Fact · folklore · 2026-10-10
Official record channel for folk customs
民間習俗的官方紀錄渠道
Figure and reference date
ICH Representative List
非物質文化遺產代表作名錄
Notes and definition
Some folk customs, festivals and oral traditions are inscribed on the Representative List by the ICH office with surveyed records — an officially recognised cultural record.
Other figures in this group (folklore)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Urban legends and folklore.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory 首份非物質文化遺產清單 | 480 items (published 2014) 480個項目（2014年公布） Compiled after public consultation and published in 2014, covering folk customs, festivals, skills and oral traditions across five domains. | 2014 | Intangible Cultural Heritage Office: The First Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory |
| ICH Representative List 非物質文化遺產代表作名錄 | 24 items (December 2024) 24項（2024年12月） Notable items drawn from the Inventory; 20 listed in 2017, updated to 24 in December 2024. | 2024-12 | Intangible Cultural Heritage Office: The First Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory |
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “AMO: Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage” (Antiquities and Monuments Office). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantonese opera inscribed on UNESCO Representative List of ICH 粵劇列入 UNESCO 人類非物質文化遺產代表作名錄 | 2009 2009 年 One of Hong Kong’s foremost traditional performing arts. | 2009 | AMO: Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage |
| Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List items (approx.) 非物質文化遺產代表作名錄項目（約） | 20 items 20 項 Items inscribed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong, published by the AMO. | 2026-10-10 | AMO: Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage |
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Official record channel for folk customs”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/folklore-ich-role, data as at 2026-10-10 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈民間習俗的官方紀錄渠道〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/folklore-ich-role，資料時點 2026-10-10（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
AMO: Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Antiquities and Monuments Office
The official document carries no registered publication date, so only the retrieval date 2026-09-13 is given — no publication year is invented.
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