Government joining hands with HKJC to conserve and revitalise Central Police Station

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"The Government announced yesterday that it has accepted The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s proposal to conserve and revitalise the Central Police Station ("CPS") Compound in a press conference jointly hosted by the Secretary for Development and the Chairman of the Club. The project was endorsed by the Executive Council taking into account the results of the Club's six-month public engagement between October 2007 and April 2008 and the recommendations in the Conservation Management Plan on the CPS Compound commissioned by the Club.

We are very glad that the Government will partner with the Club to conserve and revitalise this highly important heritage site. It showcases the importance of partnership between the government and not-for-profit organisations in realising the revitalisation plan of heritage sites and buildings in Hong Kong.

The press release issued by the Government as well as the Conservation Management Plan can be viewed at www.centralpolicestation.org.hk.

Please continue to visit our website for latest news and updates of the project.

Yours sincerely,

William Y Yiu
Executive Director, Charities
The Hong Kong Jockey Club

政府昨日宣佈正式接納了由香港賽馬會保育及活化中區警署建築群的計劃，發展局局長與馬會主席在聯合主持的新聞發佈會上表示，行政會議經考慮香港賽馬會在去年十月至今年四月進行為期六個月的公眾參與工作的結果，以及由馬會委託進行的中區警署建築群保育建議方案，於今日通過這個伙伴合作項目。

馬會非常高興政府決定以合作模式，與馬會攜手實現這個計劃，讓各界看到政府與非牟利機構一起推動古物古蹟保育活化的共同決心。

由政府發放之新聞稿以及保育建議方案的內容，可於計劃網站www.centralpolicestation.org.hk 瀏覽。

歡迎繼續透過網站了解計劃詳情及查看最新消息。

香港賽馬會
慈善事務執行總監
饒恩培 "

Expect more screaming from cry babies living behind the compound? I'll happily swap, sqft for sqft, with any of them, i live on DB and my flat wouldn't have anything covering my view for a long time, but to have a arts center at my doorstep. wow. Actually i think any cry babies should be recorded in a registar and should forfiet any increase in their property prices when the thing ever gets implemented.