Both the AMO and the LCSD undergo identification, records, and research on crucial historical buildings, as well as organize and coordinate surveys and excavations in related areas.

The Government also pledged to diversify the background of appointees and create a balanced mix of board members from various sectors and professions.

[35] Then-Secretary for Development Carrie Lam responded by arguing that conservation groups rallied irrational criticisms against board members.

[44] In the case of the Queen's Pier, although it was listed as a Grade I historic building, the government decided not to declare it as a monument due to various reasons, including the economic and urban development, as well as the lack of public support.

In the case of State Theatre, experts in the Assessment Panel showed varied interpretations of the grading criteria in a media interview: on historical interest, Hong Kong historian Professor Siu Kwok-kin questioned the worth of State Theatre when comparing other architectures, such as the Han dynasty tombs in the interview.

As for group value, architect Lor Hing Hung Louis questioned in the interview if the State Theatre was still worth having any collective memories, as even his son does not know Teresa Tang, a famous singer, anymore.

The disregard of the research materials conducted by the AMO creates further worries on the experts' ability to evaluate the historic importance of each building.

[50] The AAB, in two separate meetings in March 2002 and December 2006, reached the same view of not raising objections as to the demolition of the Queen's Pier.

[50] The demolition of the adjacent Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier in December 2006 sparked public concerns over heritage conservation policies in Hong Kong.

The expert panel still maintained the original view that Ho Tung Gardens warranted the Grade 1 status with its high heritage value since the Gardens was the only remaining local residence relating to Sir Robert Ho Tung and the Chinese Renaissance architectural style was rare in Hong Kong.

Since the administrative Grade 1 status of Ho Tung Gardens did not afford it any statutory protection from demolition, the Secretary for Development in the capacity of Antiquities Authority, Carrie Lam, declared Ho Tung Gardens as proposed monument on 28 January 2011 with immediate effect for 12 months due to its high historic and architectural value.

53) prohibiting any building or other works on, or any actions to demolish, remove, obstruct, deface or interfere with the proposed monument unless a permit is granted by the Antiquities Authority.

[59] Ho Min-kwan then expressed the objection and submitted a petition to the Chief Executive according to the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap.

On 4 December 2011, then-Secretary for Development, Paul Chan, announced the final decision of the Chief Executive in Council that the declaration of Ho Tung Gardens as a monument shall not be made after considering the objection raised by the owner.

The reasons were that the government had to strike a balance between private property rights and heritage conservation, and had to consider the potential consequences of resulting in litigation and a great amount of compensation.

This means that the building and demolition plans approved by the BD before can be carried out after Ho Tung Gardens ceases to be a proposed monument.

[66] During the meeting on 18 April 2016, after being asked follow-up questions by other members, the AMO admitted that it did not fully understand the internal structural change of State Theatre and only made a guess.

[69] Walk in Hong Kong also suggested that the Theatre could be altered as an indoor sports ground for activities such as rock climbing, skiing and zip lining.

The internal shops became exhibits of historic products related to the building, including generic Theatre seats, old tickets, movie posters etc.

The Reservoir was completed on 10 August 1904 with a Romanesque architecture,[72] a building style which was thought to have arrived in Hong Kong from Britain who inherited it from ancient Rome.

[75] The AMO explained that it did not raise any objection in 2017 when the demolition was brought to its attention in a meeting because the WSD described the Reservoir as a disused "water tank".

[76] The WSD made no mention of its historic arches and cavernous architecture, and Heritage officials thought it was "just a normal tank".

[78] In June 2021, the Ex-Sham Shui Po Service Reservoir was accorded a Grade I historical building status by the AAB.

[82] Hong Kong Baptist University was granted a subsidy to develop Lui Seng Chun into "Hong Kong Baptist University Chinese Medicine Health Protection Center – Lui Seng Chun Hall" that combined Chinese medical services, public health education and historical culture.

In connection with the exhibitions of Hong Kong Baptist University Dr. & Mrs. Hung Hin Shiu Museum of Chinese Medicine, the center would provide tour services for different organisations at Lui Seng Chun Hall.

From 1994 to 2006, despite the demand from the public and the Wong Tai Sin District Council for the preservation of the Village, the AAB raised 4-time no objection to the redevelopment project.

In consultation with the AAB, the Architectural Services Department converted the building for use by the Court of Final Appeal to commence upon the handover of Hong Kong on 1 July 1997.

The report of built heritage impact assessment 2001 recommended the reprovision of the Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier with no objection from AAB.

With AAB's consultation, modification and relocation of the station ventilation facilities were made to allow the preservation in situ of these archaeological features.

Not only taking into account the historical value of the City Hall, the officials also rarely prioritised citizens' collective memory.