| Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance |
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An Ordinance to provide for the preservation of objects of historical, archaeological and palaeontological interest and for matters ancillary thereto or connected therewith.
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| Citation | Cap. 53 |
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| Passed by | Legislative Council of Hong Kong |
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| Passed | 1 December 1971 |
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| Commenced | 3 December 1971 |
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| Introduced by | Secretary for Home Affairs Donald Collin Cumyn Luddington |
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| Introduced | 29 October 1971 |
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| First reading | 3 November 1971 |
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| Second reading | 17 November 1971 |
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| Third reading | 1 December 1971 |
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| 1974, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2019 |
| Status: Current legislation |
The Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance, in Hong Kong Law (Cap. 53), was enacted in 1976 to preserve the objects of historical, archaeological and palaeontological interest and for matters ancillary thereto or connected therewith. It is administered by the Antiquities Authority (Secretary for Development), with the executive support of the Antiquities and Monuments Office under the Development Bureau, since 2007.