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DRAFT LETTER
The Hong Kong Heritage Society,
52 Wellington Street,
10th floor,
Hong Kong.
Gentlemen,
am directed to reply to your undated
1/am
petition to Her Majesty the Queen.
2.
The Secretary of State has instructed me
to inform you that detailed consideration has been
given to the points raised in your petition and
that advice has been obtained from the Governor
of Hong Kong.
3.
(a)
He is satisfied that :
there is an urgent requirement for a
modern cultural complex to be built on
this piece of land;
(b)
there is not enough land available
in this locality for both the cultural
complex and the retention of the
station building;
(c)
the design for the cultural complex
will be of a standard commensurate with
its prominent site;
(d)
there is no significant popular support
for the preservation of this building;
/(e)