That rings a bell. I will have to search that out, thanks.

Yes I have… I have contacted them a few times, but they have referred me to the different departments such as social welfare, AFCD, planning etc to apply first. Since the Property Agency cannot proceed with my request directly, they need to get some application from the social welfare etc… Right pain because those department do not know either… AFCD is helpful, I’ll try them.

Thanks and I’ll let you know how i get on.

Jen

Hi Jen, yes, I’ve been in, as part of a heritage group which was invited by the government to give views on its potential uses.

It’s currently looked after by the Government Property Agency — have you contacted them?

I represent an animal licensed charity in hk and currently looking for space and land to start off our centre… We’ve tried to approach many gov departments and as you might have guessed we are still awaiting their reply… We’d like to see if we can use this bit of hertitage to build our centre as well as preserve this beautiful history… Like most, we don’t know much of it… Have you gained access to it? We have visited it many times, but of course never been in… Would be nice to go in and at least pray and hope the hk gov will rent us the land for charity use… Can you tell me more if you know of any? Such as possible uses that have been put forward? I’d like to do a proposal for funds, but I need access to the place to do a proposal, size, pix etc… Can you aware any info?

Thanks!
Jen

It’s very close to the terminus of the no. 5 bus on Victoria Road. You can see the white buildings over the wall. But there is currently no public access. Good news is that the government is considering uses for the compound, so with any luck it will be preserved. There is also a WW2-era gun battery just down the hillside, and plenty of pillboxes and other old ruins, so possibly some sort of heritage trail could be laid out in future.

I am a photographer and one of my ongoing projects is heritage buildings in Hong Kong. This is not yet a heritage building, but it qualifies to be one. Could you give me some details on how to get there? Any restriction to access?

Thank you for your help.

Ka Tai