TNAG-0808-FCO40-1013-Use-of-Crown-lands-relinquished-by-Ministry-of-Defence-in-Ho-1978 — Page 86

No.

2

Source

The Hong Kong

Heritage Society

(Continued)

Summary of Principal Points

Proposes development of the area as

a park; retention of Victoria

Infants School as an extension of

Kennedy Road Junior English School;

retention of Rawlinson House as a

residence for the curator of the

Flagstaff House Museum, or as a

museum in its own right, or as a

bookshop for museum etc. publicat-

ions, or as a club house for squash

rackets enthusiasts; retention of

Wavell House as a children's

library/reading rooms or evening

reading and study rooms for

children attending Kennedy Road

schools; retention of smaller, older

buildings fronting Queensway for

community and recreational uses;

residential development on the site

of Gort House and Freyburg Block

provided it is not out of scale and

existing trees or green areas are

not damaged; preservation of the

Japanes structures of a Shinto-

style arch and a pilau stone erected

by the Japanese Admiral during the

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Occupation and restoration of his

pleasure garden.

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