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PREFACE

本書是黃棣才博士兩本著作的延續，鮮明地展現了香港日漸消失的建築文物，也感慨公眾缺乏建築環境保護意識。

去年曾因公事四出尋找插圖，期間被黃博士兩本著作吸引了。回想2013年，受香港上海滙豐銀行委託，聯同顧問公司，為皇后大道中一號滙豐銀行總部大樓地面廣場作翻新工程，主題設計概念環繞文化古蹟，並以玻璃屏板描述香港及中環商業區的歷史。當時黃博士義不容辭，立刻借出有關歷代滙豐銀行的繪圖，使項目質素得以提升。

這些歷史建築圖冊出自本身是環境科學家的黃博士手筆，而非來自建築師，實在殊不簡單。他的著作為歷史建築特色帶來新觀點，書中插圖描繪細緻，展現獨特建築風格和感情。以上種種，促使我們在滙豐項目選用他的插圖。

新圖冊對任何行業均具吸引力。雖然我們已失去許多曾在黃博士筆下描繪的優秀建築，然而，他仍作大量重要記錄，藉此協助承傳香港過去豐富的歷史城市特色。

麥艾倫

雅邦規劃設計有限公司董事（規劃及都市設計）

This is the third in a trilogy of publications published by Dr. Richard Wong. This enables an even more vivid representation of Hong Kong's lost architectural heritage and causes us to lament that more emphasis has not been placed on the conservation of our built environment.

I was first drawn to Dr. Wong's first two books when we were looking for illustrative material for a project upon which my company was engaged.HSBC had commissioned us and supporting consultants in 2013 to revamp the plaza beneath their main building at 1, Queen's Road Central.The design that was developed encompassed a heritage theme and included glass display panels that depicted the history of the Central Business District and Hong Kong. Dr. Wong's permission to use his drawings of the various generations of the HSBC was quickly procured. These have added considerably to the graphic quality of the project.

This new volume of historic buildings is even more remarkable in that it has been produced by an environmental scientist and not an architect. This to my mind has brought a new perspective on the character of the historic buildings depicted in Dr.Wong's book. The buildings are depicted in copious detail which reveals their character and expression.This was a further reason why we sought to use Dr. Wong's drawings on the HSBC Project.

The new volume will appeal to, and be accessible to, all regardless of profession. Whilst we have lost many of the marvellous buildings that Dr. Wong has drawn, he, at least provides with an important record of the vast diversity of wonderful buildings that helped to circumscribe Hong Kong's past rich historic urban character.

Alan Forbes Macdonald

Director (Planning and Urban Design)

Urbis Limited