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Protecting Built Heritage in Hong Kong

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Authors:
  1. Steven Brian Gallagher

    1. Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

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  • Is the first comprehensive coverage of law and policy intended to protect built heritage in Hong Kong
  • Deals with use of law ostensibly intended to protect built heritage in an urban environment to enable it to be removed
  • Considers the effect of popular protest on the development of law and policy to protect built heritage

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Law (BRIEFSLAW)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Built Heritage in Hong Kong

    • Steven Brian Gallagher
    Pages 1-14

  3. The Development of Protection for Built Heritage in Hong Kong up to 1976

    • Steven Brian Gallagher
    Pages 15-31

  4. The Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap. 53)

    • Steven Brian Gallagher
    Pages 33-42

  5. Problems with the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance Pre-1997

    • Steven Brian Gallagher
    Pages 43-52

  6. The Hong Kong SAR and Built Heritage 1997–2006

    • Steven Brian Gallagher
    Pages 53-60

  7. Heritage and Social Unrest: 2006–7

    • Steven Brian Gallagher
    Pages 61-67

  8. The Government’s Heritage Concessions

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    Pages 69-75

  9. Hong Kong Built Heritage Failures and Successes Post-2007

    • Steven Brian Gallagher
    Pages 77-108

  10. Conclusions and The Future for Built Heritage Protection in Hong Kong

    • Steven Brian Gallagher
    Pages 109-111
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About this book

This Brief is the first comprehensive coverage of law and policy intended to protect built heritage in Hong Kong. Although characterized as a city of skyscrapers and modernity, Hong Kong has a rich cultural heritage and a surprisingly rich built heritage. The text considers what “built heritage” means in Hong Kong and what built heritage there is in Hong Kong. It introduces general readers, practitioners and students to the issues facing built heritage protection and how such protection usually develops in a modern city. In particular, it considers the problems and disputes that provided the focus for development of law and policy in Hong Kong, especially the legacy of 150 years as a British colony and the consequent identification as a “borrowed” and “temporary” place. The Brief considers how effective law and policy has been in protecting built heritage under the colonial and post-colonial administrations- their successes and failures. These include the Kowloon-Canton Railway Station, the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance, reclamation of Victoria Harbour, violent protests at Queen’s Pier, and the introduction of mandatory heritage impact assessments for government projects. The text concludes noting recent successes, which may indicate a brighter future for the protection of Hong Kong’s built heritage.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

    Steven Brian Gallagher

About the author

Steven Gallagher is a Professional Consultant, Professor of Practice in Law, and Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) at CUHK LAW. Steven was awarded a first class LL.B. and called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2006. Steven has taught property law in England and Hong Kong.  In 2013, Steven designed and introduced the Principles of Art, Antiquities, Cultural Heritage and the Law course to the LLM programme at CUHK LAW. Steven presents a range of continuing professional development courses for solicitors in Hong Kong focusing on property, art and heritage law. Steven’s research interests include property law, the development of policy and law intended to promote and protect art, antiquities and cultural heritage. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Protecting Built Heritage in Hong Kong

  • Authors: Steven Brian Gallagher

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Law

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5071-0

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-5070-3Published: 05 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-5071-0Published: 04 September 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2192-855X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-8568

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 111

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law , Archaeology

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