Antiquities and Monuments Office

Year 2025

Date of Release	Title
24 Jan	Chinese New Year Funfair 2025 @ Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
19 Dec	Dinosaur Parlour
13 Nov	Guided Tours of the Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui (Application is closed)
01 Nov	“ Lo Pan Temple: Colouring, Drawing and Photo-taking Competition”
24 Oct	Display of Dinosaur Fossils from Port Island, Hong Kong
10 Oct	Two historic buildings declared as monuments
01 Oct	National Day X Heritage Funfair
12 Sep	“An Iconic Monument in Toy Bricks – Hong Kong City Hall” Exhibition
15 Aug	“Launch from Greater Bay Area: Nanhai I Shipwreck and the Maritime Silk Road” Exhibition
09 Aug	"Master of All Crafts: “Investiture of the Gods” on the Ridge of Lo Pan Temple" Exhibition
27 Jun	The Sixth Cultural Heritage Summer Course for Secondary School Students of the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao SARs (Application is closed)
28 May	“Harmony of Rites and Music: Exploring the Qilu Culture through Shandong Relics” Exhibition
22 Mar	Renewal of The “Treasures from Sacred Hill” Exhibition
20 Mar	Easter Fun Day: Unveiling the aesthetic features of Lingnan traditional architecture
09 Feb	Under the Same Roof: Lantern Festival Fun Day @ Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
12 Dec	“Under the Same Roof: Origin and Art of Lingnan Traditional Architecture” Exhibition
10 Nov	Guided Tours of the Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui (Application is closed)
20 Oct	Two historic buildings declared as monuments
04 Oct	The Aesthetics of Chinese Traditional Architecture: Structure and Form
01 Sep	Models of Historic Buildings Exhibition
01 Sep	'Monumental’ Stories — Cat Curator Colouring Competition Winning Entries Exhibition
29 Jul	Fun Historic Building Tour Through Models of the Buildings
24 Jul	‘Monumental’ Stories — Cat Curator Colouring Competition Winning Entries Exhibition
07 Jul	Fifth Cultural Heritage Summer Course for Secondary School Students of the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao SARs (Application is closed)
29 Jun	Announcement of 'Monumental’ Stories — Cat Curator Colouring Competition Results
12 Jun	China Cultural and Natural Heritage Day
18 May	“In Virtual of Heritage – Exploring Monuments with Heritage Technology” Exhibition
28 Mar	“Easter Egg Hunt Fun Day” @ Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
01 Feb	'Monumental’ Stories — Cat Curator Colouring Competition
05 Jan	“Collected Essays of the Greater Bay Area Built Heritage Summit”
29 Dec	"Light of Jinsha - The Ancient Shu Civilisation" Exhibition
28 Dec	“In Virtual of Heritage – Exploring Monuments with Heritage Technology” Roving Exhibition
20 Dec	“In Virtual of Heritage – Exploring Monuments with Heritage Technology” Roving Exhibition – The Toy Brick Zone
16 Nov	“Art Unbound, Inclusion Absolute – Heritage for All Drawing Competition” Artwork Showcase
11 Nov	"In Virtual of Heritage – Exploring Monuments with Heritage Technology" Exhibition
09 Nov	Greater Bay Area Built Heritage Summit 2022
21 Oct	"Inseparable Ties: Cohesion as Told by Hong Kong Historic Buildings" Exhibition
10 Aug	Fourth Cultural Heritage Summer Course for Secondary School Students of the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macao SARs (Application is closed)
09 Jun	“Habits and Haberdashery – Uncovering History and Heritage in the Hidden Attic” Exhibition
20 May	Aesthetics of Hong Kong Cultural Heritage: Modern Technology to Unveil the Structural Beauty of Chinese Traditional Architecture
20 May	Three historic buildings declared as monuments
21 Apr	Reopening of archaeological display at Sung Wong Toi Station
18 Apr	Friends of Heritage and Young Friends of Heritage are now open for application all year round
18 Mar	“Walk in Tai Po”
16 Dec	New Items Added to the 'List of Government Historic Sites Identified by AMO'
30 Nov	Tung Wan Tsai North Site on Ma Wan Island Listed in China's "100 Major Archaeological Discoveries in the Last 100 Years"
29 Oct	"Taking Strides in Tai Po – A Journey through the District’s Heritage" Exhibition
20 Sep	"Joyful BRGPS : Sharing on the Newly Declared Monument" was held on 18 Sep 2021.
16 Jul	Three historic buildings declared as monuments
27 Jun	Display on "Treasures from Sacred Hill: Song-Yuan Archaeological Discoveries at Sung Wong Toi"
31 Dec	Government appoints Antiquities Advisory Board Chairman and members
19 Nov	The display period of the “Heritage Over a Century: Tung Wah Museum and Heritage Conservation” exhibition will be extended until 24 February 2021 (Wednesday)
14 Sep	"Restoration of Duddell Street Steps and Gas Lamps" Exhibition
22 May	Three historic items declared as monuments (with photos)
11 May	"Heritage Over a Century: Tung Wah Museum and Heritage Conservation" Exhibition
28 Jan	Preparedness and Response Plan for Novel Infectious Disease of Public Health Significance
24 Dec	Treasures from Sacred Hill: Song-Yuan Period Archaeological Discoveries from Kai Tak (24 December 2019 – 26 February 2020)
25 Oct	Three historic items declared as monuments (with photos)
06 Aug	"Winning Entries of Revitalised Historic Buildings Instagram Photo Competition" Roving Exhibition” (7 August – 3 November 2019)
30 Apr	Public Lectures on the three Newly Declared Monuments of The University of Hong Kong - the Exteriors of Fung Ping Shan Building, Eliot Hall and May Hall
12 Apr	The 16th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition ─ Hong Kong Response Exhibition Vertical Fabric: density in landscape 100 towers 100 architects (26 April – 23 June 2019)
01 Mar	Friends of Heritage Scheme 2019 (14th Batch) is now open for application (Closed)
08 Jan	Exhibition on "Traversing the Forbidden City – Architecture and Craftsmanship" (11 January - 7 April 2019)
06 Dec	Photo Exhibition of New Declared Monuments in Hong Kong 2018 (7 December 2018 – 27 February 2019)
16 Nov	Exteriors of three historic buildings at University of Hong Kong declared monuments (with photos)
18 Sep	Craft and Technology: Applications of three-dimensional laser scanning for heritage conservation and education (21 September – 2 December 2018)
25 May	Photo Exhibition Celebrating Thirty Years of China's World Cultural Heritage (30 May – 12 August 2018)
28 Mar	A Gateway to the World: Photo Exhibition of Guangzhou and the Maritime Silk Road (30 March – 20 May 2018)
31 Oct	Sailing the Seven Seas: Legends of Maritime Trade of Ming Dynasty (3 November – 4 March 2018)
13 Oct	Three historic buildings declared monuments (with photos)
12 Sep	UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation: 17 award-winning projects of Hong Kong (12 September – 26 September 2017)
29 Jun	Inheritance: Ceramic Art of Chashan Kiln (30 June – 3 September 2017)
10 Apr	Hong Kong Literary Landscape Talk Series: Landmarks/Old Buildings
17 Mar	Friends of Heritage Scheme 2017 (13th Batch) is now opened for application (Closed)
13 Mar	Hung Lau declared as proposed monument
20 Jan	Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong’s Built Heritage (20 January – 31 May 2017)
22 Aug	Revamped Geographical Information System on Hong Kong Heritage
01 Aug	New Initiatives for the fee-charging museums of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
15 Jul	Declared Monuments @ Hong Kong (19 July – 10 August 2016)
24 Jun	"New Life @ Heritage II" Roving Exhibition (26 June – 13 July 2016)
20 May	Three historic buildings at old Lei Yue Mun Barracks declared monuments (with photos)
12 Apr	Past and Present: Photos of Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (12 April – 9 June 2016)
11 Dec	2015 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism \ Architecture (Hong Kong) (11 December 2015 – 28 February 2016)
23 Oct	Three historic buildings declared monuments
23 Oct	Photo Exhibition on “Heritage Fiesta 2015” (23 October – 25 November 2015)
15 Sep	Roving Photo Exhibition on Financial Assistance for Maintenance Scheme for Privately Owned Historic Buildings (19 September – 21 October 2015)
24 Jul	Commemorative/Celebration Activities for the 70th Anniversary of Victory in War of Resistance Against Japan (3 September – 4 October 2015)
09 Jun	Factory Hong Kong (12 June – 13 September 2015)
27 Feb	"Fundamentally Hong Kong? Delta Four 1984-2044" The 14th Venice Architecture Biennale Hong Kong Response Exhibition (10 March – 10 May 2015)
26 Feb	Friends of Heritage Scheme 2015 (12th Batch) is now opened for application
12 Dec	A Mosaic of Kowloon: Photos of Heritage (12 December 2014 – 25 February 2015)
20 Nov	Obituary － Dr Solomon Matthew Bard, OBE, ED, JP (1916-2014)
29 Oct	2014 Community Cultural Ambassador Scheme－Hong Kong Puppet and Shadow Art Center “Puppet Storytime – Nian” Touring Performance (1 November 2014)
24 Oct	Three historic temples declared monuments (with photos)
14 Oct	Photo Exhibition on “Heritage Fiesta 2014”
14 Oct	“Taipei Story House presents The Story of Old Businesses in Taiwan” Exhibition (7-30 November 2014)
12 Sep	Roving Photo Exhibitions on “TIMELESS archiCULTURE – UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation: 14 award-winning projects of Hong Kong”
03 Jun	Special Lectures of Archaeology
16 Apr	Free Mobile Apps on “King Yin Lei”(Discontinued)
15 Apr	“A Journey through Hong Kong’s Postal History – A Glimpse of Hong Kong’s Postal History through the Old General Post Office Building (1911 - 1976)” Thematic Exhibition
28 Feb	Recruitment of Young Friends of Heritage 2014 (Batch 7)
27 Dec	Two historic buildings declared monuments (with photos)
22 Nov	Two historic buildings declared monuments (with photos)
27 Sep	Exhibition on 60 Years of Public Housing Development in Hong Kong “Growing up with Public Housing”
31 Aug	“The Hong Kong Institute of Architects Annual Awards 2012” Roving Exhibition
19 Jul	"Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme" Roving Exhibition
21 Jun	“The Béthanie” Docent Services
18 May	International Museum Day Hong Kong 2013 - Special Programme at Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre and Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery
03 May	“Amazing Bourgogne!” Exhibition
01 Mar	Friends of Heritage Scheme 2013 is now opened for application
08 Feb	Old House, No. 10, Wong Chuk Hang San Wai – Now Opens
15 Nov	Conference on Materials, Techniques and Construction Management of Heritage Architecture in Mainland China and Hong Kong
12 May	Recruitment of Young Friends of Heritage 2012
11 May	Our Tsim Sha Tsui – Past, Present and Future
15 Feb	2011-12 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism \ Architecture – “Tri-ciprocal Cities: The Time, The Place, The People”
09 Dec	“Bamboo Theatre” Exhibition
02 Dec	Two historic school buildings declared monuments (with photos)
25 Oct	SDEV speaks on Ho Tung Garden (Chinese only)
10 Oct	Special Lecture: Briefing on the Consultancy Studies on the Heritage Value of Ho Tung Gardens (15.10.2011)
12 Aug	Commemorative Activities for the Centenary of 1911 Revolution
26 Jul	“A Glimpse of Old Buildings on Hong Kong Island” Exhibition
24 Jun	Fortified structure at Ha Pak Nai in Yuen Long declared a monument (with photo)
19 Apr	Additional open days at King Yin Lei
23 Mar	King Yin Lei open for public visits
28 Jan	Declaration of Ho Tung Gardens at 75 Peak Road as a Proposed Monument
28 Jan	Ho Tung Gardens declared proposed monument
25 Jan	Secretary for Development speaks about declaration of Ho Tung Gardens as proposed monument (Chinese only) (with pictures)
04 Dec	“Hong Kong Heritage Tourism Expo – Access Heritage” Exhibition
12 Nov	Four historic buildings declared as monuments (with photos)
15 Sep	Expert Lecture: Conserving Historic Buildings - Principles and Practices of Heritage Conservation in Hong Kong and Overseas
20 Apr	Recruitment of the Young Friends of Heritage 2010
06 Nov	Residence of Ip Ting-sz and Yan Tun Kong Study Hall declared monuments (With photos)
14 Oct	Heritage Study on Central Government Offices Complex
18 Sep	41 waterworks structures declared monuments (with photos)
12 Aug	360 submissions received on historic buildings assessment
07 Nov	Green Island Lighthouse Compound Declared a Monument
11 Jul	King Yin Lei declared a monument (with photos)
16 May	Maryknoll Convent School declared a monument (with photos)
31 Jan	Background Information on Maryknoll Convent School at 130 Waterloo Road, Kowloon
25 Jan	Government to declare King Yin Lei and Maryknoll Convent School monuments
25 Jan	Statement by AAB's chairman on 25 Jan 2008 (Chinese Version Only)
25 Jan	Statement by SDEV after the meeting of the Antiquities Advisory Board
18 Dec	International Conference on Urban Sustainability 2008 (14.1.2008) (available in Chinese only)
07 Dec	Tang Ancestral Hall and its adjoining land and buildings, Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long, gazetted as historical buildings
04 May	Chik Kwai Study Hall at Sheung Tsuen, Pat Heung, Yuen Long, gazetted as historical building
02 May	Antiquities Advisory Board Public Hearing on Grading of Queen's Pier, Central
08 Mar	International Conference on "Evolution and Rehabilitation of the Asian Shophouse"
17 Nov	Leung Ancestral Hall at Yuen Kong Tsuen, Pat Heung, Yuen Long, gazetted as historical building
30 Dec	Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse Gazetted as a Historical Building
07 May	International Conference: Chinese Export Ceramics and Maritime Trade, 12th - 15th Centuries
18 Mar	Government to declare Morrison Building a monument
21 Feb	Government would preserve Kom Tong Hall for use as a Dr. Sun Yat-sen Museum
10 Dec	UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
31 Oct	Government has initiated action to declare Morrison Building a Monument

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