Fact · heritage · 2025-04-30
Government-owned monuments and graded buildings
政府持有法定古蹟及評級歷史建築
Figure and reference date
71 monuments + 277 graded buildings (200+ open to public)
71 項法定古蹟＋277 幢已評級建築（逾200項開放）
Notes and definition
LegCo Development Panel paper (as at 30 April 2025): the Government owns 71 declared monuments and 277 graded (Grade 1–3) buildings, over 200 of which are open to the public.
Other figures in this group (heritage)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Historic buildings.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total declared monuments 法定古蹟總數 | 140 items 140 項 Places declared as monuments under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap. 53) as at 2 October 2026, when Hung Shing Temple in Wan Chai and the Stanley mosque were added, bringing the total from 138 to 140. The same official count also appears under the architecture topic as “Declared monuments (statutorily protected buildings)” — one figure placed in two topics, not two items to be added. | 2026-10-02 | Declared monuments in Hong Kong |
| Grade 1 historic buildings (confirmed) 一級歷史建築（已確認） | 177 items 177 項 Of the 1,444 historic buildings assessed by the Antiquities Advisory Board, the number with confirmed Grade 1 status. | 2026-09-10 | Antiquities Advisory Board: Results of the Assessment of 1,444 Historic Buildings |
| Grade 2 historic buildings (confirmed) 二級歷史建築（已確認） | 340 items 340 項 Grade 2 (special merit, selectively preserved) confirmed count. | 2026-09-10 | Antiquities Advisory Board: Results of the Assessment of 1,444 Historic Buildings |
| Grade 3 historic buildings (confirmed) 三級歷史建築（已確認） | 517 items 517 項 Grade 3 (some merit) confirmed count. | 2026-09-10 | Antiquities Advisory Board: Results of the Assessment of 1,444 Historic Buildings |
| Historic buildings assessed in total 已評估歷史建築總數 | 1,444 buildings 1,444 幢 Total historic buildings assessed by the AAB since the 2009 exercise; new items continue to be reviewed in phases. | 2026-09-10 | Antiquities Advisory Board: Results of the Assessment of 1,444 Historic Buildings |
| Graded historic buildings (Grades I–III) 已評級歷史建築（一至三級） | 1,444 in total: Grade I 177, Grade II 340, Grade III 517 共1 444項：一級177、二級340、三級517 AAB assessment results as at 10 Sep 2026, with a further batch under review. This list is far larger than the declared-monument register. | 2026-09-10 | Antiquities Advisory Board: Results of the Assessment of 1,444 Historic Buildings |
| Provisional monument mechanism臨時 暫定古蹟機制 | Introduced 1982; up to 12 months of interim protection 1982年引入，最多12個月臨時保護 Under section 2A of the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance, places under imminent threat may be declared provisional monuments, enjoying up to 12 months of statutory interim protection while assessment proceeds. The mechanism was introduced by the 1982 amendment; e.g. Ho Tung Gardens was gazetted a provisional monument on 28 January 2011. | 1982 | AMO: Ho Tung Gardens provisional monument notice |
| Newly graded historic buildings 新項目已評級歷史建築數目 | 231 items (28 Grade 1, 76 Grade 2, 127 Grade 3) 231 個（一級 28、二級 76、三級 127） AAB: grading of new items proposed by the public, as at 11 June 2026. | 2026-06 | Antiquities Advisory Board: Results of the Assessment of 1,444 Historic Buildings |
| Proposed monuments on register (end-Jan 2026)臨時 暫定古蹟在冊數目（2026年1月底） | 18 items 18 項 AMO: proposed-monument status affords temporary statutory protection; items 121–138. | 2026-01 | AMO: List of declared and proposed monuments |
Verified questions that cite this figure
How many declared monuments are there in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong has 140 declared monuments, legally protected under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. Declared monuments include historic buildings, archaeological sites and places; any alteration requires prior approval.
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How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Government-owned monuments and graded buildings”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/heritage-government-owned, data as at 2025-04-30 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈政府持有法定古蹟及評級歷史建築〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/heritage-government-owned，資料時點 2025-04-30（查閱日期 ＿）。
Machine-readable: /api/v1/facts.json (id = heritage-government-owned) · OpenAPI 3.1 ·/llms.txt
Registered source
LegCo Development Panel paper (government-owned monuments and graded buildings)
Legislative Council Secretariat
The official document carries no registered publication date, so only the retrieval date 2026-10-11 is given — no publication year is invented.
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