The Partnership Launch on 3 December 2018, started with an introduction of the programme by Programme Partner, Mark Wogan (Chief Executive Officer, Tai Ping) and presentations by Roger Wu (Executive Director, Project Development, Haw Par Music Foundation) and Kuanghan Li (Director, China Heritage Programme, Global Heritage Fund) on the heritage, conservation, and innovation of Haw Par Mansion, and other examples beyond Hong Kong. The designer-mentees also shared on their approach towards design, making, heritage and identity in the context of this year's theme HERITAGE IS INNOVATION moderated by Marisa Yiu. The evening ended with a guided tour around the mansion.