The HKSAR Government has formally accepted the Antiquities Advisory Board's recommendations on built heritage conservation policy and has secured additional resources to take forward the board's recommendations.
     An administrative built heritage fund will be set up to support current initiatives and new public education and publicity measures.
     Several other recommendations were also put in place in the past few months, for example improving the application procedure for a maintenance scheme to facilitate the preparatory work of maintenance projects involving privately-owned historic buildings.
     A team in the Antiquities & Monuments Office was setup to conduct 3D scanning for historic buildings under threat or worthy of public viewing, which serves as the first step to create a database of detailed records of historic buildings.
     The government will consider setting up an archive of built heritage for public access and appreciation after the 3D scanning records have been built up to a certain level.
     The Buildings Department will update the practice notes and practice guidebook for the conservation of historic buildings next year, to provide clearer and more specific guidelines to private owners and the industry.
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