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(b) Tai Tam Waterworks heritage tours (Part II) for schools from September to

November 2011;

(c) A heritage tourism expo from December 2010 to October 2011 featuring six heritage tour routes in Hong Kong. A booklet was also published for distribution at the event;

(d) Extension tours on heritage conservation was organised for secondary

schools from October 2011 to January 2012;

(e) An international conference on heritage conservation in December 2011, with a series of side programmes titled 'Heritage Fiesta' and a Bamboo Theatre Exhibition for the public to tie in with the conference.

The dedicated government website on heritage conservation (www.heritage. gov.hk) launched in January 2008 has received more than 1 345 000 visits. Since June 2008, the bureau also published a bimonthly newsletter L@Heritage' featuring topics of public concern and explaining the work of the Commissioner for Heritage's Office. Over 230 000 printed copies had been distributed by the end of 2011.

Antiquities and Monuments Office

The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) continued with its task of preserving Hong Kong's built heritage and promoting public awareness of heritage conservation by means of various educational and promotional projects in 2011. The AMO provides secretariat support to the AAB, which advises the Government on sites and structures that merit protection as monuments and on matters relating to antiquities and monuments.

In 2011, restoration and repair works on a number of historic buildings were carried out, including the Residence of Ip Ting-sz in Lin Ma Hang, Tai Fu Tai in San Tin, Maryknoll Convent School in Kowloon Tong and St John's Cathedral in Central. Restoration of the Tang Ancestral Hall in Ha Tsuen was in progress and will be completed in 2012. Archaeological investigations were carried out in Yuen Long, Sai Kung and North District to protect underground archaeological deposits from damage during the building of village houses at those sites.

The AMO organised a wide variety of educational and publicity programmes such as displays, lectures, guided tours and workshops to promote heritage conservation. Since December 2010, a long-term exhibition has been staged at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre to arouse public awareness of our rich archaeological and built heritage.

Greening, Landscape and Tree Management

The Greening, Landscape and Tree Management (GLTM) Section, underpinned by the Greening and Landscape Office (GLO) and the Tree Management Office (TMO), was established under the Works Branch of Development Bureau in March 2010 to champion a new, strategic policy on

new, strategic policy on greening, landscape and tree