Declared monuments of Hong Kong

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.[1]

As of February 2013, there were 101 declared monuments, of which 57 were owned by the Government and the remaining 44 by private bodies.[2] As of 10 March 2022, there were 132 declared monuments in Hong Kong, with 56 listed on Hong Kong Island, 53 on New Territories, 14 on Kowloon, and 9 on the Outlying Islands.[3][4] Under Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance, some other buildings are classified as Grades I, II and III historic buildings, and are not listed below.

  1. ^ "Leisure and Cultural Services Department – Antiquities and Monuments Office". Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2006.
  2. ^ Report No. 60 of the Director of Audit, Chapter 1: "Conservation of monuments and historic buildings", 28 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Declared Monuments in Hong Kong" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong City Hall and Jamia Mosque declared monuments". The Standard HK.