Heritage conservation in Hong Kong

This article details the history and status of heritage conservation in Hong Kong, as well as the role of various stakeholders.

An indication of the size of the built heritage in Hong Kong is given by a territory-wide survey conducted by the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) between 1996 and 2000, which recorded some 8,800 buildings.

[6] In March 2005,[6] a seven-member Expert Panel[7] comprising historians and members of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, Hong Kong Institute of Planners and Hong Kong Institute of Engineers was formed by the Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) to assess the heritage value of these buildings.

[8] Conservation initiatives include: The demolition of several historic buildings has led to public protest in recent years.

Other issues include: The preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage is an emerging theme in Hong Kong, with The Intangible Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee having held its first meeting on July 9, 2008.

The Former Kowloon British School , a declared monument, houses the Antiquities and Monuments Office .
The Tin Hau Temple in Causeway Bay is a declared monument since 1982.
King Yin Lei was declared a monument in 2008 after media had reported that its owner had begun demolishing the building.
Adaptive reuse: the Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound , a declared monument, is being transformed into a heritage hotel with food and beverage outlets, and retail facilities.
Public protest against the demolition of Queen's Pier : hunger strikers occupied the location in July 2007.
Blocks S61 and S62 of the former Whitfield Barracks , two Grade III Historic Buildings, house the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre .