Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association

Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association

Native name	香港藝術品商會有限公司
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

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

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.