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Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to be "protected". In Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Executive
Chief Executive of Hong Kong

The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is the head of government of the government of Hong Kong and the principal representative of Hong Kong. The position was created to replace the Governor of Hong Kong, who was the head of the Hong Kong government during British rule....
 as well as the publication of the notice in government gazette.

As of 7 November, 2008, there are 86 declared monuments in Hong Kong. Under Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance
Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance

The Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance, in Hong Kong Law , was enacted in 1976 to preserve the objects of historical, archaeological and palaeontological interest and for matters ancillary thereto or connected therewith....
, some other buildings are classified as Grades I
List of Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong

Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong are those selected as those "outstanding merits of which every effort should be made to preserve if possible"....
, II
List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong

Grade II historic buildings are those of special merit in Hong Kong. Efforts are required to preserve the building selectively ....
 and III
List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong

Grade III historic buildings are those selected by Hong Kong's Antiquities and Monuments Office as those buildings which are "Buildings of some merit, but not yet qualified for consideration as possible monuments....
 historic buildings, and are not listed below.

e is no direct link between graded buildings and monuments.






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Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to be "protected". In Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Executive
Chief Executive of Hong Kong

The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is the head of government of the government of Hong Kong and the principal representative of Hong Kong. The position was created to replace the Governor of Hong Kong, who was the head of the Hong Kong government during British rule....
 as well as the publication of the notice in government gazette.

As of 7 November, 2008, there are 86 declared monuments in Hong Kong. Under Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance
Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance

The Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance, in Hong Kong Law , was enacted in 1976 to preserve the objects of historical, archaeological and palaeontological interest and for matters ancillary thereto or connected therewith....
, some other buildings are classified as Grades I
List of Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong

Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong are those selected as those "outstanding merits of which every effort should be made to preserve if possible"....
, II
List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong

Grade II historic buildings are those of special merit in Hong Kong. Efforts are required to preserve the building selectively ....
 and III
List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong

Grade III historic buildings are those selected by Hong Kong's Antiquities and Monuments Office as those buildings which are "Buildings of some merit, but not yet qualified for consideration as possible monuments....
 historic buildings, and are not listed below.

Statistics

There is no direct link between graded buildings and monuments. As of July 2007, 607 buildings have been graded (since 1980), 54 of these, including five Grade I buildings, have been demolished. As of August 2007, of 151 buildings classified as Grade I, only 28 pre-war buildings have been declared monuments since 1980.

List of monuments



See also

  • List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
    List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong

    This is a list of buildings and structures in Hong Kong....
  • List of Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong
    List of Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong

    Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong are those selected as those "outstanding merits of which every effort should be made to preserve if possible"....
  • List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong
    List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong

    Grade II historic buildings are those of special merit in Hong Kong. Efforts are required to preserve the building selectively ....
  • List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong
    List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong

    Grade III historic buildings are those selected by Hong Kong's Antiquities and Monuments Office as those buildings which are "Buildings of some merit, but not yet qualified for consideration as possible monuments....
  • History of Hong Kong
    History of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong began as a coastal island geographically located in southern China. While pockets of settlements had taken place in the region with archaeological findings dating back thousands of years, regularly written records were not made until the engagement of History of China#Qin Dynasty: The Beginning of Imperial China and the British Colo...


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