Government to fund major conservation project in Sai Kung as well as listing two old churches

^{Chapel of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, Pak Tam, Sai Kung}

The Environmental Protection Department and the Office of Antiquities and Monuments have agreed to fund two initiatives in Sai Kung to preserve local history.

The EPD, via its Rural Conservation Fund has approved a grant of $2,632,500 to Chinese University of Hong Kong, starting 1 January 2022, for an 18 month project to generate valuable records and information about culture and history of Yim Tin Tsai, Sai Kung. The academic research will be supported by literature review, records and materials provided by the villagers and local stakeholders, and primary and secondary information in the project activities conducted by Project Team and collaborators.

^{Yim Tin Tsai, Sai Kung}

The project aims to provide maps and routes of Yim Tin Tsai cultural and historical narratives and multi-sensory stories, as well as research reports including practical reference on heritage. It will also fund a conservation and multi-sensory experience with academic paper(s) and sharing leaflets to the public.

The Office of Antiquities and Monuments has recommended that the Chapel of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady be rated as a third-class historical building. The project is located at Chung Sheung Kiln in Pak Tam, Sai Kung, New Territories. It was built in 1900 with a history of 121 years and is privately owned.

^{Nativity of Our Lady Chapel, Long Ke, Sai Kung}

The Office has also recommended that the Nativity of Our Lady Chapel in Long Ke, Sai Kung, New Territories, is be rated as a third-class historical building. The site was built in 1918 and has a history of 103 years.