III.
1.
THE HONG KONG HERITAGE SOCIETY STATES
The plans for the Cul
that they cannot be altered.
2.
ral Complex are
so far advanced
The plans are merely sketch plans.
There is ample land available for the proposed Cultural Complex,
the retention of the K.C.R. and M.P.S. buildings, and a new transport terminus.
3.
There is ample time for designing a scheme which would conserve the buildings and incorporate the new elements. The transport terminus is at a very early stage of planning and there are no other pressing
time factors.
4.
The tip of the Tsim Sha Tsui peninsula would benefit by being
replanned as one entity rather than on a piece meal basis.
5.
The land on which the K.C.R. building stands has not been
formally allocated to the Urban Council. The boundary Draft Outline Zoning Plan LK 1/56 between the K.C.R. building and the Cultural Complex has not yet been approved by the Town Plarming Board, or by Your Erellency. There are no published plans showing the limit of the proposed Cultural Complex.
The entire building is, therefore, outside the originally approved boundary drawn between the site proposed for the Cultural
Complex and allocated to the Urban Council and the Crown Land remaining as a forecourt to the Tsim Sha Tsui bus/ferry concourse.
6. There is a need for a convenient bus terminus. To this end
the Transport Department lodged an objection to Outline Zoning Plan LK 1/56 in August, 1976.
7. The K.C.R. buildings should be retained as a whole. The Clock Tower was designed as an integral part of a large composition.
The removal of the building will leave the tower denuded of architectural finishes on three sides for more than half of its height, and refacing
will be needed. The usefulness and architecture of the structure
would be destroyed.
8.
The cost of maintaining and re-using the building would not be
high and this is regarded as a minor factor by Government.
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