Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance

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Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance
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Legislative Council of Hong Kong
  • An Ordinance to provide for the preservation of objects of historical, archaeological and palaeontological interest and for matters ancillary thereto or connected therewith.
Citation Cap. 53
Passed by Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Passed1 December 1971
Commenced3 December 1971
Legislative history
Introduced by Secretary for Home Affairs Donald Collin Cumyn Luddington
Introduced29 October 1971
First reading 3 November 1971
Second reading 17 November 1971
Third reading 1 December 1971
Amended by
1974, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2019 [1]
Status: Current legislation

Several historical building have been declared as proposed monuments for temporary statutory protection within a specified period. [4] [5]

King Yin Lei, now being declared monument, was declared a "proposed monument" on 15 September 2007, due to the damage caused by the non-structural works. Jessville, now a Grade III historical building, was declared a "proposed monument" on 20 April 2007. [5]

See also

References

  1. "Enactment History of Cap. 53 Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance". Cap. 53 Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap. 53), section 17.
  3. Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap. 53).
  4. Subcommittee on Antiquities and Monuments(Declaration of Proposed Monument)(Ho Tung Gardens) Notice:Response to Members’ request for information made at the meeting held on 23 February 2011
  5. 1 2 "Government to declare King Yin Lei and Maryknoll Convent School monuments". Archived from the original on 14 March 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance
Traditional Chinese 古物及古蹟條例
Simplified Chinese 古物及古迹条例
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Gǔwù jí Gǔjì Tiáolì
Yue: Cantonese
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