The Antiquities Authority has declared the rock carving at Cape Collinson in Eastern District, Yuk Hui Temple in Wan Chai and Hau Mei Fung Ancestral Hall in Sheung Shui as monuments.

The rock carving at Cape Collinson is located at about 11m above sea level on a cliff. A public discovered it and reported to the Antiquities & Monuments Office last October.

Its size, measuring 160cm high and 260cm wide, is similar to the rock carving on Tung Lung Chau which is the largest rock carving found in Hong Kong.

Its patterns, composed of geometric and curved designs, closely resemble those on Bronze Age artefacts and the other eight rock carvings in Hong Kong which were declared as monuments during the 1970s and 1980s.

Yuk Hui Temple was built by Wan Chai residents for worshipping Pak Tai. It serves as an important historic landmark of the district’s early development and an icon of the local community's identity.

The temple consists of a central main building and two side buildings. The main building was built in the Qing dynasty from 1862 to 1863. The two side buildings were originally a communal hall and a school.

The main structure is a two-hall, three-bay building with outstanding architectural features. A large bronze statue of Pak Tai - with an inscription marking the 31st year of the Wanli reign (1603) of the Ming dynasty - is enshrined in the main building’s pavilion.

The completion year of the temple was inscribed on a ridge purlin of the entrance hall. This is rarely found in traditional Chinese buildings in Hong Kong.

Hau Mei Fung Ancestral Hall in Kam Tsin, Sheung Shui was built around the late 18th century. It is a typical Qing vernacular two-hall, three-bay building. The rear hall is fronted by a porch with a humpbacked roof - a feature hardly seen in the city’s traditional Chinese buildings.

The decorative plastered relief and sculptures on the main ridges as well as the wall friezes are exquisite. Ornate wood carvings can be found on structures and the ancestral shrine.