Declared monuments of Hong Kong 544644 224091422 2008-07-07T07:19:09Z Olivier 3808 1 additional monument: Maryknoll Convent School {{Geography of Hong Kong}} '''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.<ref>[http://www.amo.gov.hk/en/monuments.php Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Antiquities and Monuments Office]</ref> As of May 16, 2008, there are 84 '''declared monuments in [[Hong Kong]]'''<ref>[http://www.amo.gov.hk/en/monuments_list.php list]</ref>. Under [[Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance]], some other buildings are classified as Grades I, II and III 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.<ref>Una So, [http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=51043&sid=14893111&con_type=1&d_str=20070811&sear_year=2007 Court ruling clears way for Queen's Pier dismantling], [[The Standard]], August 11, 2007</ref> ==List of monuments == {| border="1" cellpadding="1" class="wikitable sortable" style="width:95%" !width="5%"|# !width="25%"|Name !width="25%"|Location !width="15%"|District !width="15%"|Notes/References !width="15%"|Photographs |- |1 |[[petroglyph|Rock Carving]] |[[Big Wave Bay]], [[Hong Kong Island]] |[[Southern District, Hong Kong|Southern]] | |[[Image:Big Wave Bay Rock Carving 1.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |2 |Rock Carving |[[Kau Sai Chau]] |[[Sai Kung District|Sai Kung]] | | |- |3 |Rock Carving |[[Tung Lung Chau|Tung Lung Island]] |[[Sai Kung District|Sai Kung]] | |[[Image:Rock Carving on Tung Lung Island.JPG|centre|100px]] |- |4 |Rock Inscription |[[Joss House Bay]] |[[Sai Kung District|Sai Kung]] | | |- |5 |Rock Carving |[[Shek Pik]], [[Lantau Island]] |[[Islands District|Islands]] |Thought to date back to the local [[Bronze Age]], some 3000 years ago | |- |6 |Rock Carving |[[Po Toi Island]] |[[Islands District|Islands]] | | |- |7 |[[Tung Chung Fort]] |[[Tung Chung]], [[Lantau Island]] |[[Islands District|Islands]] | |[[Image:Tung chung fort.jpg|center|100px]] |- |8 |[[Duddell Street]] Steps and Gas Lamps |[[Central, Hong Kong|Central]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:Duddell Street Steps (facing north).JPG|center|100px]] |- |9 |[[Tung Lung Fort]] |[[Tung Lung Chau|Tung Lung Island]] |[[Sai Kung District|Sai Kung]] | |[[Image:Tung Lung Fort.jpg|centre|75px]] |- |10 |[[Sam Tung Uk Village]] |[[Tsuen Wan]] |[[Tsuen Wan District|Tsuen Wan]] | |[[Image:Sam Tung Uk (2).JPG|center|100px]] |- |11 |[[Fan Lau Fort]] |Southwest corner of [[Lantau Island]] |[[Islands District|Islands]] | |[[Image:Fan Lau Fort.JPG|center|100px]] |- |12 |[[Old District Office North]] |[[Tai Po]] |[[Tai Po District|Tai Po]] | |[[Image:OldDistrictOfficeNorth TaiPo.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |13 |[[Sheung Yiu Village]] | |[[Sai Kung District|Sai Kung]] | | |- |14 |Rock Carving |[[Cheung Chau]] |[[Islands District|Islands]] | |[[Image:Cheung Chau Rock Carving 1.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |15 |[[Tin Hau Temple]] |[[Causeway Bay]] |[[Eastern District, Hong Kong|Eastern]] | |[[Image:HK Tin Hau Temple fd.jpg|center|100px]] |- |16 |Rock Carving |[[Lung Ha Wan]] |[[Sai Kung District|Sai Kung]] | | |- |17 |[[Island House]] |[[Yuen Chau Tsai]] |[[Tai Po District|Tai Po]] | | |- |18 |Site of Chinese Customs Station |[[Fat Tong Chau|Junk Island]] |[[Sai Kung District|Sai Kung]] | | |- |19 |[[Man Wun Fung Ancestral Hall]] |[[San Tin]] |[[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]] | |- |20 |Remains of Ancient Kiln |[[Wun Yiu Village]] |[[Tai Po District|Tai Po]] | |- |21 |[[Stone Circles (Hong Kong)|Stone Circle]] |[[Fan Lau]], [[Lantau Island]] |[[Islands District|Islands]] | |- |22 |[[Tung Chung Battery]] |[[Tung Chung]], [[Lantau Island]] |[[Islands District|Islands]] | |- |23 |[[Man Mo Temple]] |[[Hollywood Road]], [[Sheung Wan]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:HKSW ManMoTemple 60211 67.jpg|center|100px]] |- |24 |[[Hong Kong Observatory]] |[[Tsim Sha Tsui]] |[[Yau Tsim Mong District|Yau Tsim Mong]] | |[[Image:Hong Kong Observatory.jpg|center|100px]] |- |25 |[[Old Stanley Police Station]] |[[Stanley, Hong Kong|Stanley]] |[[Southern District, Hong Kong|Southern]] | |- |26 |The Exterior of the [[Former Supreme Court Building|Old Supreme Court]] |[[Central, Hong Kong|Central]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:Hong Kong Legislative Council Building.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |27 |The Exterior of the Main Building of the [[University of Hong Kong]] |[[Mid-levels]], [[Hong Kong Island]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:HKU.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |28 |Rock Inscription at [[Wong Chuk Hang]] |[[Hong Kong Island]] |[[Southern District, Hong Kong|Southern]] | |- |29 |[[Old Tai Po Market Railway Station]] |[[Tai Po]] |[[Tai Po District|Tai Po]] | |[[Image:Hong Kong Railway Museum.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |30 |[[Liu Man Chek Tong Ancestral Hall]] |[[Sheung Shui]] |[[North District, Hong Kong|North]] | |- |31 |[[Old House, Hoi Pa Village]] |[[Tsuen Wan]] |[[Tsuen Wan District|Tsuen Wan]] | |- |32 |[[Tai Fu Tai Mansion]] |[[San Tin]] |[[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]] | |- |33 |[[Kun Lung Gate Tower]] |[[Lung Yeuk Tau]], [[Fanling]] |[[North District, Hong Kong|North]] | |[[Image:SanWei GateHouse.jpg|centre|75px]] |- |34 |[[Yeung Hau Temple]] |[[Ha Tsuen]] |[[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]] | |- |35 |[[Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum|Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb]] |41 [[Tonkin Street]], [[Cheung Sha Wan]] |[[Sham Shui Po District|Sham Shui Po]] | |[[Image:LeiChengUkHanTombMuseum Tomb.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |36 |[[Flagstaff House]] |[[Cotton Tree Drive]], [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:Museum of Tea Ware.JPG|centre|100px]] |- |37 |[[Former French Mission Building]] |[[Battery Path]], [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:HK Court of Final Appeal n Cheung Kong Centre.jpg|centre|75px]] |- |38 |[[Law Uk Hakka House]] |14 Kut Shing Street, [[Chai Wan]] |[[Eastern District, Hong Kong|Eastern]] | |- |39 |Old House |[[Wong Uk Village]], [[Yuen Chau Kok]] |[[Sha Tin District|Sha Tin]] | |[[Image:WongUkVillage OldHouse.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |40 |[[Old Wanchai Post Office]] |[[Wan Chai]] |[[Wan Chai District|Wan Chai]] | |[[Image:Oldwanchaipostoffice.JPG|centre|100px]] |- |41 |[[Old Pathological Institute]] |[[Caine Lane]], [[Sheung Wan]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:HK Med Mus.jpg|centre|75px]] |- |42 |[[Western Market]] |[[Sheung Wan]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:WesternMarket.JPG|centre|100px]] |- |43 |[[Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower]] |[[Tsim Sha Tsui]] |[[Yau Tsim Mong District|Yau Tsim Mong]] | |[[Image:Kowloon Clock Tower June 18 2007.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |44 |[[Kang Yung Study Hall]] |[[Sha Tau Kok]] | | |- |45 |[[Former Kowloon British School]] |[[Tsim Sha Tsui]] |[[Yau Tsim Mong District|Yau Tsim Mong]] | |- |46 |Main Building of [[St. Stephen's Girls' College]] |Lyttelton Road, [[Mid-Levels]] | | |- |47 |[[Yi Tai Study Hall]] |[[Kam Tin]] |[[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]] | |- |48 |Enclosing Walls and Corner Watch Towers of [[Kun Lung Wai]] |[[Lung Yeuk Tau]], [[Fanling]] |[[North District, Hong Kong|North]] | |- |49 |[[The Helena May main building]] |[[Garden Road, Hong Kong|Garden Road]], [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:HK TheHelenaMay.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |50 |Entrance Tower of [[Ma Wat Wai]] |[[Lung Yeuk Tau]], [[Fanling]] |[[North District, Hong Kong|North]] | |[[Image:HK Fanling Ma Wat Wai 1.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |51 |[[Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound]] |[[Tsim Sha Tsui]] |[[Yau Tsim Mong District|Yau Tsim Mong]] | |[[Image:Former Marine Police Headquarters Tree.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |52 |[[Gate Lodge]] of the [[Former Mountain Lodge]] |[[Victoria Peak|the Peak]] | | |[[Image:HK Peak Mt Austin Road Gate Lodge.JPG|centre|100px]] |- |53 |[[Central Police Station Compound]] |[[Hollywood Road]], [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:Hollywood Road and Central Police Station.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |54 |[[Former Central Magistracy]] |[[Arbuthnot Road]], [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:Former Central Magistracy, Hong Kong.JPG|centre|100px]] |- |55 |[[Victoria Prison Compound]] |[[Old Bailey Street]], [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:HK Victoria Prison Hall D Female Section.JPG|centre|100px]] |- |56 |The Exterior of University Hall, the [[University of Hong Kong]] |[[Mid-levels]], [[Hong Kong Island]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |- |57 |The Exterior of Hung Hing Ying Building, the University of Hong Kong |[[Mid-levels]], [[Hong Kong Island]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:Hung Hing Ying Building hku.JPG|centre|100px]] |- |58 |The Exterior of Tang Chi Ngong Building, the University of Hong Kong |[[Mid-levels]], [[Hong Kong Island]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |- |59 |[[Government House, Hong Kong|Government House]] |[[Upper Albert Road]], [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:Government House rightview.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |60 |[[St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong|St. John's Cathedral]] |[[Garden Road, Hong Kong|Garden Road]], [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:St. John's Cathedral, HK bell tower.JPG|centre|75px]] |- |61 |I Shing Temple |[[Wang Chau]] |[[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]] | |- |62 |Remnants of the South Gate of [[Kowloon Walled City]] |[[Kowloon Walled City Park]] |[[Kowloon City District|Kowloon City]] | |[[Image:KowloonWalledCityPark.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |63 |Former Yamen Building of Kowloon Walled City |Kowloon Walled City Park |[[Kowloon City District|Kowloon City]] | | |- |64 |Entrance Tower and Enclosing Walls of Lo Wai |[[Lung Yeuk Tau]], [[Fanling]] |[[North District, Hong Kong|North]] | |[[Image:LungYeukTau LoWai Outside.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |65 |[[Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall]] |[[Lung Yeuk Tau]], [[Fanling]] |[[North District, Hong Kong|North]] |Declared in November 1997 |[[Image:Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall.JPG|centre|100px]] |- |66 |Cheung Shan Monastery |[[Ping Che]], [[Fanling]] |[[North District, Hong Kong|North]] | |- |67 |King Law Ka Shuk |[[Tai Po Tau Tsuen]] |[[Tai Po District|Tai Po]] | |[[Image:KingLawKaShuk Frontview.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |68 |Cheung Ancestral Hall |[[Shan Ha Tsuen]] |[[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]] | |- |69 |Fan Sin Temple |[[Sheung Wun Yiu]] |[[Tai Po District|Tai Po]] | |- |70 |North and West Blocks of [[St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong|St. Joseph's College]] |[[Kennedy Road, Hong Kong|Kennedy Road]], [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]] |[[Central and Western District|Central and Western]] | |[[Image:HK StJosephsCollege NorthBlock and WestBlock.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |71 |Waglan Lighthouse |[[Waglan Island]], [[Po Toi Islands]] |[[Islands District|Islands]] | |- |72 |Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse |[[Tang Lung Chau]], [[Kap Shui Mun]] |[[Tsuen Wan District|Tsuen Wan]] | |- |73 |Tang Ancestral Hall |[[Ping Shan]] |[[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]] | |[[Image:TangAncestralHall01.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |74 |Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall |[[Ping Shan]] |[[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]] | |[[Image:YuKiuAncestralHall01.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |75 |Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda |[[Ping Shan]] |[[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]] | |[[Image:TsuiSingLauPagoda01.jpg|center|75px]] |- |76 |Hung Shing Temple |[[Kau Sai Chau]] |[[Sai Kung District|Sai Kung]] | |- |77 |[[Tin Hau Temple]] |[[Lung Yeuk Tau]], [[Fanling]] |[[North District, Hong Kong|North]] | |[[Image:TinHauTemple LungYeukTau.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |78 |Hau Ku Shek Ancestral Hall |[[Ho Sheung Heung]], [[Sheung Shui]] |[[North District, Hong Kong|North]] | |- |79 |The Morrisson Building, [[Hoh Fuk Tong Centre]] |28 [[Castle Peak Road]], [[San Hui]], [[Tuen Mun]] |[[Tuen Mun District|Tuen Mun]] | |- |80 |[[Cape D'Aguilar]] Lighthouse |[[Shek O]], [[Hong Kong Island]] |[[Southern District, Hong Kong|Southern]] | |- |81 |Leung Ancestral Hall |[[Yuen Kong Tsuen]], [[Pat Heung]] |[[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]] | |- |82 |Chik Kwai Study Hall |[[Sheung Tsuen]], [[Pat Heung]] |[[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]] | |- |83 |Tang Ancestral Hall |[[Ha Tsuen]] |[[Yuen Long District|Yuen Long]] | |- |84 |[[Maryknoll Convent School]] |130 [[Waterloo Road, Hong Kong|Waterloo Road]] |[[Kowloon City]] |Since May 16, 2008 <ref>[http://news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/080516/html/080516en02002.htm Maryknoll Convent School declared a monument]</ref> |[[Image:MaryknollConventSchool 1.jpg|centre|100px]] |- |} ==See also== * [[List of buildings and structures 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]] * [[History of Hong Kong]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.amo.gov.hk Website of the Antiquities and Monuments Office of Hong Kong] [[Category:Declared monuments of Hong Kong|*]] [[Category:Heritage registers|Hong Kong]] [[Category:Hong Kong-related lists|Declared monuments]] [[zh:香港法定古蹟列表]]