Preservation of Monuments Board

Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB)

The Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB) was formed in 1971 with the enactment of the Preservation of Monuments Act on 29 January 1971. It was transferred from Ministry of National Development to Ministry of Information and the Arts (MITA) on 1 April 1997 as a statutory board under MITA.

The Board is now a statutory board of the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA).

The Board's objectives are:

To preserve monuments of historic, traditional, archaeological, architectural or artistic interests;
To protect and augment the amenities of those monuments;
To stimulate public interest and support in the preservation of those monuments; and
To take appropriate measures to preserve all records, documents and data relating to those monuments.

The aim of preservation is to safeguard monuments as enduring historical landmarks, as they provide a vital link to Singapore's past. PMB has gazetted an interesting mix of 55 religious, civic, institutional and commercial buildings as National Monuments, all of which represents the multi facet character of Singapore's history and heritage (Courtesy of Public Education/NHB).

Some of the programmes/activities the Board has organised on the theme of monuments include art competition, bi-annual photographic competitions, travelling exhibitions and publications. One of the greatest challenge that the board faces is to promote public awareness and recognition that our national monuments are beyond buildings of bricks and mortar and architectural beauty. These enduring historical landmarks are living places of history and repositories of our nation's social memory.

As a registered Charity and Institution of Public Character (IPC) appointed by the office of the Commissioner of Charities, PMB also administers a "Tax Exemption Scheme for Donations to National Monuments", which is intended to help the owner/trustee or the management committee of a non-commercial national monument to raise funds, obtain tax-exemption receipts for the donors and to use the donations to restore their monument.

Donors to this scheme will be entitled to Double-Tax Exemption (twice the donation value) for monetary donations made on or after 1 January 2002.

The participating National Monuments are:
1. Siong Lim Temple
2. St George's Church
3. Sri Mariamman Temple
4. Sri Perumal Temple
5. Abdul Gaffoor Mosque
6. Thian Hock Keng Temple
7. Hong San See Temple
8. Nagore Durgha
9. Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church

PMB's Charity Status
Charity Regn No : 1669
Charity Regn Date : 21 March 2003

IPC Status
Effective Date : 1 January 2003

Contact Information of Office of Commissioner of Charities
Mr Low Puk Yeong
Commissioner of Charities
512 Thomson Road #11-00
MCYS Building
Singapore 298136
Tel: (65)6351-3390
Email: mcys_charities@mcys.gov.sg

Constitution
Enactment of PMB Act : 29 January 1971

Courtesy of National Archives of Singapore

The Old Ford Factory was gazetted as Singapore's 55th National Monument on 15 February 2006. Click here to see the Gazette Order. This restored building now houses a WWII exhibition gallery "Memories at Old Ford Factory".

The Church of St Joseph, Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Church of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Tou Mu Kung Temple were gazetted as National Monuments on 14 January 2005.Click here

to see the Gazette Order.

The current Board Members are wef 1 Dec 2007:

1. Mr Alfred Wong (Chairman)

2. Mr Mok Wei Wei (Deputy Chairman)

Members

3. Mr Chay Fook Yuen Peter

4. Mr Hoong Seng Lei Vincent

5. Mr Edwin Khoo Yee Hoe

6. Mr Michael Koh Soon Hwa

7. Mrs Koh-Lim Wen Gin

8. Professor Lily Kong Lee Lee

9. Mr V Krishna

10. Mr Lim Jim Koon

11. Dr Winston Oh Min Chung

12. Mr Siew Man Kok

13. Mr Song Wee Ngee

14. Mr Teo Tong How Daniel

15. Mr Zaini bin Osman

Board members are appointed to serve a 2-year term.

PMB Secretariat

Mr Wan Meng Hao (Executive Secretary) - DID:6332 7934
Dr Yeo Kang Shua (Architectural Consultant)- DID: 6332 3516
Mr Choe Kin Seng (Monuments Inspector)- DID: 6332 4783
Mr Sng Hock Heng ( Monuments Inspector)-DID: 6332 4784
Ms Wahidah Haron(Management Services Officer) - DID: 6332 7953

PMB Technical Arm

Conservation Section
Urban Redevelopment Authority
45 Maxwell Road
The URA Centre
Singapore 069118
Tel: (65) 6221-6666
Fax: (65) 6323-4793
URL: www.ura.gov.sg

Auditor

Deloitte & Touche
6 Shenton Way
#32-00 DBS Building
Tower 2
Singapore 068809
Tel: 62248288
Fax: 65386166
URL: www.deloitte.com

Contact Information
Preservation of Monuments Board
RELC Building
30 Orange Grove Road #07-01B
Singapore 1258352

Fax : 6339 0782
Email:wan_meng_hao@nhb.gov.sg

Official Working Hours
Monday to Friday 8 am - 6 pm
Office is closed on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays

Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB) Financial Information

Incoming Receipts	FY2001 (S$)	FY2002 (S$)	FY2003 (S$)	FY2004 (S$)	FY2005 (S$)	Growth % FY04 vs FY05
Sales of Publications	309	1,230	633	315	157	-0.5
Donations - Tax deductible - Non-tax deductible	326,220	179,568	288,246	93,700	738,521	6.9
Interest Income	27,314	6,397	5,190	8,794	26,420	2
Others	3,000	810	5,040	1,029	1,031	0
Total Receipts	356,843	188,005	299,109	103,838	766,129	6.4

Expenses
Direct Charitable Expenses a) Local b) Overseas	1,450,201	699,011	483,033	18,232	240,651	12.2
Operating/Administration Expenses - General & Admin Exps - Auditor's remuneration - Agency fees	2,465 4,000 569,176	56,836 4,000 537,190	47,769 4,000 514,163	6,744 4,000 525,009	75,295 11,000 491,821	10.2 1.7 -0.1
Depreciation	2,296	2,296	2,004	1,804	2,075	0.2
Total Expenditure	2,028,138	1,299,333	1,050,969	555,789	820,842	0.5
Deficits before Grants	1,671,295	1,111,328	751,860	451,951	54,713	-0.89
Grants - Government Grants - Deferred Capital Grants Amortised	696,518 2,296	659,792 2,296	633,295 2,004	643,241 1,804	603,197 2,075	-0.1 0.2
Net Deficit for the year	972,481	449,240	116,561	193,094	550,559	1.9

Balance Sheet
Assets
Tangible Assets-Office Equipment	5,271	2,975	971	7,343	7952	0.1
Inventories	2,686	2,606	2,574	2,546	0	0
Accounts Receivable	833	626	482	1,302	30	-1
Cash & Deposits	1,898,618	1,449,665	1,443,151	1,581,193	2,020,162	0.3
Total Assets	1,907,408	1,455,872	1,447,178	1,592,384	2,028,144	0.3

Funds
General Funds	246,883	289,594	278,538	371,275	404,821	0.1
Specific Funds	1,646,456	1,154,505	985,449	1,085,806	1,601,572	0.5
Deferred Capital Grants	5,271	2,975	972	7,343	7,952	0.1
Total Funds	1,898,610	1,447,074	1,264,959	1,464,424	2,014,345	0.4

Liabilities
Current Liability-Other Payables	8,798	8,798	8,798	8,798	13,798	0.6
Grant received in advance			173,421	119,162	0	0
Total Liabilities	8,798	8,798	182,219	127,960	13,799	-0.9
Total Liabilities and Funds	1,907,408	1,455,872	1,447,178	1,592,384	2,014,345	0.26

Other Information
Donations/Grants and Sponsorship given to other charities(S$'000)	-	-	-	-	-	-
No of Employees	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Employee Costs(S$'000) - Agency Fees**	569,176	537,190	514,163	525,009	491,821	-0.1

* The financial information is extracted from the audited accounts
** Agency fees are paid to National Heritage Board and Urban Redevelopment Authority for the provision of administrative and technical support of the Board respectively.

Note: PMB's accounts for FY2001-2005 were audited by Ernst & Young. The Board's accounts for FY2006 will be audited by Deloitte & Touche.