An award scheme launched last month to recognise master craftsmen and artists who keep Singapore's living heritage alive was partly inspired by South Korea's Living National Treasure scheme.
Singapore studied its design before rolling out its own version, said Mr Alvin Tan, the National Heritage Board's (NHB)'s deputy chief executive of policy and community, in an interview with The Straits Times.
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