The cultural heritage heritage in Hong Kong.

1.-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.
-the Antiquities Authority (i.e. the Secretary for Home Affairs) may, after consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board and with the approval of the Chief Executive as well as the publication of the notice in government gazette, legally declare a place to be protected. The Antiquities Authority is then empowered to prevent alterations, or to impose conditions upon any proposed alterations as s/he thinks fit, in order to protect the monument. Up to now, there are a total of 81 declared monuments.
Examples:
Rock Carving at Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong Island
Rock Carving on Kau Sai Chau, Sai Kung
Rock Carving on Tung Lung Island, Sai Kung
Rock Inscription at Joss House Bay, Sai Kung
Rock Carving at Shek Pik, Lantau Island - thought to date back to the local Bronze Age, some 3000 years ago
Rock Carving on Po Toi Island
Tung Chung Fort, Lantau Island
Duddell Street Steps and Gas Lamps, Central
Tung Lung Fort, Tung Lung Island, Sai Kung
Sam Tung Uk Village, Tsuen Wan
Fan Lau Fort, Lantau Island
Old District Office North, Tai Po
Sheung Yiu Village, Sai Kung
Rock Carving on Cheung Chau
Tin Hau Temple, Causeway Bay
Rock Carving at Lung Ha Wan, Sai Kung
Island House, Yuen Chau Tsai, Tai Po
Site of Chinese Customs Station, Junk Island, Sai Kung
Man Wun Fung Ancestral Hall, San Tin, Yuen Long
Remains of Ancient Kiln, Wun Yiu Village, Tai Po
Stone Circle, Fan Lau, Lantau Island
Tung Chung Battery, Lantau Island
Man Mo Temple, Tai Po
Hong Kong Observatory, Tsim Sha Tsui
Old Stanley Police Station, Stanley
The Exterior of the Old Supreme Court, Central
The Exterior of the Main Building of the University of Hong Kong
Rock Inscription at Wong Chuk Hang
Old Tai Po Market Railway Station
Liu Man Chek Tong Ancestral Hall, Sheung Shui
Old House, Hoi Pa Village, Tsuen Wan
Tai Fu Tai Mansion, San Tin, Yuen Long
Kun Lung Gate Tower, Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling
Yeung Hau Temple, Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long
Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb, Sham Shui Po
Flagstaff House, Cotton Tree Drive, Central
Former French Mission Building, Battery Path, Central
Law Uk Hakka House, Chai Wan
Old House, Wong Uk Village, Sha Tin
Old Wanchai Post Office, Wanchai
Old Pathological Institute, Caine Lane, Sheung Wan
Western Market, Sheung Wan
Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower, Tsim Sha Tsui
Kang Yung Study Hall, Sha Tau Kok
Former Kowloon British School, Tsim Sha Tsui
Main Building of St. Stephen's Girls' College, Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels
Yi Tai Study Hall, Kam Tin, Yuen Long
Enclosing Walls and Corner Watch Towers of Kun Lung Wai, Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling
The Exterior of the Main Building, the Helena May, Garden Road, Central
Entrance Tower of Ma Wat Wai, Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling
Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound, Tsim Sha Tsui
Gate Lodge of the Former Mountain Lodge, the Peak
Central Police Station Compound, Hollywood Road, Central
Former Central Magistracy, Arbuthnot Road, Central
Victoria Prison Compound, Old Bailey Street, Central
The Exterior of University Hall, the University of Hong Kong
The Exterior of Hung Hing Ying Building, the University of Hong Kong
The Exterior of Tang Chi Ngong Building, the University of Hong Kong
Government House, Upper Albert Road, Central
St. John's Cathedral, Garden Road, Central
I Shing Temple, Wang Chau, Yuen Long
Remnants of the South Gate of Kowloon Walled City, Kowloon Walled City Park
Former Yamen Building of Kowloon Walled City, Kowloon Walled City Park
Entrance Tower and Enclosing Walls of Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling
Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall, Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling .....etc.

how about the answers for Question 2& 3 ?

都唔明

1. Hong Kong has many historical monuments which need proper preservation. According to the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance, the Antiquities Authority (i.e. the Secretary for Home Affairs) may, after consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board and with the approval of the Chief Executive as well as the publication of the notice in government gazette, legally declare a place to be protected. The Antiquities Authority is then empowered to prevent alterations, or to impose conditions upon any proposed alterations as s/he thinks fit, in order to protect the monument. Up to now, there are a total of 81 declared monuments.
Declared Monuments List
Rock Carving at Big Wave Bay, Main Building of St. Stephen's Girls' College
Dudell Street Steps and Gas Lamps, Tin Hau Temple, Causeway Bay Gate Lodge of the Former Mountain Lodge, the Peak

2007-02-22 16:16:09 補充：
簡單而言，文物建築是我們文化認同及延續的象徵，現代人無不對於它們的結構特色感到驚嘆。文物建築更具有多方面的學術研究及審美價值。香港的文物建築種類繁多，其中包括瑰麗的傳統中式祠堂和西式住所，以至擁有獨特功能如水務工程的建築。建築物的風格、選址、物料的使用和種類均受到社會信仰、傳統、思想及文化的影響，因此透過研究文物建築，可發現其中包含的藝術與人文訊息。

2007-02-22 16:17:03 補充：
簡單而言，文物建築是我們文化認同及延續的象徵，現代人無不對於它們的結構特色感到驚嘆。文物建築更具有多方面的學術研究及審美價值。香港的文物建築種類繁多，其中包括瑰麗的傳統中式祠堂和西式住所，以至擁有獨特功能如水務工程的建築。建築物的風格、選址、物料的使用和種類均受到社會信仰、傳統、思想及文化的影響，因此透過研究文物建築，可發現其中包含的藝術與人文訊息。( is half of Q. 2 )