Preserving Our Built Heritage
Sowing the seeds for Hong Kong’s cityscape tomorrow
The Hong Kong Community Heritage Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that advocates for more proactive preservation and sustainable adaptive reuse of heritage architecture in Hong Kong.
We feel a strong sense of responsibility to preserve our built heritage so that our future generations may enjoy them. We initiate meaningful action to conserve and utilize historic architecture. We step in to offer help to heritage architecture owners. We connect with likeminded organizations around the globe to share and transfer knowhow with each other. All these approaches serve to advance the cause of heritage conservation, as a gift that current generations leave for the future.
Our Work
HKCHF endeavours to promote an innovative approach in conserving our common heritage. Here are our major areas of work:
HERITAGE WATCH
- Crowdsource information and build register of historic buildings at risk
- Monitor historic buildings at risk
- Issue heritage alerts
- Advise on possibilities to save historic buildings at risk
CONSULTANCY
- Advise on heritage interpretation and management
- Develop strong business cases for adaptive re-use of historic buildings
RESEARCH & ASSESSMENT
- Conduct credible research on historic buildings
- Assess and establish the heritage value of historic buildings
POLICY ADVICE
- Crowdsource information and build register of historic buildings at risk
- Monitor historic buildings at risk
- Issue heritage alerts
- Advise on possibilities to save historic buildings at risk
PUBLIC EDUCATION & YOUTH ENGAGEMENT
- Deepen public awareness of Hong Kong’s architectural heritage
- Increase community support for the protection of Hong Kong’s historic buildings
- Nurture youth ambassadors of Hong Kong’s architectural heritage
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE
- Seek membership in international heritage alliance
- Rally international support for Hong Kong’s historic buildings at risk
- Be Hong Kong’s voice in global heritage discussions
Our Track Record
Members of our team have been involved in advocating the protection and conservation of various historic buildings in Hong Kong, both before and since the establishment of HKCHF.
Save Our State
The State Theatre in North Point is one of the last remaining gems from the glorious days of Hong Kong’s movie industry. We successfully organized a heritage conservation campaign that calls for the preservation of the theatre building, which features distinctive architectural features such as the parabola-shaped arches on its top. It was due to our lobbying that the Antiquities Advisory Board decided to upgrade the theatre’s Historic Building Status from Grade 3 to Grade 1. This project demonstrates our professionalism in consultancy and advocacy works. Click here for more information.
Corner tong lau awareness campaign
The distinctive corner tenement houses (tong lau) are at the brink of extinction. In 2019, one of the last surviving examples, 301 and 303 Castle Peak Road in Cheung Sha Wan, faced the threat of demolition as its owner planned to redevelop it. HKCHF organized a series of events such as seminars and walking tours to raise the public’s awareness of the conservation of tenement houses.
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Because the survival of heritage buildings is in our hands. By donating to our cause, you can make a difference to the cityscapes that our future generations would enjoy.
We are a non-profit charitable institution under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance. A donation to us could be exempt from tax.
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