Policy Address

Light Pollution

216.         The Government will launch the Charter on External Lighting to encourage switching off at a preset time lights for decorative, promotional or advertising purposes that affect the outdoor environment. 

Heritage Conservation

217.         The Government will continue to provide statutory protection for 111 monuments.  Moreover, batch V projects under the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme will be launched this year. 

218.         In the past few years, the Government secured the consent of the owners concerned to conserve 12 privately-owned historic buildings.  We encourage more private owners to conserve and revitalise their buildings.  In this connection, the Government has recently refined the Financial Assistance for Maintenance Scheme for privately-owned graded historic buildings to attract more owners to apply for assistance to carry out maintenance works. 

219.         The Government will earmark $500 million to implement recommendations of the Antiquities Advisory Board in its review of the built heritage conservation policy to establish a dedicated fund for the conservation of built heritage.  The fund will provide subsidies for public education, community involvement and publicity activities and academic research.  It will also cover certain existing government initiatives and activities on built heritage conservation. 

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