新加坡：新加坡将不会推进将政府大厦大草场（Padang）及其周边的历史建筑提名登记为联合国教科文组织世界遗产的计划，此前的一项评估发现，额外的规划措施可能会影响更广泛的市政区（Civic District）未来的发展。
SINGAPORE: Singapore will not proceed with plans to nominate the Padang and its surrounding historic buildings as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, after an assessment found that additional planning measures could affect future development in the wider Civic District.
国家文物局（NHB）于周二（11月3日）表示，联合国教科文组织世界遗产中心及其咨询机构对该遗址（命名为“新加坡政府大厦大草场市政建筑群”）进行的初步评估揭示了申遗面临的“重大挑战”。
The National Heritage Board (NHB) on Tuesday (Nov 3) said a preliminary assessment of the site, named The Padang Civic Ensemble, by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and the advisory bodies revealed “significant challenges” to the nomination.
初步评估报告建议设立一个比新加坡原计划更大的缓冲区、保护通往该遗址及从该遗址向外的重要视线，并对未来的开发进行控制，以维护其遗产价值。
The preliminary assessment report had recommended establishing a larger buffer zone than Singapore had proposed, protection of important views to and from the site, and controls on future developments to preserve its heritage significance.
但国家文物局表示，实施这些措施“将为更广泛的市政区的未来规划和开发引入额外的考量和咨询要求”，其中包括大草场以外很远区域。
But implementing these measures “would introduce additional consideration and consultation requirements for future planning and development” across the wider Civic District, including areas well beyond the Padang, said NHB.
例如，新加坡将不得不就可能影响该遗址历史和遗产价值的未来开发项目咨询联合国教科文组织（UNESCO），这包括对现有建筑的修改，或是可能影响通往大草场及从大草场向外的重要视线的周边地区新规划。
Singapore would, for instance, have to consult the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on future developments that could impact the site's historical and heritage significance, including modifications to existing buildings or new plans in the surrounding areas that could affect important views to and from the Padang.
国家文物局古迹与遗址保存署署长黄慧敏女士表示：“在初步评估之后，我们仔细斟酌了为该遗址建议的、可能会影响市政区未来规划的额外措施，包括对该区内除了受保护的国家古迹之外的许多现有建筑的影响。”
“Following the preliminary assessment, we have deliberated over the additional measures recommended for the site which may affect future plans for the Civic District, including the impact on the many existing buildings in the district, beyond the protected national monuments,” said Ms Jean Wee, director of the preservation of sites and monuments division at NHB.
“经过考虑，我们已决定不再推进将新加坡政府大厦大草场及周围建筑群（Padang Civic Ensemble）申报为新加坡下一个世界遗产的工作。”新加坡国家文物局表示，新加坡的这一决定“反映出在保护政府大厦大草场及周围建筑群的历史遗产重要性，与为更大范围市政区（Civic District）内的未来规划保留足够灵活性之间，需要取得谨慎平衡”。
"After consideration, we have decided not to proceed with pursuing the nomination of the Padang Civic Ensemble as Singapore’s next World Heritage Site.”Singapore's decision “reflects the need to strike a careful balance between safeguarding the heritage significance of The Padang Civic Ensemble and retaining sufficient flexibility for any future plans in the larger Civic District”, said NHB.
该局在周二的媒体吹风会上表示，联合国的要求可能会持续数十年并随时间推移而改变，这引发了人们的担忧：即便新加坡继续推进申遗并取得成功，其长远影响也可能会相当巨大。
At a media briefing on Tuesday, it said UNESCO's requirements could span decades and change over time, raising concerns that the long-term implications could be quite substantial even if Singapore went ahead with the nomination and succeeded.
该局对申遗的潜在影响最初曾有保留，但仍自愿进行了初步评估，以获取联合国教科文组织专家的官方意见。
The board had initial reservations about the potential implications of the nomination, but voluntarily undertook the preliminary assessment to obtain official inputs from UNESCO's experts.
国家文物局在周二的吹风会上表示，该局将此视为一个以高效、低成本方式获取有关潜在申遗的正式建议的机会。
NHB saw this as an opportunity to get formal advice on the potential nomination in an efficient, low-cost manner, the board said in the briefing on Tuesday.
初步评估允许各国在提交正式申遗申请之前，尽早获得联合国教科文组织咨询机构的指导。从2027年起，这一流程将成为所有世界遗产申报的强制要求。
The preliminary assessment allows countries to receive early guidance from UNESCO's advisory bodies before submitting a full nomination. The process will become mandatory for all World Heritage Site nominations from 2027.
鉴于其历史重要性，政府大厦大草场及周围建筑群于2023年3月被列入新加坡的联合国教科文组织世界遗产预备名单。该建筑群于当年9月开始了一项自愿的初步评估程序。
The Padang Civic Ensemble was placed on Singapore’s tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage status in March 2023, given its historical significance. It began a voluntary preliminary assessment process in September that year.
政府大厦大草场及周围建筑群的历史遗产重要性包括其在新加坡从殖民统治走向国家独立的过程中所发挥的作用，以及它作为热带地区英国殖民地市政广场范例的重要意义。该局还承认了该遗址作为世界遗产申报对象的潜力。
the heritage significance of The Padang Civic Ensemble including its role in Singapore’s transition from colonial rule to nationhood and its significance as an example of a British colonial civic square in the tropics.
国家文物局表示，该报告已于2024年底完成，并已与相关政府机构及利益相关方进行接触，以讨论评估结果。
It also acknowledged the site’s potential for a World Heritage Site nomination.
需要更大的缓冲区 新加坡国家文物局在回应CNA（亚洲新闻台）关于为什么联合国教科文组织的咨询机构建议设立比新加坡最初提议的更大的缓冲区的询问时表示，这一建议反映了联合国教科文组织对加强世界遗产保护的强调。
The report was completed by end 2024 and various government agencies and stakeholders were engaged to discuss the findings, said NHB.
国家文物局表示，其曾希望评估人员考虑到新加坡作为一个人口稠密的小型城市国家的独特情况。
LARGER BUFFER ZONE NEEDED Responding to CNA’s queries on why UNESCO’s advisory bodies recommended a larger buffer zone than Singapore had initially proposed, NHB said the recommendation reflected UNESCO's emphasis on stronger protection for World Heritage Sites.
该局还希望，鉴于遗产保护与城市发展之间的平衡是许多全球城市所面临的问题，初步评估将成为检验新加坡如何平衡这两者的一种好方法，并有可能为其他人效仿树立榜样。
NHB said it had hoped the evaluators would take into account Singapore's unique circumstances as a small, densely developed city-state.
国家文物局表示，鉴于周边的的高层建筑（包括里多维（River Valley）和美芝路（Beach Road）沿线的新建筑），一个更大的缓冲区将带来挑战。扩大的区域可能会使私人商业建筑受到额外的规划限制。
The board also hoped that the preliminary assessment would be a good way to see how Singapore could balance heritage preservation versus urban development, given that these are issues confronting many global cities around the world, and potentially set an example for others to follow.
世界遗产通常包括一个受法律保护的区域，其中包含具有杰出普遍价值、证明其被指定为世界遗产的特征。
NHB said a larger buffer zone would be challenging given the high-rise buildings in the vicinity, including new constructions along River Valley and Beach Road. The expanded zone could potentially subject private commercial buildings to additional planning restrictions.
该遗址周围是缓冲区，对土地使用和开发采取配套的法律限制，为该遗址、其紧邻的周边环境、重要景观以及其他支持其遗产价值的区域提供保护。
A World Heritage Site generally comprises a legally protected area containing features of outstanding universal value that justify its designation.
国家文物局还指出了一些海外例子，这些例子说明了联合国教科文组织保护要求的潜在长期影响。
Surrounding the site is a buffer zone, where complementary legal restrictions on land use and development provide protection for the site, its immediate surroundings, important views and other areas supporting its heritage significance.
英国的利物浦海事商贸城（Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City）于2021年被剥夺了世界遗产称号，此前联合国教科文组织认为那里的开发对该遗址的遗产价值具有破坏性。
NHB also pointed to overseas examples illustrating the potential long-term implications of UNESCO's conservation requirements.
在韩国首尔，联合国教科文组织去年致函敦促当局暂停批准世界遗产宗庙（Jongmyo Shrine）缓冲区外的高层综合体项目，理由是担心其对宗庙周边景观可能产生影响。
Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City in the United Kingdom was stripped of its World Heritage status in 2021 following developments that UNESCO considered detrimental to the site's heritage significance.
关于在新加坡决定不推进申报之前是否考虑过其他替代方案，国家文物局表示，在收到初步评估报告后，该局与联合国教科文组织进行了澄清通话，但并未与该组织进行反复交涉。
In Seoul, South Korea, UNESCO issued a letter last year urging authorities to suspend approval of a high-rise complex outside the buffer zone of the World Heritage-listed Jongmyo Shrine, citing concerns about its potential impact on the shrine’s surrounding landscape.
国家文物局还就评估结果咨询了多个政府机构和利益相关者，其中包括新加坡在2023年决定探讨申遗之前曾与之进行过接触的机构和人员。
whether alternatives had been considered before Singapore decided not to proceed with the nomination, NHB said that it engaged in a clarification call with UNESCO after receiving the preliminary assessment report, but did not engage in back and forth with the organisation.
国家文物局表示：“国家文物局已就拟议的申报事宜与相关利益相关者进行了接触，并将初步评估的结果和决定告知了他们。”
NHB also consulted several government agencies and stakeholders on the findings, including those it had engaged in 2023 before Singapore decided to explore the nomination.
该局表示：“作为我们持续致力于维护政府大草场（Padang）历史遗产重要性工作的一部分，我们将继续与利益相关者进行沟通并听取他们的反馈。”尽管作出了这一决定，国家文物局表示，其依然致力于保护政府大草场及周边国家古迹的历史遗产。
"NHB has engaged relevant stakeholders on the proposed nomination and informed them of the preliminary assessment's findings and the decision,” said the board.
政府大草场以及Civic Ensemble内的主要建筑——如亚洲文明博物馆、前最高法院、前市政厅、富丽敦酒店、旧国会大厦、维多利亚剧院及音乐厅，以及圣安德烈座堂——在新加坡作为国家古迹，已经享有最高级别的保护和维护地位。
“We will continue to engage stakeholders and consider their feedback, as part of our ongoing efforts to safeguard the Padang’s heritage significance.”Despite the decision, NHB said it remains committed to protecting the heritage of the Padang and surrounding National Monuments.
新加坡首个也是唯一一个联合国教科文组织世界遗产是新加坡植物园，该园于2015年被列入世界遗产名录。国家文物局表示，该局将与国家公园局一起，继续致力于保护和推广新加坡植物园，使其作为联合国教科文组织世界遗产，成为“深受新加坡人及世界各地游客喜爱的城市中心绿肺”。
The Padang and key buildings within the Civic Ensemble – such as the Asian Civilisations Museum, Former Supreme Court, Former City Hall, Fullerton Hotel, Old Parliament House, Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall, and St Andrew’s Cathedral – are already accorded the highest status of preservation and protection in Singapore as national monuments.
国家文物局表示：“新加坡还将继续努力保护并传承我们的活态遗产，包括已被列入联合国教科文组织《人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录》的小贩文化和可峇雅（kebaya），以及目前正在进行的关于妆艺大游行（Chingay）和札平舞（zapin）的多国联合申报工作。”
Singapore's first and only UNESCO World Heritage Site is the Singapore Botanic Gardens, which was inscribed on the World Heritage list in 2015 NHB said that together with NParks, it remains focused on the continued protection and promotion of the Singapore Botanic Gardens as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a "green lung in the heart of the city loved by Singaporeans and visitors from around the world." "Singapore will also continue efforts to protect and pass on our living heritage, including hawker culture and the kebaya which are inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, alongside ongoing multinational nominations for Chingay and zapin " said NHB.