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Declared Monuments in Hong Kong

Old Stanley Police Station

The Old Stanley Police Station was constructed in 1859 and is now the oldest surviving police station building in the territory. The Army, during the early years, used the station from time to time in conjunction with the police because of its strategic position as the most southerly outpost on Hong Kong Island. During the Japanese Occupation, the Japanese Gendarmerie used the station as a local headquarters and a mortuary was built onto the building. After the war, the building reverted to its original use as police station until 1974. Since then it had been used as a sub-office of the Southern District Office and a restaurant. It now becomes a supermarket. Source: Leisure and Cultural Services Department

News Headlines

Henderson sees $7.5b premium for giant project
YVONNE LIU , SCMP, 27 July 2006
Henderson Land Development expects to pay $7.5 billion in land premium to the government for a residential project in Ma On Shan, according to chairman Lee Shau-kee.

Bypass 'could face legal action'
CHLOE LAI and QUINTON CHAN , SCMP 27 July 2006
Members of the Harbour-front Enhancement Committee yesterday challenged the rationale of building the Central-Wan Chai bypass.

Kwun Tong facelift to go on display
CHLOE LAI , SCMP 21 July 2006
Kwun Tong residents will next month be shown three models of how the area could look after redevelopment in what the Urban Renewal Authority calls an exercise in community participation.

Extra land premium rescinded
YVONNE LIU , SCMP 19 July 2006
The Lands Department has dropped its decision to charge an extra land premium for retail portions of development sites, in the face of opposition from developers and retailers.

Government sells Lantau residential site for $30.5m
LAI YING-KIT , SCMP 18 July 2006
A residential site on Lantau was sold for $30.5 million ?more than double its opening bid - on Tuesday afternoon at the first government land auction this financial year.

“Millennium City 5” & “YOHO Town” Win Quality Building Award 2006
Press Release, 14 July 2006
Award winners, merit winners and finalists of Quality Building Award (“QBA”) 2006 were accredited at the award presentation banquet organized tonight. After 2 years of preparation, assessment and selection, the Award Presentation Banquet for QBA2006 was held tonight at Conrad Hong Kong. The Organizing Committee of QBA2006 was much honored to have invited Mr. Rafael S. Y. Hui. CBS, JP, Chief Secretary for Administration; Hon. Patrick S. S. Lau, SBS, JP, Legislative Council Member (Functional Constituency - Architectural, Surveying and Planning) and also the Honorary Advisor of QBA2006 and Mr. David C. Lee, BBS, JP, Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Society and also Chairman of QBA2006 July Panel, to attend as officiating guests of the event.

Eco-day held in protest against development of Sai Kung wetland
ANNELIESE O'YOUNG RUO-HWA , SCMP 10 July 2006

Villagers say they have always been pro-environment but that the development is
a way of drawing former residents back to the remote area. Photo: Kevin Sinclair

More than 200 people descended on a Sai Kung wetland yesterday for an ecology day in protest against the development plans of Sun Hung Kai Properties.

MTR Sunny Bay Station wins the Green Building Award
MTR Press Release, 9 July 2006

Mr Michael Suen, GBS, JP, Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (left 4) presented
the Grand Award to Project and Design team of MTR Corporation, Ove Arup Partners
Hong Kong Limited and Aedas Limited.

MTR Sunny Bay Station's outstanding contributions to sustainability and the environment have won it the first Green Building Award in Hong Kong , organized by the Professional Green Building Council.

Government Hill motion defeated
CHLOE LAI , SCMP 6 July 2006
A Democratic Party motion to fully conserve Government Hill when the government headquarters moves to Tamar was defeated in the Legislative Council yesterday by the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong and the Liberal Party.

11 suspected of bribery over contract for landslip project
NORMA CONNOLLY , SCMP 6 July 2006
Eleven people have been arrested on suspicion of bribery relating to a landslip prevention project contracted out by the government's Civil Engineering and Development Department.

LCQ4: New Central Harbourfront
Hong Kong Government, 5 July 2006
Following is a question by the Hon Audrey Eu and a reply by the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands, Mr Michael Suen, in the Legislative Council today (July 5):

Kai Tak terminal plan boost
The Standard, 4 July 2006
FROM M1 "We were quite pleased with the discussions," Goldstein said. "We feel there's an open attitude here about the requirements of a future cruise terminal, and how to work cruise infrastructure into the overall infrastructure of the city."

Kai Tak terminal attracts interest
DENISE HUNG , SCMP 4 July 2006
A leading cruise operator has expressed interest in the government's proposal to build a cruise terminal at Kai Tak, following a meeting between visiting company executives and Tourism Commissioner Au King-chi yesterday.

Shown in Kai Tak project
Staff reporter, The Standard 3 July 2006

Swire Pacific chairman Christopher Pratt said the company is "interested" in the former airport site, which the government said last month will be redeveloped into a multi-purpose leisure and tourist hub with sports fields, residential projects, hotels and offices, as well as a cruise liner terminal.

Shun Tak to extend Nam Van project
RUSSELL BARLING , SCMP 3 July 2006
Shun Tak Holdings yesterday submitted the property portion of its $5 billion development plan for the Nam Van district in Macau and agreed to extend by one year the deadline for the $1.5 billion land acquisition.