Activist to continue with judicial review over Palace Museum plan in Hong Kong despite consultation vow
Lawsuit will be first legal challenge to decision on West Kowloon project
JR Group co-convenor Cary Lo Chun-yu said he still found the government’s decision to build a 10,000 sq m venue for relics from the Beijing museum to be questionable, even though the authority had promised a consultation on the design and exhibition and educational programmes.
In a claim filed with the High Court, the University of Hong Kong student questioned the administration’s failure to hold a public tender before hiring Rocco Yim Sen-kee to be the lead architect.
It was in breach of the general procedures for implementing government projects, he claimed, adding that the irregularity could have led to suspicion of cronyism.
Lo asked the court to order that the authority hold a formal public consultation on the entire project in accordance with the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Ordinance.