Download or read book Architectural Heritage Conservation in Hong Kong written by Hiu-Kwan Esther Yung and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Architectural Heritage Conservation in Hong Kong: an Empirical Analysis" by Hiu-kwan, Esther, Yung, 容曉君, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Architectural Heritage Conservation in Hong Kong: an Empirical Analysis ABSTRACT This thesis is an original empirical analysis of the key decision making factors in architectural heritage conservation using rigorous statistical and reliable valuation techniques to evaluate Hong Kong data. The aim is to find out the factors that determine historical building designation by Hong Kong Government, using a statistical tool. It is a descriptive rather than prescriptive study. It is not a policy review or consultative document. There is no intention to criticize or dispute the existing mechanism for the evaluation of historical buildings. This is, indeed, a fact finding exercise about objective factors in decision making using a statistical technique which is viable alternative to research on policy decision making through opinion survey. This thesis attempts to verify popular local beliefs that the economic costs of conserving architectural heritage sites in Hong Kong outweigh all cultural benefits when policymakers decide on conservation funding allocation. It evaluated the non-aggregate data for a total of 155 sites using a probit model and land valuation exercise. By identifying the actual criteria for the declaration of monuments in Hong Kong, this thesis should contribute to better conservation research by putting it on a solid quantitative basis not found in any previous literature. xivArchitectural Heritage Conservation in Hong Kong: an Empirical Analysis The resulting case study of Hong Kong shows that the factors affecting both the decisions over the declaration of monuments and the grading of historical buildings are: a) Age: the older the age of a site, the more likely a building it is to be declared a monument and assigned a higher grade. b) Area: a historical building that has larger gross site area is less likely to be declared a monument. c) Architectural style: a building that has a "Chinese" design has a greater chance of being declared a monument than a Western style building. d) Ownership: the type of ownership of a building is not a significant factor in the determination of declaration of monument and grading of historical building. e) Zoning: the common belief that a building on land that is zoned G/IC is more likely to be declared a 'monument' than one located in a zone that allows private development is false. f) Value of the land: a building on a site with a higher land value has a greater likelihood of being declared a monument and given a higher grade. xvArchitectural Heritage Conservation in Hong Kong: an Empirical Analysis In addition, this thesis offers constructive thoughts on the potential contribution of empirical analysis to the declaration of monuments and grading of historical buildings statistics. xvi DOI: 10.5353/th_b3893485 Subjects: Historic buildings - Conservation and restoration - Decision making - China - Hong Kong Historic preservation - China - Hong Kong - Decision making