This morning (29th) this newspaper went to Bijiaoshan to find out that there were police officers patrolling the area of the service reservoir. Workers guarded the site to prevent visitors from entering.
The retired Mr. Chen deliberately came from Sha Tin this morning. Although he could not get a glimpse of the true face of the remains of Mount Lu, he said that the closure of the site and prohibiting visitors from entering can reduce the damage to the service reservoir, which is a good thing. He said that he was pleasantly surprised when he saw the relevant news yesterday. He believed that the government must preserve the relevant relics. “It’s safe to do so, and to compensate the workers again for pouring out.”
Mr. Wong, who lives in Sham Shui Po, also “checked in” with his wife this morning, and was disappointed that he could not enter the construction site. He said that he had lived in Sham Shui Po for many years and had never known that the water distribution stocks existed. When he noticed the relevant news yesterday, he made a special trip to watch, thinking that the government must consider how to conserve the water distribution reservoir.
Fey Fey, a citizen who rushed to the construction site, said that she made a special “pilgrimage” yesterday and met several citizens who also wanted to make a pilgrimage, so she rushed to the construction site together. She said that everyone was quickly driven out of the service reservoir by the workers, but she still photographed the inside of the service reservoir, describing the interior as spectacular as the Colosseum.
The Water Supplies Department said last night that the site restructuring project has been suspended. The Office of Antiquities and Monuments has sent a preliminary inspection yesterday to conduct a detailed study and evaluation according to the established mechanism and discuss the follow-up work. According to a document submitted by the Water Supplies Department to the Sham Shui Po District Council in May this year, the service reservoir project started in June with a construction period of 10 months, but there was no mention of the design of the Roman column.
The incident was exposed by uploading multiple pictures on the Facebook history page until yesterday, which aroused public attention. It was seen at the scene yesterday that a large hole had been cut in the upper cover of the service reservoir and covered with rocks. The Water Supplies Department has not stated how many stone pillars have been demolished.
Reports on the Romanesque Pillars of Bishop Mountain Service Reservoir in Sham Shui Po：
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