Declared monuments of Hong Kong

Template:Short description Template:Use Hong Kong English Template:Use dmy dates Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to receive the highest level of protection. In Hong Kong, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong as well as the publication of the notice on the Hong Kong Government Gazette.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As of December 2024, there are 136 declared monuments in Hong Kong, with 58 listed on Hong Kong Island, 55 on New Territories, 14 on Kowloon, and 9 on the Outlying Islands.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Under Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance, some other buildings are classified as Grades I, II and III historic buildings, and are not listed below.

Monument declaration and historic buildings grading system

Template:See also There was no direct link between graded buildings and monuments. As of July 2007, 607 buildings had been graded (since 1980), 54 of these, including five Grade I buildings, had been demolished. As of August 2007, of 151 buildings classified as Grade I, only 28 pre-war buildings have been declared monuments since 1980.<ref>Una So, Court ruling clears way for Queen's Pier dismantling Template:Webarchive, The Standard, 11 August 2007</ref>

On 26 November 2008, the Antiquities Advisory Board announced that the declaration of monuments would be related to the grading of historic buildings.<ref>Development Bureau, Press Releases:Linkage established between monument declaration and historic buildings grading system Template:Webarchive, 26 November 2008</ref>

Proposed monuments

The Antiquities Authority (the Secretary for Development) may declare a building facing a demolition risk a proposed monument, thus providing the building with immediate protection against demolition. A Declaration of "proposed" status is valid for twelve months and may be extended. However the affected owner may object to the "proposed" status.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Five buildings were declared proposed monuments between 1982 and 2012: Ohel Leah Synagogue (later Grade I in 1990), Morrison Building (subsequently declared in 2004), Jessville (later Grade III), King Yin Lei (subsequently declared in 2008) and Ho Tung Gardens (later demolished in 2013).<ref name="Audit60">Report No. 60 of the Director of Audit, Chapter 1: "Conservation of monuments and historic buildings", 28 March 2013.</ref> Hung Lau was declared a proposed monument on 9 March 2017, and subsequently retained its Grade I status.

Monuments

Hong Kong Island

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Kowloon

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New Territories

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Outlying Islands

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See also

• List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
• List of Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong
• List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong
• List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong
• Heritage Trails in Hong Kong
• History of Hong Kong

External links

• Declared Monuments in Hong Kong on the Antiquities and Monuments Office website Template:Webarchive
• Google Map with all locations