I
A
cont.
2.
3.
The existing legislation, the Antiquities and Monuments
Ord nce Cap. 53 be recon ered in its app ition to buildings
erected since 1799.
4.
The Hong Kong Heritage Society respectfully requests an
audience with Your Excellency to explain more fully the issues
involved in the light of recent developments.
Annex. B
Annex. C
Press File
II.
1.
Your Excellency has stated that the conservation of the
K.C.R. building's façade "would not be in the public interest.... as its preservation would interfere with the construction of the
Cultural Complex....
2.
This statement and an explanation that the plans for the
proposed Cultural Complex had gone too far for any alteration appear
to be the ONLY reasons for Your Excellency's decision which have been
made public.
3.
Since at least 1970, he public has m known its wishes
that the K.C.R. buildings be conserved. The Kowloon Residents'
Association wrote to the Colonial Secretary in 1970, requesting the
conservation of the K.C.R. buildings. The Tsim Sha Tsui Kai Fong &
Welfare Association wrote to the Colonial Secretary in 1975 and again
on 6 May, 1977. Other relevant organisations which have expressed
their wish that the whole building be conserved are The History Society of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, The Royal Town Planning Institute, Hong Kong Branch, and the New Territories Heung Yee Kuk, and in part, the offiál Antiquities Advisory Board.
4.
Another indication is the local press, wherein editorials,
articles, interviews, and letters from the public have been
overwhelmingly in favour of conserving the building. A great deal
of public concern has been expressed
5.
In the light of the statement made by the Hon. Mr. D.C.Bray,
then Secretary for Home Affairs & Information, that our Government