OLD buildings in areas planned for renovation cannot be dismantled until they are examined and confirmed to have no historical protection value, housing administration officials said yesterday.

This is in response to local political advisers’ proposals for enhanced efforts to protect the city’s historical buildings.

One city location being protected and renovated is Zhangyuan, a residential area on Maoming Road between West Nanjing Road and Weihai Road. Vice chairman of the Shanghai People’s Political Consultative Conference Zhao Wen yesterday led officials on a tour of Zhangyuan.