Preservation of Monuments Board
 
PMB LogoThe 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

News


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.
 
PMB Board
Mr Alfred Wong (Chairman)
Mr Mok Wei Wei (Deputy Chairman)
Mr Peter Chay (Chairman, Finance Committee)
Dr Winston Oh (Chairman, Research & Publicity Committee)
Mrs Koh-Lim Wen Gin (Chairman, Technical Committee)
Mr Michael Koh (Member)
Mr V Krishna (Member)
Mr Vincent Hoong (Member)
Professor Lily Kong (Member)
Mr Lim Jim Koon (Member)
Mr Siew Man Kok (Member)
Mr Song Wee Ngee (Member)
Mr Daniel Teo (Member)
Mr Edwin Khoo (Member)
Mr Zaini bin Osman (Member)

Board members are appointed to serve a 2-year term. Click here to see appointments of members of PMB.

 

PMB Secretariat
Mr Wan Meng Hao (Executive Secretary) - DID: 6332 7934
Dr Yeo Kang Shua (Architectural Consultant) - DID: 6332 3516
Mr Lim Chen Sian (Monuments Executive - Publicity, Education & Research) - DID: 6332 4785
Mr Choe Kin Seng (Monuments Inspector) - DID: 6332 4783
Mr Sng Hock Heng (Monuments Inspector) - DID: 6332 4784
Mdm 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.