Antiquities and Monuments Office

Antiquities and Monuments Office
Statutory authority overview
Formed	1976; Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance
Headquarters	136 Nathan Road; Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Statutory authority executive	Susanna Siu, Executive Secretary;
Parent department	The Commissioner for Heritage's Office
Parent statutory authority	Antiquities Authority (Secretary for Development)
Website	www.amo.gov.hk/en/home/index.html
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	古物古蹟辦事處
Simplified Chinese	古物古迹办事处
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gǔwù Gǔjī Bànshì Chù
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Gú maht gú jīk baahn sih chyu
Jyutping	Gu2 mat6 gu2 zik1 baan6 si6 cyu3

The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) is a Hong Kong government organization established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve 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.^[1] The Commissioner for Heritage's Office under the Development Bureau of the Hong Kong government currently manages the Office.

^ "Homepage of the Office". Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2006.

[AMO-1] "Homepage of the Office". Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2006.

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