A developer applied for demolition and reconstruction of No. 190 Nathan Road, a Grade III historical building in Tsim Sha Tsui. Last year, the Buildings Department approved the demolition plan, which aroused widespread concern in the society.
The latest document of the Antiquities and Monuments Office disclosed today (1st) that it intends to upgrade No. 190 Nathan Road by two consecutive levels from a third-level historical building to a first-level historical building. If the proposal is approved, 190 Nathan Road is only one step away from becoming a statutory monument. However, if the building fails to be further upgraded, the owner can still apply for demolition of the historic building.
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After news of the demolition of 190 Nathan Road came out, "Live Hong Kong", which is concerned with conservation, joined forces with the organization "City Research Institute", conservation architects and historians to form a research team, and found that this western-style building is the only one in Tsim Sha Tsui A pre-World War II western-style building was once occupied by the Japanese army during the Japanese occupation period, and was engaged in anti-Japanese intelligence work at the same time. It believes that its historical value far exceeds that of the region, and urges the Advisory Council to re-upgrade No. 190 Nathan Road. ".
The Antiquities Office pointed out that due to the information submitted by "Living Hong Kong", the historical value of 190 Nathan Road is re-examined, and it is planned to upgrade the western-style building from the current third-level historical building to the first-level historical building. Upgrading to a statutory monument is only one step away.
According to the authorities, No. 190 Nathan Road is a 4-storey commercial building, which belongs to private property. It was built in 1932-1933, that is to say, the western-style building has stood in Tsim Sha Tsui for about 90 years.
In the early years, the Western-style building was equipped with ground floor bunks, and it was a building with "a bunk above the ground". Later, the entire building was converted to commercial use, and the design was influenced by Art Deco and Neoclassicism, and it was considered to be of regional heritage value.
According to the information provided by the AAB, the definition of a Grade I historic building is "a building of special importance for which every possible effort must be made to preserve it." As a statutory monument, the owner cannot dismantle and rebuild without approval.
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