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structure at 55 Ha Pak Nai of Yuen Long and King's College, were declared monuments in 2011 for permanent protection under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance; and

(g) The Government and the Hong Kong Jockey Club are moving ahead with the conservation and revitalisation of the Central Police Station Compound as a heritage, art and leisure centre. A revised design for the project was announced in October 2010. Construction started in the fourth quarter of 2011 for completion by end of 2014.

(h) The Government and the selected non-profit-making organisation and their partners are working closely to implement the revitalisation project for transforming the former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road into a creative industries landmark. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2013.

In the private domain:

(a) In collaboration with the Buildings Department, the Lands Department, the Planning Department and the District Offices, the CHO and the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) continued to closely monitor any works or development proposed by the private owners of declared monuments and graded buildings under an internal alert mechanism. To encourage preservation of graded buildings, the CHO and the AMO proactively engaged and discussed with the owners possible preservation options commensurate with the heritage value of the historic sites/buildings and the appropriate forms of economic incentives where necessary;

(b) The CHO approved grants for seven privately-owned graded historic

buildings to carry out maintenance works in 2011;

(c) The CHO reached agreement with the owners of the CLP Administration Building (proposed Grade 1) and the building at No. 47 Barker Road (Grade 2) on preservation-cum-redevelopment proposals where the Clock Tower of the former and part of the façade of the latter would be preserved and the remaining portion of both sites demolished for residential redevelopment. In both cases, the Town Planning Board approved a minor relaxation of the plot ratio taking into account the loss of the floor area for preservation on November 4, 2011 and November 18, 2011 respectively.

Public Engagement and Publicity

The bureau ran a series of programmes to reach out to the community through. listening to public views and working with stakeholders to enhance interaction between the Government and the community.

In 2011, the bureau organised a series of publicity and public education activities, including:

(a) Barrier-free guided heritage tours for the disabled from November 2010 to

March 2011;