Exterior of H Queen’s building at 80 Queen’s Road Central, with the rooftop gondola system designed to hoist heavy artworks visible at the top. Photo: David Wong Exterior of H Queen’s building at 80 Queen’s Road Central, with the rooftop gondola system designed to hoist heavy artworks visible at the top. Photo: David Wong
Exterior of H Queen’s building at 80 Queen’s Road Central, with the rooftop gondola system designed to hoist heavy artworks visible at the top. Photo: David Wong

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Hong Kong bureaucrats throttle innovation at birth (again), foiling use of hoist for big artworks at new H Queen’s tower for galleries

Tower’s first tenants, Tang Contemporary Art, forced to split main artwork into pieces and fit them into passenger lift after being told of lengthy approval process needed before using rooftop lifting system

Topic |   Art
Enid Tsui
Enid Tsui

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Exterior of H Queen’s building at 80 Queen’s Road Central, with the rooftop gondola system designed to hoist heavy artworks visible at the top. Photo: David Wong Exterior of H Queen’s building at 80 Queen’s Road Central, with the rooftop gondola system designed to hoist heavy artworks visible at the top. Photo: David Wong
Exterior of H Queen’s building at 80 Queen’s Road Central, with the rooftop gondola system designed to hoist heavy artworks visible at the top. Photo: David Wong
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