DOCSLIB.ORG

Transfer of Development Rights Approach

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Transfer of Development Rights Approach Transfer of Development Rights Approach: Striking the Balance between Economic Development and Historic Preservation in Hong Kong Surveying and Built Environment Vol 19(1), 38-53 December 2008 ISSN 1816-9554 Transfer of Development Rights Approach: Striking the Balance between Economic Development and Historic Preservation in Hong Kong P Li* ABSTRACT Can the Transfer of Development Rights work in Hong Kong? This paper looks at the fundamentals of the TDR; the current control on property development and its effect on heritage buildings; the conditions for applying the TDR in Hong Kong; and examples of completed TDR cases, before concluding that the future looks promising for TDR applications here. It examines certain TDR cases like the early Letter B land redemption certificates; the redevelopment of the Hoover Theatre into the Paliburg Plaza and Regal Hotel in Causeway Bay; the HSBC Tower at 1 Queen’s Road Central; Tai Fu Tai at San Tin, Yuen Long; the Morrison Hall in Tuen Mun; the well-known case of the Ohel Leah Synagogue on Robinson Road, Mid-Levels; and the recent case of King Yin Lane at 45 Stubbs Road. With the establishment of the Development Bureau in July 2007 overseeing planning, land, buildings, works and heritage, it is possible to find the fulcrum between economic development and historical preservation. KEYWORDS Transfer of Development Rights Balance Economic development Historic preservation Hong Kong SBE *Faculty of Architecture, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia 38 Email: [email protected] Surveying and Built Environment Vol 19(1), 38-53 December 2008 ISSN 1816-9554 INTRODUCTION Hong Kong has pioneered and practiced a form of the TDR since the 1960s. Based on a UNESCO-sponsored The government implemented a land conference paper in 1999, Cody (2002) redemption certificate system for land wrote an interesting article on the resumed in the rural area, which was Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) commonly known as the Letters A and as an incentive for historic preservation B. Lai (2000) argued that the Letter in Hong Kong. After examining the A/B system had the beauty of settling strengths and weaknesses of five TDR- compensation for resuming rural land related cases of the ‘Letters B’ land in the New Territories for small house redemption certificate (Nissim, 1999); development with minimal government the Lee Theatre; Pun Uk in Yuen Long; spending. the London Mission Building; and Cheung Kong Centre, he was cautious This worked so efficiently in the about the viability of this incentive transfer of development rights that scheme in Hong Kong. Cody (2002) suggested resurrecting the Letter B system. He also lamented the After a brief introduction, this paper unfortunate case of the Lee Theatre1 will consider the fundamentals of in Causeway Bay where no transfer TDR; the current control on property of plot ratio was permitted under the development and its effect on heritage rigid planning and density control buildings; the conditions for applying mechanism for ‘non in-situ sites’. TDR in Hong Kong; and examples of completed TDR cases, before coming Rationale behind the TDR to the conclusion that the future looks In essence, the TDR is the transfer bright and sunny for TDR applications of surplus development rights from here. a sending site to a receiving site. Commercially, the transfer of surplus The establishment of the Development development rights from one lot to Bureau in July 2007 - which puts another enables a developer to increase planning, land, buildings, works and density at the receiving site in a popular heritage under one roof - makes it district so that he can reap higher profit. possible to find the fulcrum between In the United States, developers benefit development and preservation. from the clarity and consistency that the TDR programmes offer (Pruetz, 1997), and they make development more FUNDAMENTALS OF TDR predictable. The sending lot owner can realize his unused development rights Early Practice of the Transfer of and recoup a lump sum from the sale. Development Rights The TDR can be applied in Hong Kong It can be argued that the difference as an effective tool in preserving many between the existing and permissible of the heritage buildings under threat plot ratio can be transferred and and at minimal public cost. Interestingly, SBE traded openly in the market place. 39 Transfer of Development Rights Approach: Striking the Balance between Economic Development and Historic Preservation in Hong Kong Surveying and Built Environment Vol 19(1), 38-53 December 2008 ISSN 1816-9554 Proceeds from these sales could be a series of paper in December 1998.2 used for preservation, maintenance or improvement of the historic heritage Government intervention can be in the buildings. This would perhaps help to form of issuing administrative orders ease the burden on public spending and against demolition; incentives measures provide an incentive for private owners like permission for transferring to maintain their private lot. development rights, and direct funding in repairing heritage sites. King Yin Need for Sustainable Development Lane was saved this way when the In his Policy Address the Chief owner and the Government reached an Executive spelt out a policy statement understanding on 25 January 2008. The on heritage conservation which was owner will surrender the whole site to endorsed by the Executive Council Government after restoration and an in 2007. Increasingly, the public adjacent slope site of similar size will is concerned about the hidden be granted to the owner for the same environmental and social cost of development parameter of 0.5 plot ratio development. This is expressed in and maximum three storeys, see http:// outcries and sometimes by radical www.amo.gov.hk/en/news_20080711. actions taken by green groups, php. consumer advocates and political parties. Conservation and economic CURRENT CONTROL growth are not mutually exclusive and are in fact compatible with each ON PROPERTY other. The need is to strike the balance DEVELOPMENT AND ITS between preservation and development. EFFECT ON HERITAGE BUILDINGS Theoretical Basis Increasingly economic considerations The Harsh Reality Facing Owners are taking precedence over cultural, The harsh reality for cultural political, social and aesthetic values conservation is that the market demand when it comes to making decisions and for properties has been so intense that in allocating resources for conserving prime sites with development potential cultural heritage. This trend is occurring are very much sought after. As evident in many countries and often decisions in older areas like Sheung Wan or about what and how to conserve are Wanchai, many pre-war buildings could strongly influenced by economic only provide low return for their owners considerations. The Getty Conservation because of their old age, functional Institute (GCI) of the United States obsolescence and rent control measures. has conducted in depth studies and In the meantime commercial retail attempted to bridge the gap between activities and large-space users had economic expansion and cultural expanded and moved to other popular conservation. The GCI invited various commercial areas. While government SBE prominent scholars to participate in their subsidies on repair and maintenance 40 research and published their findings in for private heritage buildings were Surveying and Built Environment Vol 19(1), 38-53 December 2008 ISSN 1816-9554 virtually unheard of until lately, there conditions form a solid base for land was little incentive for owners to hold related income to government. on to dilapidated or under-developed structures, which offered low income. Compensation to Owners of Declared Monument Buildings Existing Control Over Building The relevant Ordinance governing Development compensation for land resumption for The Planning Department, Lands conservation purposes is the Antiquities Department, and Building Department and Monuments Ordinance (Cap 53) are the key bodies that look after and enacted in 1976.3 Its main purpose maintain control on the real estate is to protect historic buildings and and building development relying, antiquities in Hong Kong. The spirit of respectively, on the Town Planning the Ordinance allows the authorities to Ordinance, the Government leases preserve significant historic structures and the Buildings Ordinance and for the public’s benefit and for the administrative Practice Notes (Lai, Ho enjoyment by future generations. and Leung 2004) . Frequently, when a site of historic It is worth mentioning that the interest is under threat or is about to be government has taken the view that demolished, the government announces terms of the Government leases can be in a Gazette n o t i c e a p r o p o s e d varied to allow changes in the use of monument status for the site. There land. This can be for a longer term in were two occasions when the proposed the form of lease modification or land monument status was used, firstly in exchange, or for a temporary basis the case of the Ohel Leah Synagogue in such as short-term waivers for minor 1986, and in the case of the Morrison changes of uses. These changes of lease Hall at Tuen Mun.4 Ohel Leah Synagogue Morrison Hall Figure 1: Government declared a proposed monument status for both the Ohel Leah Synagogue and Morrison Hall in order to preserve the buildings. SBE Source: photo by Raymond Chan 41 Transfer of Development Rights Approach: Striking the Balance between Economic Development and Historic Preservation in Hong Kong Surveying and Built Environment Vol 19(1), 38-53 December 2008 ISSN 1816-9554 A Declaration of ‘proposed status’ is Hong Kong practiced some kind of valid for twelve months and may be transfer of development rights in the extended. However the affected owner form of land redemption certificates may object to the ‘proposed’ status. commonly known as Letters A and B If an objection fails, he can make an during the 1960s to 1980s.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Saving Hong Kong's Cultural Heritage
    SAVING HONG KONG’S CULTURAL HERITAGE BY CECILIA CHU AND KYLIE UEBEGANG February 2002 Civic Exchange Room 601, Hoseinee House, 69 Wyndham Street, Central Tel: 2893-0213 Fax: 3105-9713 www.civic-exchange.org TABLE OF CONTENTS. page n.o ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ………………………………………………………..….. 3 INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………….……. 4 PART I: CONSERVING HONG KONG 1. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK…………………………………… 6 1.1 WHY CONSERVE? …………………………………………….. 6 1.2 HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT .…………..…. 6 1.3 CHALLENGES OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION ……………..….. 7 1.4 AN OVERVIEW OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION IN HONG KONG… 7 2. PRACTICAL FRAMEWORK 2.1 EXISTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION FRAMEWORK …………. 9 • LEGAL FRAMEWORK ……………………………………..…….10 • ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK …..………………….. 13 • TOURISM BODIES ……………………………..……… 14 • INTERNATIONAL BODIES …………………….………. 15 • PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION .………….……….. 17 2.2 CONSTRAINTS WITH THE EXISTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION FRAMEWORK • OVERALL ……………………………………………… 19 • LEGAL FRAMEWORK ..………………………………… 21 • ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ………...…………….. 24 • TOURISM BODIES ….…………………………………… *27 PART II: ACHIEVING CONSERVATION 3. RECOMMENDATIONS 3.1 OVERALL ……..………………………………………………. 29 3.2 LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE .………...……...………………….. 33 4. CASE STUDIES 4.1 NGA TSIN WAI VILLAGE …….………………………………. 34 4.2 YAUMATEI DISTRICT ………………………………………... 38 CONCLUSION ………………………………………………………………………… 42 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ………………………………………………………………. 43 ABBREVIATIONS AAB Antiquities Advisory Board AFCD Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
    [Show full text]
  • 活化@Heritage Issue No. 59
    Issue No.59 April 2018 發展局文物保育專員辦事處成立十周年 10th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Commissioner for Heritage’s Office of the Development Bureau 物保育專員辦事處於2008年4月25日成 stablished on 25 April 2008, the Commissioner for Heritage's Office (CHO) just 文立，剛於本月底踏入第十一個年頭。辦事處 Eentered its 11th year at the end of this month. CHO has been very active over the 一直積極推展文物保育工作，包括推出多項文物 past years, including the launching of a number of heritage conservation initiatives and 保育措施及活化歷史建築伙伴計劃、在經濟及 the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme, the support on the 技術層面支援私人業主保育其歷史建築、舉辦 preservation of privately-owned historic buildings by providing financial and technical 一連串宣傳及公眾教育活動，以及於2016年成立 assistance to the owners, as well as the organisation of a series of publicity and public 保育歷史建築基金，進一步推展這方面的工作。 education activities. In 2016, the Built Heritage Conservation Fund was set up to further 在此，就讓我們回顧過去十年文物保育工作的成 spearhead our heritage conservation work. Let’s take a retrospective look on some of our 果 與 里 程： achievements and milestones over the past ten years: 古蹟宣布及歷史建築評級 Monument Declaration and Grading of Historic Buildings 目前，香 港 共 有 117項 法 定 古 蹟。截 至 2018年 At present, there are 117 declared monuments in Hong Kong. As at the end of March 3月底，古物諮詢委員會已確定1,435幢建築物的 2018, the Antiquities Advisory Board has confirmed the grading status of 1,435 historic 評 級。 buildings. 活化歷史建築伙伴計劃（活化計劃） Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme 活化計劃於2008年推出，透過邀請非牟利機構 (Revitalisation Scheme) 以社會企業模式及創新的方法，活化再用政府擁 Launched in 2008, the Revitalisation Scheme invites non-profit-making organisations to 有的歷史建築。截至目前為止，五期共19幢政府 revitalise and adaptively re-use government-owned historic buildings in the form of social 擁有的已評級歷史建築被納入計劃。 enterprises and in an innovative way.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2017/18
    ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 4/F, Prime Mansion, 183-187 Johnston Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong | T 2849 6138 | www.cdchk.org CONTENTS ABOUT US 3 ABOUT US The Child Development Centre (“CDC”) is a not-for-profit organisation, informally set up in 1976 and officially constituted in 1978. For over 40 years, the CDC has provided 4 MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN support to a wide spectrum of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in English and Chinese. 6 HIGHLIGHTS OF YEAR 2016-2017 Our staff members adopt an interdisciplinary approach to facilitate children’s development taking into account the children’s individual needs. We provide them 8 DELIVERING GROWTH with services such as assessments, group setting early intervention programmes, speech therapy, occupational therapy, sensory processing, social skills training, attention and 10 SUPPORTING PARENTS & FAMILIES behavioural support to ignite their learning journeys. 13 SHARING EXPERIENCE & INSIGHT Aside from providing educational services for children, the CDC is also committed to serving their families as well as the whole community. We help empower parents as well 16 INNOVATION as child-care professionals through family support and counselling services, professional school support and child development training. 18 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 20 LOOKING AHEAD Igniting Learning Journeys, one child at a time 22 GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES 24 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Vision For every child to succeed in their unique learning journey. 25 ORGANISATION CHART 26 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Mission 27 HONORARY AUDITORS’ REPORT To provide quality learning experiences for the individual child and empowering their families. 30 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 2 3 As our society evolves, we believe that the CDC should foster wider partnerships within the community to raise public awareness of children with SEN.
    [Show full text]
  • Board Minutes AAB/7/2019-20
    Board Minutes AAB/7/2019-20 ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD Minutes of the 191st Meeting on Thursday, 10 December 2020 at 2:30 pm at Conference Room, Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, Kowloon Park, Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Present: Mr Douglas SO Cheung-tak, JP (Chairman) Ms Vanessa CHEUNG Tih-lin# Prof CHING May-bo# Prof CHU Hoi-shan# Mr HO Kui-yip#, JP Mr Tony IP Chung-man# Mr Peter LAU Man-pong# Mr Christopher LAW Kin-chung#, JP Dr Jane LEE Ching-yee#, JP Mr LEE Ping-kuen#, JP Prof Phyllis LI Chi-miu#, BBS Mr Ronald LIANG# Dr Annissa LUI Wai-ling#, JP Ms Theresa NG Choi-yuk#, JP Mr SHUM Ho-kit#, JP Mr Rex WONG Siu-han#, JP Dr Sharon WONG Wai-yee# Prof YAU Chi-on# Miss Theresa YEUNG Wing-shan# Ms Alice YIP Ka-ming# Ms Shirley YEUNG (Secretary) Senior Executive Officer (Antiquities and Monuments) 2 Antiquities and Monuments Office Absent with Apologies: Prof CHIU Yu-lok 2 In Attendance: Development Bureau Mr Ivanhoe CHANG Commissioner for Heritage [C for H] Mr Ben LO Chief Assistant Secretary (Works) 2 [CAS(W)2] Mr Allen FUNG* Political Assistant to Secretary for Development [PA to SDEV] Mr SHUM Jin* Assistant Secretary (Heritage Conservation) 2 [AS(HC)2] Ms Joey LEE Assistant Secretary (Heritage Conservation) 3 [AS(HC)3] Ms Angela LEE* Assistant Secretary (Heritage Conservation) 4 [AS(HC)4] Mr Eddie WONG* Senior Executive Manager (Heritage Conservation) [SEM(HC)] Ms Natalie NG* Engineer (Heritage Conservation) 2 [E(HC)2] Mr Ken AU* Acting Senior Information Officer (Development) 2 [Atg SIO(DEV)2] 3 Antiquities and Monuments
    [Show full text]
  • Religion and Custom
    383 Chapter 18 Religion and Custom As a predominantly Chinese society, Buddhism and Taoism followers outnumber those of other religions in Hong Kong. But other religions are also practised with great fervour — in churches, mosques, temples and synagogues. The freedom of worship is cherished in Hong Kong, and is enshrined in Hong Kong’s constitutional document, the Basic Law. Hong Kong residents enjoy religious freedom under the Basic Law and relevant legislation. Religions practised in Hong Kong include Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism and Judaism. Some religious bodies also run schools, and health and welfare facilities. Traditional Festivals The Lunar New Year is the most important date in the Chinese festival calendar. It is celebrated during the days of the first new moon of the year, an auspicious time for friends and relatives to visit each other and to exchange gifts while children and unmarried adults receive lai see, or ‘lucky’ money in red packets. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month to honour an ancient Chinese poet, Qu Yuan, who killed himself by jumping into a river rather than compromise his honour. Dragon boat races and the eating of rice dumplings, wrapped in bamboo leaves, are the highlights of this festival. For the Mid-Autumn Festival, on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, grown-ups and children gather under the full moon with colourful lanterns and eat mooncakes, a traditional festival delicacy. The Ching Ming Festival in spring and the Chung Yeung Festival in autumn are marked by visits to ancestral graves.
    [Show full text]
  • A Relational Geography of Heritage in Post-1997 Hong Kong
    A RELATIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF HERITAGE IN POST-1997 HONG KONG by Lachlan Barber B.A., The University of King’s College, 2004 M.A., The University of British Columbia, 2006 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Geography) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) July 2014 © Lachlan Barber, 2014 Abstract The central question of this dissertation is: what can Hong Kong teach us about the geography of heritage? The study considers the discursive transformation of cultural heritage as a feature of Hong Kong’s transition since the 1997 retrocession to Chinese sovereignty. Specifically, it traces the contradictory growth of interest in heritage as an urban amenity on the part of the government, and its simultaneous framing as a socio-political critique of neoliberal governance on the part of actors in civil society. The study analyses these dynamics from a perspective attentive to the relationships – forged through various forms of mobility and comparison – between Hong Kong and other places including mainland China, Great Britain, and urban competitors. The project relies on data gathered through English-language research conducted over a period of two and a half years. Sixty in-depth interviews were carried out with experts, activists, professionals and politicians in Hong Kong. Extensive surveys of government documents, the print and online media, and archival materials were undertaken. Other methods employed include site visits and participant observation. The methodology was oriented around the analysis of processes of heritage policy and contestation over a number of sites in Central, Hong Kong and surrounding districts where contradictory visions of the meaning of heritage have played out materially.
    [Show full text]
  • Legislative Council Brief
    File Ref.: DEVB/CS/CR6/5/284 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BRIEF Declaration of Ho Tung Gardens at 75 Peak Road as a Proposed Monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance INTRODUCTION After consultation with the Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB)1, the Secretary for Development (SDEV), in her capacity as the Antiquities Authority under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Chapter 53) (the Ordinance), has decided to declare Ho Tung Gardens (as delineated at Annex A) as a proposed monument under section 2A(1) of the Ordinance. The declaration will be published in the Gazette on 28 January 2011. JUSTIFICATIONS Heritage and architectural value 2. Ho Tung Gardens is on the list of 1 444 historic buildings2 in Hong Kong. On 25 January 2011, AAB confirmed the Grade 1 status of Ho Tung Gardens, taking account of the assessment of an independent expert panel as well as the views and information received during the public consultation period on the proposed gradings of the 1 444 historic buildings. A Grade 1 historic building by definition is a “building of outstanding merit, which every effort should be made to preserve if possible.” 3. Ho Tung Gardens, also known in Chinese as 曉覺園, comprises three buildings (including a basically two-storey main building in Chinese 1 AAB is an independent statutory body established under section 17 of the Ordinance to advise the Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities, proposed monuments or monuments or referred to it for consultation under section 2A(1), section 3(1) or section 6(4) of the Ordinance. 2 The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) carried out from 2002 to 2004 an in-depth survey of 1 444 historic buildings in Hong Kong that were mostly built before 1950.
    [Show full text]
  • Barriers and Difficulties Involved In
    The feasibility study of transfer of development rights in Hong Title Kong Other Contributor(s) University of Hong Kong Author(s) Sin, Chak-fung; 冼澤豐 Citation Issued Date 2010 URL http://hdl.handle.net/10722/131011 Rights Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG THE FEASIBILITY STUDY OF TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS IN HONG KONG A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SURVEYING DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION BY SIN CHAK FUNG HONG KONG APRIL 2010 DECLARATION I declare that this dissertation represents my own work, except where due acknowledgment is made, and that it has not been previously included in a thesis, dissertation or report submitted to this University or to any other institution for a degree, diploma or other qualification. Signed: _________________________________ Name: ____________Sin Chak Fung__________ Date: ______________8/4/2010_____________ i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First of all, I would like to express to my greatest gratitude to my dissertation supervisor, Mr. H. F. Leung, for his invaluable advice in this dissertation. Without his support, this dissertation can hardly exist. I would also like to thank the following professionals for giving invaluable opinion in my study: Ms. Margaret (Maggie) Brooke CEO, Professional Property Services Group Professor Roger Nissim Land & Planning Consultant, Adjunct professor of Department of Real Estate and Construction, HKU Professor Barnabas H.K. Chung Chairman, Board of Professional Development, Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Mr. Tsang An Estate Surveyor working in a Developer I would also like to express my thankfulness to my mentor, Ray W.M.
    [Show full text]
  • LC Paper No. CB(2)1442/07-08(01)
    id18403765 pdfMachine by Broadgun Software - a great PDF writer! - a great PDF creator! - http://www.pdfmachine.com http://www.broadgun.com LC Paper No. CB(2)1442/07-08(01) Submission made by Heritage Watch represented by Mr Paul Zimmerman and Mr Jeffrey Au to the Subcommittee on Antiquities and Monuments regarding the Withdrawal of Declaration of Proposed Monument Notice – ‘ ’ in relation to No. 128 Pok Fu Lam Road also known as Jessville in the meeting on Wednesday, 12 March 2008 at 8:30 am in Conference Room B of the Legislative Council Building. Honorable Chair and Members, Heritage Watch is an alliance of organizations and individuals interested in the preservation of living and built heritage in Hong Kong. We welcome the expediency with which the new Secretary for Development is tackling issues related to heritage structures. Especially given the backlog of 7,000 potential structures including pre-war buildings which have yet to be classified. However, our organization is extremely concerned with the lack of a Heritage Policy, and that recent ad-hoc decisions are setting precedents. Moreover, we consider it a shame that in seeking to resolve issues related to Jessville the Secretary for Development has seen it necessary to trash the name of late Thomas Tam, and invalidate both the AMO and AAB. In October 2004, the owners of Jessville applied for demolition and in November 2004, the AMO issued a paper which was lyrical about the heritage value of this structure. Subsequently the AAB supported grading Jessville. The owners were advised of that decision and they withdrew the application for consent to start demolition on the basis ‘ ’ that the application for consent was withdrawn .
    [Show full text]
  • Historic Building Appraisal 1 Tsang Tai Uk Sha Tin, N.T
    Historic Building Appraisal 1 Tsang Tai Uk Sha Tin, N.T. Tsang Tai Uk (曾大屋, literally the Big Mansion of the Tsang Family) is also Historical called Shan Ha Wai (山廈圍, literally, Walled Village at the Foothill). Its Interest construction was started in 1847 and completed in 1867. Measuring 45 metres by 137 metres, it was built by Tsang Koon-man (曾貫萬, 1808-1894), nicknamed Tsang Sam-li (曾三利), who was a Hakka (客家) originated from Wuhua (五華) of Guangdong (廣東) province which was famous for producing masons. He came to Hong Kong from Wuhua working as a quarryman at the age of 16 in Cha Kwo Ling (茶果嶺) and Shaukiwan (筲箕灣). He set up his quarry business in Shaukiwan having his shop called Sam Lee Quarry (三利石行). Due to the large demand for building stone when Hong Kong was developed as a city since it became a ceded territory of Britain in 1841, he made huge profit. He bought land in Sha Tin from the Tsangs and built the village. The completed village accommodated around 100 residential units for his family and descendents. It was a shelter of some 500 refugees during the Second World War and the name of Tsang Tai Uk has since been adopted. The sizable and huge fortified village is a typical Hakka three-hall-four-row Architectural (三堂四横) walled village. It is in a Qing (清) vernacular design having a Merit symmetrical layout with the main entrance, entrance hall, middle hall and main hall at the central axis. Two other entrances are to either side of the front wall.
    [Show full text]
  • Board Paper AAB/5/2021-22
    For discussion BOARD PAPER on 11 March 2021 AAB/5/2021-22 MEMORANDUM FOR THE ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD ASSESSMENT OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS PURPOSE This paper invites Members to consider the grading of 14 items set out in paragraphs 3 to 6, endorsing the proposed grading of the three items set out in paragraphs 7 to 8, and to note the updated position of the grading assessment set out in paragraphs 9 and 10 below. BACKGROUND 2. Members are invited to note the position in assessing historic buildings as at the last meeting held on 10 December 2020: (a) 190 items with Grade 1 status; (b) 389 items with Grade 2 status; (c) 571 items with Grade 3 status; (d) 328 items with no grading; (e) 46 items with no further processing due to their declaration as monuments; and (f) 26 items with no further processing due to their demolition or substantial alteration. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION Proposed Grading Endorsed at the Last Meeting 3. At the meeting on 10 December 2020, Members endorsed the proposed grading of the following eight items as listed at Annex A: 2 (a) Entrance Gate, Enclosing Walls and Shrine, Yan Shau Wai, San Tin; (b) Barker Road Peak Tram Station, Peak Tramways, The Peak; and (c) six pre-war historic structures at Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens, i.e. (i) the stone pillars and flight of steps at the former main entrance, (ii) the Chinese War Memorial, (iii) the former Band Stand, (iv) the entrance gate pillars on Garden Road, (v) the tunnel portal and (vi) the flight of steps leading to the fountain terrace.
    [Show full text]
  • Replies to Initial Written Questions Raised by Finance Committee Members in Examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2015-16
    Index Page Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2015-16 Director of Bureau : Secretary for Development Session No. : 14 File Name : DEVB(W)-1-e1.docx Reply Serial Question No. Serial No. Name of Member Head Programme DEVB(W)001 2007 CHAN Han-pan 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Services DEVB(W)002 0152 CHAN Wai-yip, 159 (4) Energizing Kowloon East Albert DEVB(W)003 0701 CHAN Yuen-han 159 (2) Heritage Conservation DEVB(W)004 0702 CHAN Yuen-han 159 (4) Energizing Kowloon East DEVB(W)005 0625 CHIANG Lai-wan 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Services DEVB(W)006 0653 CHIANG Lai-wan 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Services DEVB(W)007 0848 CHUNG Shu-kun, 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Christopher Services DEVB(W)008 0994 HO Chun-yin, 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Steven Services DEVB(W)009 1569 IP LAU Suk-yee, 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Regina Services DEVB(W)010 1591 IP LAU Suk-yee, 159 (2) Heritage Conservation Regina DEVB(W)011 1592 IP LAU Suk-yee, 159 (2) Heritage Conservation Regina DEVB(W)012 1599 IP LAU Suk-yee, 159 (2) Heritage Conservation Regina DEVB(W)013 2278 KWOK Dennis 159 (1) Water Supply DEVB(W)014 2780 LAM Tai-fai 159 (4) Energizing Kowloon East DEVB(W)015 2166 LEUNG 159 (1) Water Supply Kwok-hung (2) Heritage Conservation (3) Greening, Landscape and Tree Management (4) Energizing Kowloon East (5) Intra-Governmental Services DEVB(W)016 3292 LEUNG 159 (2) Heritage Conservation Kwok-hung DEVB(W)017 1157 LEUNG Mei-fun, 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Priscilla Services DEVB(W)018 0341 LIAO 159 (5) Intra-Governmental Cheung-kong, Services Martin Reply Serial Question No.
    [Show full text]