The preservation of historic buildings in the Central Police Station compound will be assured as the Government takes forward proposed heritage tourism development at the site.

During consultation on the tendering arrangements, the key concerns raised by the community were preservation requirements, traffic and environmental considerations, public access to the site and local involvement in monitoring the project. All these concerns have been fully taken into account in finalising the implementation arrangements, the Government says.

The Antiquities Advisory Board has been fully consulted on the preservation requirements and their advice has been included in draft tender documents. All 17 buildings with historical value will be preserved. Only a few without historical value will not.

In assessing tender proposals, the majority of the assessment criteria will focus on the qualitative aspects of the proposals, including heritage conservation, environmental and traffic considerations, and economic and tourism benefits.