Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association

Native name

| 香港藝術品商會有限公司

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Founded| 26 November 1968 (1968-11-26)
Headquarters|

Hong Kong

Website| artcraft.org.hk

The Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association (traditional Chinese: 香港藝術品商會有限公司; simplified Chinese: 香港艺术品商会有限公司) was founded on 26 November 1968 by several Muslim arts dealers who were then engaged in arts and antiquities trade.[1] Since then, membership has gone from about 180 to more than 300.[2]

The Association has appraised more than a million pieces of art and its certifications and appraisals are widely accepted in the art world.[3]

In 2015 the Association played a role in negotiating the return of a rare Tang dynasty Buddha head, which was reunited with its body.[4][5]

## Controversy[edit]

In January 2018 the chairman of the association, Lau Sai-Yuen was fined HK$8,000 for illegal possession of post-ban ivory products. Lau was also a member of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department's Advisory Committee on the Protection of Rare Flora and Fauna.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ 霍, 揚揚 (2020). 獅子山上的新月: 香港華人穆斯林社群的源流與傳承 (The Lion Rock's crescent : the emergence of the Chinese Muslim community in Hong Kong ) (in Chinese). Hong Kong: BOD. p. 143.
2. ^ Arts of Asia, volume 37. Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications.
3. ^ "趣淘宝(156)：从同治粉彩"五子夺魁"双囍连盖粉盒看古董收藏 | ChineseCanadianVoice.ca". 17 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
4. ^ 林, 芳如 (19 May 2015). "陸商說服日收藏家 唐代白石佛首回歸 (Chinese merchants persuade Japanese collectors to return Tang Dynasty white stone Buddha heads)". 中时新闻网 （China Times）.
5. ^ "河北商人日本购回唐代佛首未透露具体价钱". People's Daily Finance. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
6. ^ 王潔恩 (10 January 2018). "稀有動植物委員會成員非法管有象牙罪成 周三引咎請辭". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 13 November 2023.