Cultural Monuments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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Cultural monuments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are structures, places or buildings that are under the protection of historical monuments by the Hong Kong Antiquities Authority ( Chinese  古物 古蹟 辦事處  /  古物 古迹 办事处 , English Antiquities and Monuments Office , formerly Antiquities and Monuments Authority ).

According to the Hong Kong Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance , the antiquities authority can, in coordination with the advisory committee and confirmation of the incumbent head of government, declare a structure, building or place a cultural monument via a notice in the official gazette . Currently (as of November 2018) there are 120 declared cultural monuments in Hong Kong, which range from archaeological finds from the Neolithic period to centuries-old Chinese structures from the Han , Song , Ming and Qing periods to colonial buildings from the 19th century.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hong Kong Tourism Board - Declared Monuments : (English) [1] In: www.discoverhongkong.com, accessed on February 24, 2016 - online
  2. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office - Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Declared Monuments in Hong Kong : (English) [2] In: www.amo.gov.hk, accessed December 11, 2018 - Online
  3. ↑ Antiquities and Monuments Office - Leisure and Cultural Services Department - List of Declared Monuments in Hong Kong - November 2018 (English, PDF file; 209 kB) In: www.amo.gov.hk, accessed on December 11, 2018 - Online