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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