Architectural Services Department

Architectural Services Department
建築署
Agency overview
Formed11 April 1986; 38 years ago (1986-04-11)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionHong Kong
HeadquartersQueensway Government Offices
MottoDriving Development, Preserving Heritage
Employees1,789 (March 2013)[1]
Agency executive
  • Mr. Tse Cheong Wo, Edward, Director of Architectural Services
Parent agencyDevelopment Bureau
Websitewww.archsd.gov.hk
Architectural Services Department
Traditional Chinese建築署
Simplified Chinese建筑署
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiànzhùshǔ
Wade–GilesChien4 Chu4 Shu3
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGin jūk chyúh
JyutpingGin3 zuk1 cyu5
Queen Elizabeth Hospital in 1969

The Architectural Services Department is a department of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for the design and construction of many public facilities throughout the territory. It is subordinate to the Works Branch of the Development Bureau and the current director is Mr. Tse Cheong Wo, Edward.

  1. ^ "About Us". Architectural Services Department. Retrieved 5 January 2014.