(To watch the full press conference with sign language interpretation, click here.)

Four projects proposed by non-profit organisations have been selected as part of a revamp of four structures under the sixth batch of the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme, the Development Bureau announced today.

The Tai Tam Tuk Raw Water Pumping Station Staff Quarters Compound, a declared monument, will be converted into a school for nature-based early childhood education.

Homi Villa, a Grade 3 historic building in Ting Kau, will be turned into a learning centre. Exhibitions, guided tours, lectures and workshops will be organised to deepen public understanding of the environment, history and culture.

Classes, mindfulness activities as well as tea and dining services will be offered in King Yin Lei, a declared monument in Mid-Levels, after a revamp, to promote general health through a better understanding of Pu’er tea, traditional Chinese medicine and medicinal herbs.

Fong Yuen Study Hall, a Grade 3 historic building in Ma Wan, will be revitalised into a learning centre. Innovation elements will be added into its history, culture and environmental ecology activities, to attract different age groups.

At a press conference this afternoon, Secretary for Development Michael Wong said for the former North Kowloon Magistracy in Sham Shui Po, which was later included in the same batch of the revitalisation scheme, the assessment of the 30 applications it has received is under way and the result is expected to be announced in the second half of the year after the completion of the whole assessment process.

The Government will earmark about $586 million to subsidise the renovation of the four historic buildings and another $15 million to subsidise the projects’ initial operation. The projects in this batch are expected to be completed in phases and be up and running from 2025.

Click here for details of the selected projects.