{"id":"2ba71b8e-7648-490e-881a-f33b843a6fb3","url":"https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/05/hkfp-lens-love-at-last-sight-bidding-farewell-to-hong-kongs-modernist-general-post-office-after-50-years/","domain":"hongkongfp.com","outlet":{"name":"Hongkongfp","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"HKFP Lens: ‘Love at last sight’ – bidding farewell to Hong Kong’s modernist General Post Office after 50 years","plainHeadline":"Hong Kong General Post Office to be demolished after 50 years","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["The modernist General Post Office in Central was built in 1976 and is set for demolition.","Conservationists once mourned the loss of the previous GPO replaced by the modernist building.","The new mega-mall plan includes a basement GPO, signaling its relegation from prominence.","The piece notes a shift in Hong Kong’s architectural taste toward utilitarian structures.","Ackbar Abbas, a local scholar, described the GPO with the phrase 'love at last sight'."],"topics":["Internet Culture"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T02:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-05T02:56:52.969Z","story":null}