Bishop Hill Reservoir｜The DAB says the Water Supplies Department promises to stop the project and Yuan Haiwen promotes the identification of historical sites

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Written by: Zhou Lixi

2020-12-28 18:09

Last update date: 2020-12-28 18:16

The Bishop Mountain Service Reservoir in Sham Shui Po was recently demolished. However, during the demolition, it was discovered that there was a huge arch-shaped underground reservoir under the pressure relief tank built before the war.

Many citizens, district board members and members of the Legislative Council have requested that the demolition works be suspended.

Xie Weiquan, a member of the Legislative Council for Architecture, Surveying, Urban Planning and Gardens, pointed out that the bureau has promised to suspend construction and start related inspections.

Cheng Yongshun, a member of the Kowloon West Legislative Council of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, said that he has been informed by the Department that the authorities will meet with the Antiquities and Monuments Office as soon as possible to conduct an inspection.

The Democratic Party’s Sham Shui Po District Councillor Yuen Hai-wen pointed out that the relevant building structure is very unique, with historical significance and conservation value.

Yuan said that after looking through the Antiquities Advisory Committee's one-stop search for individual building information, it was found that the Antiquities Advisory Committee had not conducted a monument appraisal of the building.

He said that he has sent a letter to the Ancient Advisory Council with his party friend Zou Yingheng, requesting the appraisal of historical sites, and requested the government, including the Water Supplies Department, to immediately stop the demolition before the official appraisal results are obtained.

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The establishment has determined that the demolition project will be suspended and the Antiquities and Monuments Office will inspect

Xie Weiquan pointed out that the ancient Roman-style building of the distribution reservoir has attracted the attention of many citizens and people in the construction, survey, and garden circles. He said that he has called the senior officials of the Development Bureau to express their concern and requested that related works be suspended, and staff from the Antiquities Office will be arranged to inspect and discuss as soon as possible How to preserve and make good use of the relevant building structure and space.

Cheng Yongshun, a member of the Kowloon West Legislative Council of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, pointed out that he and his team had consulted the public before and suggested to the authorities to make good use of the land of the service reservoir and transform it into a park or public space for the public to use.

The Chinese People's Association for Democracy and People's Association He Qiming has personally inspected the decompression tank of the Democratic Party

The vice chairman of the Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood, He Qiming, visited the decompression tank today. He said that he had been asking the government to continue to open Bishop’s Hill to the morning commute of the neighborhood. He also said that he was notified by the neighborhood this morning that the building was very special. It has never been mentioned by the Water Supplies Department.

When He Qiming inspected, he found that some of the pipes were engraved with the words "1909". It is expected that the building may have a history of over a hundred years, which is 30 years longer than the WSD estimates.

He emphasized that the Water Supplies Department has been asked to suspend work immediately, and he also pointed out that the Sham Shui Po District Council will discuss how to conserve it next month.

Finally, he urged the public not to go down to the water decompression tank to avoid danger.

Yuan Haiwen pointed out that the reservoir has historical significance and conservation value. After checking the Antiquities Advisory Committee's one-stop search for individual building information, he found that the Antiquities Advisory Committee had not conducted a historical identification of the building.

He said that he had sent a letter to the Ancient Advisory Committee with his party friend Zou Yingheng, requesting the identification of historical sites, and requested the government, including the Water Supplies Department, to immediately stop the demolition before the official identification results are obtained.

He Qiming asked the Water Supplies Department to stop work immediately.

(He Qiming facebook)

Water Supplies Department said the building was built before 1930

The facebook page "Exploring the Ancients in Hong Kong" refers to the ancient Roman structure in the reservoir. The huge underground space is supported by more than one hundred granite pillars. The top is arched with red bricks to support the highest arched cement pool roof. Cover with mud.

The special page refers to the Water Supplies Department that has already enclosed the vacant area of ​​the reservoir and does not allow citizens to enter it for recreational purposes. It has even reported to the police that citizens broke into the vacant land without authorization.

Earlier, the Department stated that because of the impact of trees on the structure of the reservoir, it decided not to use the service reservoir, and the area was enclosed and demolished, backfilled and returned to the Lands Department.

There is a comment on the Facebook page that studies the history of Hong Kong that the "Kowloon Tong Distribution Pool" is an important part of the water supply system of the Kowloon Reservoir, located on the top of the hill on the north side of the Kowloon Tong Village.

"Hong Kong Exploring the Ancients" also responded that Kowloon Tong Village is the location of the police station today, that is, the location of the fresh water relief tank this time.

Another netizen quoted a screenshot of the document stating that the "Kowloon Tong Service Reservoir" (Kowloon Tong Service Reservoir) was gazetted in February 1901 and began preparations for construction. It was the first batch of water facilities in the "New Kowloon" area, which was more statutory than some Hong Kong Island areas. The historic site is early, and cited documents that related documents have been recorded in 1910, but the Water Supplies Department only stated that the building was estimated to be built before 1930.

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