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Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to be "protected". In Hong Kong, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Executive as well as the publication of the notice in government gazette.[1]

As of 12 November 2010, there are 98 declared monuments in Hong Kong.[2] Under Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance, some other buildings are classified as Grades I, II and III historic buildings, and are not listed below.

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Monument declaration and historic buildings grading system

There was no direct link between graded buildings and monuments. As of July 2007, 607 buildings had been graded (since 1980), 54 of these, including five Grade I buildings, had been demolished. As of August 2007, of 151 buildings classified as Grade I, only 28 pre-war buildings have been declared monuments since 1980.[3]

On November 26, 2008, the Antiquities Advisory Board announced that the declaration of monuments would be related to the grading of historic buildings.[4]

List of monuments

# Name Location District Notes/References Photographs
1 Rock Carving Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong Island Southern [1] Declared on 13 Oct 1978.[5]
2 Rock Carving Kau Sai Chau Sai Kung [2] Declared on 26 Jan 1979.[5]
3 Rock Carving Tung Lung Island Sai Kung [3] Declared on 26 Jan 1979.[5]
4 Rock Inscription Joss House Bay Sai Kung [4] Declared on 26 Jan 1979.[5]
5 Rock Carving Shek Pik, Lantau Island Islands [5] Declared on 27 Apr 1979.[5] Thought to date back to the local Bronze Age, some 3000 years ago
6 Rock Carving Po Toi Island Islands [6] Declared on 27 Apr 1979.[5]
7 Tung Chung Fort Tung Chung, Lantau Island Islands [7] Declared on 24 Aug 1979.[5]
8 Duddell Street Steps and Gas Lamps Central Central and Western [8] Declared on 31 Aug 1979.[5]
9 Tung Lung Fort Tung Lung Island Sai Kung [9] Declared on 25 Jul 1980.[5]
10 Sam Tung Uk Village Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan [10] Declared on 13 Mar 1981.[5]
11 Fan Lau Fort Fan Lau, southwest corner of Lantau Island Islands [11] Declared on 13 Nov 1981.[5]
12 Old District Office North 20 Wan Tau Kok Lane, Tai Po Tai Po [12] Declared on 13 Nov 1981.[5] Now the New Territories Eastern Region Headquarters of The Scout Association of Hong Kong.
13 Sheung Yiu Village Sai Kung [13] Declared on 13 Nov 1981.[5]
14 Rock Carving Cheung Chau Islands [14] Declared on 22 Jan 1982.[5]
15 Tin Hau Temple Causeway Bay Eastern [15] Declared on 26 Mar 1982.[5]
16 Rock Carving Lung Ha Wan Sai Kung [16] Declared on 4 Mar 1983.[5]
17 Island House Yuen Chau Tsai Tai Po [17] Declared on 4 Mar 1983.[5]
18 Site of Chinese Customs Station Junk Island Sai Kung [18] Declared on 4 Mar 1983.[5]
19 Man Lun Fung Ancestral Hall Fan Tin Tsuen, San Tin Yuen Long [19] [20] Declared on 4 Mar 1983.[5]
20 Remains of Ancient Kiln Wun Yiu Village Tai Po [21] Declared on 15 Apr 1983.[5]
21 Stone Circle Fan Lau, Lantau Island Islands [22] Declared on 15 Apr 1983.[5]
22 Tung Chung Battery Tung Chung, Lantau Island Islands [23] Declared on 11 Nov 1983.[5]
23 Man Mo Temple Tai Po Tai Po [24] Declared on 11 May 1984.[5]
24 Hong Kong Observatory Tsim Sha Tsui Yau Tsim Mong [25] Declared on 15 Jun 1984.[5]
25 Old Stanley Police Station Stanley Southern [26] Declared on 15 Jun 1984.[5] Now used as a Wellcome supermarket.
26 The Exterior of the Old Supreme Court Central Central and Western [27] Declared on 15 Jun 1984.[5] Now the Legislative Council Building
27 The Exterior of the Main Building of the University of Hong Kong Mid-levels, Hong Kong Island Central and Western [28] [29] Declared on 15 Jun 1984.[5]
28 Rock Inscription at Wong Chuk Hang Hong Kong Island Southern [30] Declared on 15 Jun 1984.[5]
29 Old Tai Po Market Railway Station Tai Po Tai Po [31] Declared on 23 Nov 1984.[5]
30 Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall Mun Hau Tsuen, Sheung Shui North [32][33][34][35] [36] Declared on 18 Jan 1985.[5]
31 Old House, Hoi Pa Village Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan [37] Declared on 25 Jul 1986.[5]
32 Tai Fu Tai Mansion San Tin Yuen Long [38] [39] Declared on 10 Jul 1987.[5]
33 Kun Lung Gate Tower Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling North [40] Declared on 11 Mar 1988.[5]
34 Yeung Hau Temple Tung Tau Tsuen, Ha Tsuen Yuen Long [41] [42] Declared on 18 Nov 1988.[5]
35 Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb 41 Tonkin Street, Cheung Sha Wan Sham Shui Po [43] Declared on 18 Nov 1988.[5]
36 Flagstaff House Cotton Tree Drive, Central Central and Western [44] Declared on 14 Sep 1989.[5]
37 Former French Mission Building Battery Path, Central Central and Western [45] Declared on 14 Sep 1989.[5]
38 Law Uk Hakka House 14 Kut Shing Street, Chai Wan Eastern [46] Declared on 10 Nov 1989.[5]
39 Old House Wong Uk Village, Yuen Chau Kok Sha Tin [47] Declared on 22 Dec 1989.[5]
40 Old Wanchai Post Office Wan Chai Wan Chai [48] Declared on 18 May 1990.[5]
41 Old Pathological Institute 2 Caine Lane, Sheung Wan Central and Western [49] [50] Declared on 29 Jun 1990.[5]
42 Western Market 323 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan Central and Western [51] [52] Declared on 26 Jun 1990.[5]
43 Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower Tsim Sha Tsui Yau Tsim Mong [53] Declared on 13 Jul 1990.[5]
44 Kang Yung Study Hall Sheung Wo Hang, Sha Tau Kok North [54] Declared on 26 Apr 1991.[5]
45 Former Kowloon British School 136 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Yau Tsim Mong [55] Declared on 19 Jul 1991.[5] It now houses the Antiquities and Monuments Office
46 Main Building of St. Stephen's Girls' College 2 Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels Central and Western [56] [57] Declared on 28 Feb 1992.[5]
47 Yi Tai Study Hall Shui Tau Tsuen, Kam Tin Yuen Long [58] [59] Declared on 26 Jun 1992.[5]
48 Enclosing Walls and Corner Watch Towers of Kun Lung Wai Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling North [60] Declared on 8 Apr 1993.[5]
49 The Helena May main building Garden Road, Central Central and Western [61] Declared on 8 Oct 1993.[5]
50 Entrance Tower of Ma Wat Wai Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling North [62] Declared on 25 Nov 1994.[5]
51 Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound Tsim Sha Tsui Yau Tsim Mong [63] Declared on 23 Dec 1994.[5]
52 Gate Lodge of the Former Mountain Lodge Mount Austin Road, the Peak Central and Western [64] Declared on 31 Mar 1995.[5]
53 Central Police Station Compound Hollywood Road, Central Central and Western [65] Declared on 8 Sep 1995.[5]
54 Former Central Magistracy Arbuthnot Road, Central Central and Western [66] Declared on 8 Sep 1995.[5]
55 Victoria Prison Compound Old Bailey Street, Central Central and Western [67] Declared on 8 Sep 1995.[5]
56 The Exterior of University Hall, the University of Hong Kong 144 Pok Fu Lam Road, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island Central and Western [68] Declared on 15 Sep 1995.[5]
57 The Exterior of Hung Hing Ying Building, the University of Hong Kong Mid-levels, Hong Kong Island Central and Western [69] [70] Declared on 15 Sep 1995.[5]
58 The Exterior of Tang Chi Ngong Building, the University of Hong Kong Mid-levels, Hong Kong Island Central and Western [71] [72] Declared on 15 Sep 1995.[5]
59 Government House Upper Albert Road, Central Central and Western [73] Declared on 29 Sep 1995.[5]
60 St. John's Cathedral Garden Road, Central Central and Western [74] Declared on 5 Jan 1996.[5]
61 I Shing Temple Tung Tau Wai, Wang Chau Yuen Long [75] [76] Declared on 14 Jun 1996.[5]
62 Remnants of the South Gate of Kowloon Walled City Kowloon Walled City Park Kowloon City [77] Declared on 4 Oct 1996.[5]
63 Former Yamen Building of Kowloon Walled City Kowloon Walled City Park Kowloon City [78] Declared on 4 Oct 1996.[5]
64 Entrance Tower and Enclosing Walls of Lo Wai Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling North [79] [80] Declared on 31 Jan 1997.[5]
65 Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling North [81] Declared on 7 Nov 1997.[5]
66 Cheung Shan Monastery Ping Che, Fanling North [82] [83] Declared on 31 Dec 1997.[5]
67 King Law Ka Shuk Tai Po Tau Tsuen Tai Po [84] Declared on 21 Jul 1998.[5]
68 Cheung Ancestral Hall Shan Ha Tsuen, Ping Shan Yuen Long [85] [86] [87] Declared on 30 December 1999.[6]
69 Fan Sin Temple Sheung Wun Yiu Tai Po [88]
70 North and West Blocks of St. Joseph's College 7 Kennedy Road, Central Central and Western [89]
71 Waglan Lighthouse Waglan Island, Po Toi Islands Islands [90] [91]
72 Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse Tang Lung Chau, Kap Shui Mun Tsuen Wan [92]
73 Tang Ancestral Hall Ping Shan. Part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail Yuen Long [93] [94] [95] Declared on 14 December 2001.
74 Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall Ping Shan. Part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail Yuen Long [96] Declared on 14 December 2001.
75 Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda Ping Shan. Part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail Yuen Long [97] Declared on 14 December 2001.
76 Hung Shing Temple Kau Sai Chau Sai Kung [98] [99] Since November 15, 2002
77 Tin Hau Temple Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling North [100]
78 Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall Ho Sheung Heung, Sheung Shui North [101]
79 The Morrisson Building, Hoh Fuk Tong Centre 28 Castle Peak Road, San Hui, Tuen Mun Tuen Mun [102] Since March 26, 2004
80 Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse Shek O, Hong Kong Island Southern [103] Since March 3, 2006 [7]
81 Leung Ancestral Hall Yuen Kong Tsuen, Pat Heung Yuen Long [104] Since January 12, 2007 [8]
82 Chik Kwai Study Hall Sheung Tsuen, Pat Heung Yuen Long [105] Since June 29, 2007 [9]
83 Tang Ancestral Hall Ha Tsuen Yuen Long [106] [107] Since February 1, 2008 [10]
84 Maryknoll Convent School 130 Waterloo Road Kowloon City [108] Gazetted on May 16, 2008 [11][12]
85 King Yin Lei 45 Stubbs Road, Mid-Levels Wan Chai District [109] Since July 11, 2008 [13]
86 Green Island Lighthouse Compound Green Island Central and Western [110] Gazetted on November 7, 2008 [14]
87 6 Historic Structures of Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road, Pok Fu Lam [111] Since September 18, 2009[15]
Former Watchman's Cottage Presently Pok Fu Lam Management Centre (1860–1863)
Gauge Basin (1863)
Masonry Bridge (1863–1871)
Masonry Bridge (1863–1871)
Masonry Bridge (1863–1871)
Masonry Bridge (1863–1871)
88 22 Historic Structures of Tai Tam Group of Reservoirs Tai Tam Reservoir Road, Tai Tam / Bowen Road [112] Since September 18, 2009[15]
Dam of the Tai Tam Upper Reservoir (1883–1888) Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Valve house of the Tai Tam Upper Reservoir (1883–1888) Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Masonry aqueduct of the Tai Tam Upper Reservoir (1883–1888) Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Masonry Bridge of the Tai Tam Upper Reservoir (1883–1888) Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Tunnel Inlet and Recorder House (1917) of the Tai Tam Upper Reservoir (1883–1888). Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
The 21-Arch Section of the Bowen Aqueduct (1885–1887)
Dam of the Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir (1904)
Valve House of the Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir Tai Tam Reservoir (1904)
Dam of the Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir Tai Tam Reservoir (1904–1907)
Valve House of the Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir Tai Tam Reservoir (1904–1907)
Dam of the Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir (1917). Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Valve House of the Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir (1917). Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Memorial Stone of the Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir (1918). Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Masonry Bridge of the Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir (1907) Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Masonry Bridge of the Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir (1907) Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Masonry Bridge of the Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir (1907) Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Masonry Bridge of the Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir (1907) Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Tai Tam Tuk Raw Water Pumping Station (1907). Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Chimney Shaft and its Flue of Tai Tam Tuk Raw Water Pumping Station (1907). Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Tai Tam Tuk Raw Water Pumping Station Senior Staff Quarters (1905). Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Tai Tam Tuk Raw Water Pumping Station Staff Quarters (1905–1907). Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
Tai Tam Tuk Raw Water Pumping Station No.2 Staff Quarters (1936). Part of the Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail
89 3 Historic Structures of Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Tai Tam Reservoir Road, Wong Nai Chung [113] Since September 18, 2009[15]
Dam (1899)
Valve House (1899)
Weir (1899)
90 4 Historic Structures of Aberdeen Reservoir Aberdeen Reservoir Road, Aberdeen| [114] Since September 18, 2009[15]
Dam of the Aberdeen Upper Reservoir (1931)
Valve House of the Aberdeen Upper Reservoir (1931)
Bridge of the Aberdeen Upper Reservoir (1931)
Dam of the Aberdeen Lower Reservoir (1932)
91 5 Historic Structures of Kowloon Reservoir Golden Hill Road, Kam Shan Country Park Sha Tin [115] Since September 18, 2009[15]
Main Dam (1901–1910)
Main Dam Valve House (1901–1910)
Spillway Dam (1901–1910)
Spillway Dam Recorder House (1901–1910)
Recorder House (1901–1910)
92 Memorial Stone of Shing Mun Reservoir Kwai Tsing [116] Since September 18, 2009[15]
93 Residence of Ip Ting-sz Lin Ma Hang Tsuen, Sha Tau Kok North [117]
94 Yan Tun Kong Study Hall Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan, Yuen Long Yuen Long [118]
95 Tung Wah Museum 25 Waterloo Road, Yau Ma Tei Yau Tsim Mong [119]
96 Man Mo Temple Compound Nos. 124-126 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan Central and Western [120]
97 Tang Kwong U Ancestral Hall No. 32 Shui Tau, Pak Wai Tsuen, Kam Tin Yuen Long [121]
98 Kom Tong Hall 7 Castle Road, Mid-Levels Central and Western [122]
99 Fortified Structure at No. 55 Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long No. 55 Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long Yuen Long [123] [124]

See also

References

  1. ^ Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Antiquities and Monuments Office
  2. ^ List of declared monuments on LCSD website
  3. ^ Una So, Court ruling clears way for Queen's Pier dismantling, The Standard, 11 August 2007
  4. ^ Development Bureau, Press Releases:Linkage established between monument declaration and historic buildings grading system, 26 November 2008
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo Environment Protection Department - List of Declared Monuments as on 1 January 1999 (archive)
  6. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office: Cheung Ancestral Hall
  7. ^ Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse Gazetted as a Historical Building
  8. ^ Leung Ancestral Hall at Yuen Kong Tsuen, Pat Heung, Yuen Long, gazetted as historical building
  9. ^ Chik Kwai Study Hall at Sheung Tsuen, Pat Heung, Yuen Long, gazetted as historical building
  10. ^ Tang Ancestral Hall and its adjoining land and buildings, Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long, gazetted as historical buildings
  11. ^ Maryknoll Convent School declared a monument
  12. ^ Maryknoll Convent School declared a monument (with photos)
  13. ^ King Yin Lei declared a monument
  14. ^ Green Island Lighthouse Compound Declared a Monument
  15. ^ a b c d e f "41 waterworks structures declared monuments"

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