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Wednesday, July 19, 1972
NO SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE SETE FOR ROYAL OBSERVATORY
The Director of Public Works, the Hon. J.J. Robson, said today that
no suitable alternative site has been found for the Royal Observatory because
of its specialised operation and communication requirements.
Mr. Robson was replying to a question by the Hon. H.J.C. Browne in
today's Legislative Council.
Mr. Browne had asked if the Government had plans to move the Royal
Observatory out of the urban area and thereby release valuable land in Tsim
Sha Tsui.
"Aside from the large cost of rebuilding and installing specialised
equipment, the continuity of some 80 years' geophysical records of both local
and international value would be lost," Mr. Robson added,
He said if it were possible for the Observatory to move out, the present
site, which was zoned on the statutory plan for Government institution and
community purposes, would be used for open space.
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