Heritage Conservation

89.         We have worked to strike a balance between the need to respect private property rights and the need to preserve our heritage. On the premise of respecting private property rights, we need to offer appropriate economic incentives to encourage private owners to either hand over or conserve historic buildings in their ownership. In light of the experience gained over the past few years, we need to review the policy on the conservation of privately-owned historic buildings. This will include formulating a set of more detailed mechanism and criteria for determining the extent and means to use public resources for the conservation of privately-owned historic buildings, and studying whether there is a need to enhance conservation of such buildings in the context of town planning.

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