MP Jenny Kwan, who represents the riding of Vancouver East, has been lobbying for Chinatown to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which would deem it an international landmark with legal protection and could help secure the funding to preserve and maintain its streets.
IN THE NEWS: CBC - Chinese Canadian museum to open in historic building in Vancouver’s Chinatown
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