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December 17, 2020
Unesco s 24-member committee unanimously accepted Singapore s application.
The Straits Times file
SINGAPORE - Hawker culture in Singapore has been officially added to the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
In virtual proceedings that took place on Wednesday night (Dec 16), a 24-member committee unanimously accepted Singapore s application.
The process took all of three minutes, after nearly three years of work by Singapore. As Singapore’s application fulfilled all criteria, it was decided that there was no need for debate on hawker culture’s inscription on the list at the 15th session of the intergovernmental committee.
The successful nomination means Singapore now has its first item on the intangible cultural heritage list, which currently has 463 entries including yoga in India and Belgian beer.
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Singapore s Hawker Culture Serving As community Dining Room Gets UNESCO Recognition
Singapore s Hawker culture was added to the UN’s list of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity along with French cuisine, Thai massage, and Yoga.
The Hawker Culture in Singapore, a popular Singaporean style of street dining and culinary practices in a multicultural urban environment has been recognized by UNESCO. The culture has made it to the UN’s prestigious ‘Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ along with French cuisine, Thai massage, and yoga. According to a statement by UNESCO, the inscription was made on Dec.16, nearly two years after the nomination of Singapore’s hawker culture for the UNESCO at the National Day Rally.
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Mr Kiang Kaiming (L) showing his mentee Louis Wong how to serve Hokkien prawn noodles. ― Photo by Raj Nadarajan for TODAY
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SINGAPORE, Dec 17 After a journey of more than two years, Singapore’s hawker culture has made it onto a prestigious list of international treasures, alongside Indonesia’s angklung musical tradition and South Korea’s kimjang, the making and sharing of kimchi.
The decision to inscribe hawker culture in Singapore onto the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) was announced by the international body’s intergovernmental committee yesterday.
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Singapore – After nearly three years since application, Singapore’s hawker culture has officially been added to the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
On Wednesday (Dec 16), a virtual conference comprised of a 24-member international panel unanimously accepted Singapore’s application.
According to a
straitstimes.com report, it took about three minutes to approve the three-year application submitted by the National Heritage Board, the National Environment Agency and the Federation of Merchants’ Associations.
The committee deemed it unnecessary to debate the nomination at the 15th session of the intergovernmental board as Singapore’s application had met all the requirements.