The old court building is currently being used to host cultural events
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) plans to provide more information to the public about the Central Library project to be built at the old courthouse in Nam Van area.
“First of all, we will have a presentation for people to hear our ideas, regarding the construction… So we don’t have sudden reactions from population [asking], ‘Why are we demolishing the building?’ We want to have better communication so we can build trust,” IC president Ung Vai Meng said on the sidelines of the Cultural Heritage Committee plenary meeting yesterday.
Ung also said the Bureau plans to start work on the new Central Library by demolishing part of the former headquarters of the Judiciary Police which, according to Ung, has “little historical value.”
Although it is still unclear when the public tender will open, Ung admitted that the demolition work should start before a final draft of the architecture project is completed, albeit with some delay.
Most members of the Committee were found to be in favor of the project, but there is no consensus among all members. Some cited the need to reconsider the project and eventually choose another location.
One member, architect Carlos Marreiros, told Radio Macau, “We can’t continue like this. Every time that we aim to do something, there is someone that has a different view and everything stops. We need to move forward.”
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