The Discovery, Raising and Conservation of a 1000 years old Artefact in Hong Kong Water (in Cantonese and English)

8 Sept 2018 (Saturday), 15:45-16:45

Rick Chan
Founder Member, Hong Kong Underwater Heritage Group

Paul Harrison
Conservator, Hong Kong Maritime Museum


A 1000 years old artefact was found accidentally in Hong Kong water, is this the start or end of underwater cultural heritage in Hong Kong?

We will show you again how this underwater artefact discovered, raising and conservation, hope this can raise the awareness of the public that how rich is the underwater cultural heritage in Hong Kong and the important of proper record and protection.

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3rd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage (APCONF2017)

Please download the proceedings from below links:

APCONF2017 Proceddings Vol.1

APCONF2017 Proceddings Vol.2

20170205 TVB Sunday Report - 滄海遺珠

Documentary about underwater culture heritage work in Hong Kong.

20170102 TVB Pearl Report - Maritime Marvel

Documentary about underater culture heritahe work in Hong Kong.

Join in on the discussion on what is happening in maritime archaeology in the Asia-Pacific region with this conference in November 2017 at the Hong Kong Museum. Get a session together or tell your friends to! Thank you.

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A talk "Excavating Hong Kong's Sunken Treasure" was held at Hong Kong Maritime Museum on 22 Oct 2016, our member Mr. Rick Chan share his experience and story of the excavation of a stone anchor stock dated at Song Dynasty and a British cannon.

The site located off the Sai Kung West Country Park north east of Hong Kong Island consists of many stone flakes and at least two large stone boulder (cores) from which the flakes came from, and spread over an area of about 200m along a pebble beach. The two large stone cores, of which the largest and well-used one measures 0.6m height, 0.6m diameter (at broadest), and 0.35m diameter at the top. They were seen on a falling tide and about 10m below the high tide mark, and approximately 1m below the predicted high tide for the nearby coast.

With the sponsor and support of HKMM, 9 divers from HKUHG lead by Bill raised the anchor stock and cannon over the weekend 16 & 17 July 2016.