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remains of the Kowloon Walled City and Yamen Building 1847 Kowloon: St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong: 1847 Victorian Gothic Central: Bishop's House: 1848 Tudor Revival Central: Government House, Hong Kong: 1855 Charles St George Cleverly Colonial / Japanese Central: Old Stanley Police Station: 1859 Victorian Stanley: University Hall (University ...
Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong are those selected as those "outstanding merits of which every effort should be made to preserve if possible". [1]These buildings may be protected under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance; after consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, with the approval of the Chief Executive and the publication of the notice in government gazette, the Antiquities ...
Upload another image H0050 Ex-Commodore's House Bowen Road, Central Houses Mother's Choice Limited Upload another image H0531 First Church of Christ, Scientist (Hong Kong) No. 31 MacDonnell Road, Central Upload another image H0489 Former Peak School No. 7 Gough Hill Path, The Peak Used as the Victoria Peak Fire Station since 1967. Upload another image H0143 Fung Ping Shan Building, University ...
As of December 2024, there are 136 declared monuments in Hong Kong, with 58 listed on Hong Kong Island, 55 on New Territories, 14 on Kowloon, and 9 on the Outlying Islands. [2] Under Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance, some other buildings are classified as Grades I, II and III historic buildings, and are not listed below.
Many skyscrapers in Hong Kong feature holes in them called "dragon gates". Local folklore claims that such holes are for dragons to pass through, though some such holes are created to fulfil air ventilation requirements. [9] [10] [11] Hong Kong's best-known building is probably I. M. Pei's Bank of China Tower. The building attracted heated ...
Pages in category "Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of buildings and structures in Hong Kong, in alphabetical order. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
From 1884 to 1996, the Compound served as the headquarters for the Marine Police, which moved to Sai Wan Ho in 1996 and became a branch in the Hong Kong Police Force. [clarification needed] [2] [3] [4] The compound is a declared monument since 1994 as it is one of the four oldest surviving government buildings in Hong Kong.