Antiquities and Monuments Office
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The Antiquities and Monuments Office (Chinese: 古物古蹟辦事處), now housed in the Former Kowloon British School, was established when the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance was enacted in 1976, to preserve Hong Kong's monuments under appropriate protection.
The AMO is responsible for identifying, recording and researching buildings and items of historical interest, as well as organizing and coordinating the surveys and excavations of areas of archaeological significance.[1] The Leisure and Cultural Services Department now manages the Office.
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[edit] Hierarchy
The AMO is the executive arm of the Antiquities Authority,[2] a portfolio of the Secretary for Home Affairs. The Government's problematic and confusing framework was exposed by the battle to preserve Queen's Pier.[3] The director of Hong Kong University's architectural conservation program, said that the government needed to clarify relations and responsibilities between the board, the office and the Antiquities Authority.[3]
[edit] Job duties
One of the Duties of the Office is fostering public awareness of Hong Kong's heritage through education, publicity programmes and setting up of heritage trails and exhibition centres. Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre and Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery cum Heritage Trail Visitors Centre are under the management of the Office.[1]
The adaptive reuse of some historical buildings are organized by the Office. The office also provides subvention to the Hong Kong Archaeological Society for excavations and surveys unexplored heritages.[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Homepage of the Office
- ^ Legislative Council Brief, 22 June 2011. p.1
- ^ a b Una So, Court ruling clears way for Queen's Pier dismantling, The Standard, August 11, 2007
- ^ "Introduction". Hong Kong Archaeological Society. http://www.hkarch.org/en_intro.html. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
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