1. Chi Lin has a brief history, holding not as rich collective memory of Hong Kong people as the Star Ferry Pier but it suddenly emerged as a national cultural heritage, which the board members found outrageous.
2. The United Nations' concept in the rating of world heritage has been changing in recent years, giving priority to the rarities.
3. Differences arose within Hong Kong as Chi Lin was put on the preparatory list which may affect the final result. If the government wants to have the sympathy of Hong Kong people, it has to clearly explain its heritage value and the reasons behind approving the listing. In future it has to increase the transparency in assisting heritage rating applications.
1. 志蓮淨苑歷史短暫，盛載的港人集體回憶遠不及天星碼頭豐富，現在卻一躍成為國家級文物，委員感到匪夷所思。
2. 聯合國近年評審世遺的概念不斷演變，講求優先考慮稀少種類。
3. 志蓮名列預備名單，香港內部卻先鬧出分歧，或會影響最後結果。政府欲得到港人共鳴，要清楚解釋其文物價值和認同其獲選的原因，以後要增加協助文物評級申請的透明度。 |
