distinctive character of the interior and the high
public amenity value which the house and its
grounds possess led the Committee to decide that
Flagstaff House and its grounds should be preserved
as a specialized museum in a park setting for the
enjoyment of the public.
12.
The Committee has considered the following
factors in its recommendation to retain Flagstaff
House as a specialised museum and was assisted in
its deliberations by the Curator of the Hong Kong
Museum of History:
(a) General Suitability
Flagstaff House, being a nineteenth
century building, would be ideal for
displaying exhibits of that period
and it would not duplicate the museum
in the proposed cultural centre at
Tsim Sha Tsui. The size of the
building, the limitation of floor
loadings and the need to protect the
fabric of the building pointed to
the necessity of limiting the number
of people visiting the House at any
one time. The main exhibit should
be the building itself with historical
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