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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.

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

• List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
• Heritage conservation in Hong Kong
• List of Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong
• List of Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong
• List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong
• Heritage Trails in Hong Kong
• History of Hong Kong

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
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"

External links

• Website of the Antiquities and Monuments Office of Hong Kong