page_title: Antiquities and Monuments Office
hierarchical_section_title: Antiquities and Monuments Office
caption_attribution_description: 前九龍英童學校
context_page_description: The Antiquities and Monuments Office was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for identifying, recording and researching buildings and items of historical interest, as well as organising and coordinating surveys and excavations in areas of archaeological significance.
  The Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong government currently manages the Office.
context_section_description: The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for identifying, recording and researching buildings and items of historical interest, as well as organising and coordinating surveys and excavations in areas of archaeological significance.
  The Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong government currently manages the Office.
caption: Former Kowloon British School, now housing the Antiquities and Monuments Office.
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