{"id":6727,"date":"2015-09-21T10:20:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T09:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=6727"},"modified":"2015-11-25T00:06:27","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T23:06:27","slug":"tai-o-heritage-hotel-wins-hicap-sustainable-destinations-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2015\/09\/tai-o-heritage-hotel-wins-hicap-sustainable-destinations-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Tai O Heritage Hotel wins HICAP Sustainable Destinations award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6728\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tai-O-Hotel-Hong-Kong.jpg\" alt=\"Tai O Hotel Hong Kong\" width=\"650\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tai-O-Hotel-Hong-Kong.jpg 650w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Tai-O-Hotel-Hong-Kong-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>A boutique heritage hotel in Hong Kong has won the annual HICAP award for Sustainable Destinations in recognition of its work combining restoration of a historic building and reviving the local community.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, the Ng Teng Fong Family set up a non-profit company to restore and convert Lantau Island\u2019s Grade II\u00a0listed Old Tai O Police Station into a 9-key boutique hotel. In 2013, the hotel was recognised by UNESCO, receiving a merit award for Cultural Heritage.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to restoring the buildings to their original state, the hotel is helping rejuvenate the history of Tai O, a traditional fishing village. Efforts include interviewing local villagers and retired marine police officers who served at Tai O, collecting old photographs and using both in displays open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel has become a catalyst for the local community to revive some of their own traditions. Initiatives include revitalising their century old wedding customs \u2013 involving a Marriage Parade through the main street \u2013 the reopening of the Chung Ying Theatre and visits to traditional stilted family homes.<\/p>\n<h6>In Brief<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>The Sustainable Hotel Awards were launched at HICAP in 2007 to recognise hotels in the Asia Pacific region demonstrating exemplary sustainable best practices.<\/li>\n<li>The 26<sup>th<\/sup> annual HICAP will be held 14-16 October 2015 at the InterContinental Hong Kong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>In Depth<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hicapconference.com\/2015-hicap-sustainable-hotel-award-winners-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read about all the winners here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taioheritagehotel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit the Tai O&#8217;s\u00a0website.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>In the Future<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tai O hotel wins the HICAP Sustainable 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