A collector’s delight, but what next?


Hii showing an antique Quan Yin or the Goddess of Mercy statue from his collection.

FOR many, antiques are objects of curiosity – admired from a distance, and occasionally bought as conversation pieces.

For 77-year-old Dr Gregory Hii, though, collecting antiques has been a decades-long pursuit of history, beauty and meaning.

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