With the eminent domain deadline looming in 1998, residents formed a committee for designation of Bopiliao as a historical preservation district. The committee pressured the government to preserve the neighborhood and save it from the wrecking ball.
1998 年，就在徵收期限屆滿前，居民群起請願，組成「剝皮寮歷史風貌特定區促進會」，希望政府保留原貌，不予拆除。