A Divergence: The Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance Hong Kong (1976) and the Burra Charter Australia (1979)
Prof. SHU Changxue
University of Hong Kong
Date: 16 APR 2026 (Thur)
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Venue: Rm 4.36, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Abstract
The two documents—the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance Hong Kong (1976) and the Burra Charter Australia (1979)—have been long used as key references for conservation in Hong Kong. Developed in roughly the same period, they were designed to guide the management and decision-making for historic places within their respective jurisdictions. This talk will examine the intellectual foundations that distinguish these two documents—namely ‘divergence’—in a globalised context with ongoing impact today.
About the Speaker
Dr. SHU Chang-Xue is a historian and conservator, with a background in architecture, urban studies, and conservation. She is an HKU Assistant Professor in Department of Architecture (Division of Landscape Architecture), a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, and a former Marie Curie postdoctoral fellow under European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.
