UNESCO stands ready to cooperate with Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City inparticular in the field, he added./.
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