Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Antiquties and Monuments Office

Minutes of Meeting

Board Minutes
AAB/7/2005-06

ANTIQUITIES ADVISORY BOARD

MINUTES OF THE OPEN SESSION OF THE 124^th MEETING HELD ON
MONDAY 27 MARCH 2006 AT 6:10 P.M.
IN CONFERENCE ROOM, HERITAGE DISCOVERY CENTRE
KOWLOON PARK, HAIPHONG ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON

Present:

Mr Edward Ho, SBS, JP (Chairman)
Dr Chan Man-hung, JP
Dr Chan Wai-kwan, JP
Mr James Hong Shu-kin
Prof Peter Lam Yip-keung
The Hon Patrick Lau Sau-shing, SBS, JP
Prof Bernard Lim Wan-fung
Ms Paddy Lui Wai-yu, JP
Mr Ng Yat-cheung, JP
Mr Almon Poon Chin-hung, JP
Dr Linda Tsui Yee-wan
Ir Dr Greg Wong Chak-yan, JP
Prof Yeung Kin-fong
Ms Heidi Kwok (Secretary)
Senior Executive Officer (Antiquities and Monuments)
Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Absent with Apologies:

Prof Leslie Chen Hung-chi
Mr Patrick Fung Pak-tung, SC
Mr Daniel Heung Cheuk-kei, SBS, JP
Prof Kwok Siu-tong
Mr Kwong Hoi-ying
Mr Billy Lam Chung-lun, SBS, JP
Miss Sylvia Yau Siu-fee, JP
Ms Lisa Yip Sau-wah

In Attendance:

Home Affairs Bureau

Ms Esther Leung
Deputy Secretary (3)

Mr Peter Kwok
Principal Assistant Secretary (Culture)2

Ms Elsa Wong
Chief Executive Officer (Heritage)

Miss Susanna Siu
Chief Curator (Heritage)

Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Mr Chung Ling-hoi, JP
Deputy Director (Culture)

Mr Gerard Tsang
Assistant Director (Heritage and Museums)

Dr Louis Ng
Executive Secretary (Antiquities and Monuments)

Ms Cissy Ho
Curator (Historical Buildings)

Mr Kevin Sun
Curator (Archaeology)

Mr Richie Lam
Senior Manager (Antiquities and Monuments)

Mrs Ada Yau
Curator (Education and Publicity)

Mrs June Tong
Principal Marketing Coordinator (Heritage and Museums)

Miss Addy Wong
Senior Marketing Coordinator (Heritage and Museums)

Ms Yvonne Chan
Executive Officer I (Antiquities and Monuments)

Planning Department

Mr Anthony Kwan
Assistant Director/Metro and Urban Renewal

Opening Remarks	Action
The Chairman opened the meeting at 6:10 p.m.

Item 1

Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System
(Board Paper AAB/56/2005-06)

Presentation Session
	Mrs Ada Yau introduced the following major aspects as detailed in the paper:
	Background for development of the system; Progress of the design and development of the system; its conversion into a web-based programme to be accessed by the public on line by 2007; the electronic database archive of traditional Chinese architecture in Hong Kong covering temples, ancestral halls, study halls, shrines, village walls, etc.; and significance of the system in promoting public appreciation and enjoyment of Hong Kong's built heritage
Discussion Session
2.	Major comments and questions raised by Members were as follows:
	(a)	whether consideration had been given to collaborate with Education and Manpower Bureau to publicise the system as an additional channel for civic education; and
	(b)	whether the system could line up with the publicity on archaeological and built heritage as a tactic to enhance civic and self-awareness;
3.	Dr Louis Ng responded said that it was AMO's objective to explore further collaborations with academic or research institutes to extend the system to cover Western architectures and to convert this database information into interactive games design to promote heritage appreciation.
Item 2		Any Other Business
4.	The Chairman announced that the AAB had discussed at great length and come to a conclusion on preservation of relics at the former Police Married Quarters Site at Hollywood Road at the closed meeting this afternoon and a press release on the issue would be issued after the meeting.
5.	There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p.m.

Antiquities and Monuments Office
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
June 2006

Ref: LCS AM 22/3

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