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OBITUARY: RON SANG

The life of the late Ron Sang was celebrated at St Michael’s Church, Remuera, on Saturday 19 June by family, friends and colleagues. The church was full, with standing room only and attendees dressed in a swathe of bright colour as Sang had wished.

Sang was more than a multi-award-winning architect; he was, also, an avid collector and patron of art, pottery and sculpture, a publisher, a photographer, a pillar of the Chinese community and, notably,

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