Owners threaten legal action over world's first June 4 museum
Owners' corporation of TST tower will sue if advised that project breaches building rules
Property owners of a commercial tower in Tsim Sha Tsui will seek legal advice on whether the opening of a memorial museum dedicated to the Tiananmen Square crackdown would violate the building's rules.
But the group behind the museum, the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, are confident it would not breach the regulations at the Foo Hoo Centre.
Alliance vice-chairman Mak Hoi-wah, who attended a meeting with building owners last night, said they would press ahead with the world's first June 4 museum this month unless legally prevented from doing so.
The owners' corporation concluded it might take legal action if the advice it receives suggests the museum's operation is illegal.
"The attendees have expressed their concerns on the possible inconvenience we might create," Mak said. "I have promised that we will try our best to … minimise the nuisance."
The owners' corporation had already sent a lawyer's letter of objection to the alliance ahead of the museum's planned April 20 opening.