Policy Address

(4) Central Police Station Compound — Giving due consideration to public views, the Hong Kong Jockey Club is about to complete an improved design of the revitalisation project. The Government in conjunction with the Club will announce and implement the revised proposal shortly;

(5) Central Government Offices — We recommend that the Main and East Wings, which are of historical and architectural value, be preserved for use by the Department of Justice after the relocation of the existing bureaux to the new Central Government Complex at Tamar. As for the West Wing, which has little heritage value, we recommend that it should be demolished and redeveloped for commercial use. In detailed planning, we will ensure that the public will have access to this low density site stretching from Lower Albert Road to the business area via Battery Path;

(6) Murray Building — Taking into account the special style of this building and its premium location, we recommend converting it into a hotel through open tender; and

(7) Court of Final Appeal — I have announced earlier that after the relocation of the Legislative Council to the new office site at Tamar, the Court of Final Appeal will move to the existing Legislative Council Building. The Government is open to suggestions on the future use of the French Mission Building, a declared monument where the Court of Final Appeal is now housed.

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