The struggle to preserve the Star Ferry and, later, the Queen's Pier, was the occasion to raise questions on Hong Kong's history, the question of colonialism, and that of democracy in the HKSAR.
You look at the clever, artless, eager child preserved in the star orator, civic gravity and American ardour overlaid on the same face, the open collar an advertisement of moral transparency, and two wistful thoughts come to mind.
Since T is p-convex, then it preserves the star-shapeness.
Polo Ralph Lauren pledged $10 million in 1998 to conserve and preserve the star-spangled banner, the flag that inspired the countrys national anthem, which is housed at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. GM has donated more than $23 million in cash and vehicles to the Nature Conservancy, an organization that protects the most ecologically important lands and waters around the world.
They are to be joined by Rob Lowe, the bass player from 90 Day Men (not, of course, the startlingly well-preserved star of the short-lived drama "Dr. Vegas"), and the producer Prefuse 73, who is to play a DJ set.
But there was little the organizers could do to replicate Mr. Tsang's real legacy: his street art has been reduced to only four sites, including a single pillar now preserved at the old Star Ferry pier.
Instead of being preserved as a young star eclipsed in his prime, he should have had time to outgrow his early promise and become the strange, surprising, era-defining actor he always had the potential to be.
"I guess allowing a Junkie in the building to overdose on your property is more important that paying customers who are spending a lot of money!!" Jones wrote in a now-deleted post on Facebook that was preserved by the Indianapolis Star, WTHR and others online.
He made getting support for her his priority, putting aside any subtle, undermining gestures that might have better preserved his rebel-rock-star status.
When Michael and his colleagues reportedly resisted the idea of trading Bernie Williams to the Montreal Expos for Larry Walker, Steinbrenner deferred to them, a decision that preserved a homegrown All-Star who could appeal to New York's growing Latino population.
