Pdf - InDesign - with links

Hi,
I recently found a Multipage script that allows a pdf to be properly imported into InDesign.
The problem that I am having is that it does not save hyperlinks once it is imported.
I was wondering if anyone knew a way to accomplish this. I could just go back in InDesign and
put the hyperlinks back in, but it would be a much more time consuming process than if there is already
and existing way to save the hyperlinks upon importing. If anyone has any ideas here they would be greatly appreciated.
The overall goal here would be to have an ePub file that has links after exported from InDesign.
Thanks in advance for responses and ideas!

After you placong PDF with hyperlink.
Export to PDF and make sure you check "Hyperlinks"

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