Channel News Asie a récemment partagé comment les efforts de trois passionnés d'ascenseurs ont permis de préserver un vieil ascenseur. Wilson Tan, Essek Chua et une personne non nommée dans l'article ont contacté le National Heritage Board (NHB) pour tenter de sauver un ascenseur des années 1970 du Housing Board à Ang Mo Kio, à Singapour. Les autorités ont écouté et ont accepté de préserver l'ascenseur, considéré comme le dernier du genre dans le pays.
The NHB invited the media to see parts of the lift as they were being moved for storage at the National Museum of Singapore in April. Senior curator Priscilla Chua noted that the preservation of the lift is an example of the museum's "rapid response" collection process. The elevator fits into the museum's Collecting Contemporary Singapore initiative, which seeks to document and acquire stories, images and objects of historical significance.
The decision on where or how the Ang Mo Kio lift will be displayed has not been made, but Tan hopes it can be utilized in an interactive display. Chua said, "Being interested in lifts is a rather niche hobby, [but] it really is a meaningful way of occupying my time and helping me understand the past."