After reading the essay ‘Building on Disappearance: Hong Kong Architecture and Colonial Space’, I would like to share some feelings about this essay. First, it mentions what property speculation is and I agree that Hong Kong has this phenomenon. Some monumental or new building may disappear because the owners can sell their building without asking other people. Such as the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Central become an office building. However, I do not think it is a very big problem. Every place will change because of development. Nowadays, when people think the environment of Central, most of them will imagine many office buildings. These high glass curtain wall office buildings are the first visual evidence of Central. Hong Kong has many old buildings are preserved like Hong Kong Cultural Center, Flagstaff House and the Repulse Bay Hotel. I think keep these buildings are important for our history, but it is not that good to keep too many. Because not only buildings but also local people daily life can represent the place. To be honest, seldom Hong Kong people will go to these places. They like to go shopping mall than museum. If the meaningful old building keeps too many, this only will make people feel inconvenient. All in all, the old buildings will disappear but it will keep in our mind.
Hiu Fung, Lau
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A well thought out reflection that demonstrates that you are provoked into thinking more critically about our constructed environment and the significance of architecture within them.