Government House
Hong Kong
China
Government House was the official residence of the Governor from 1855 to 1997, when the city was under British rule. 25 governors of Hong Kong, out of total 28, used this building as official residence.
It has been a longtime residence of the Commander of the British forces in Hong Kong during colonial times. Today Flagstaff House houses the Museum of Tea Ware. Flagstaff House had been named as Headquarter House until 1932. There is some disagreement as to who designed it, but it was completed in 1846 and initially served as the military headquarters office and residence of the Commander of the British forces in Hong Kong.[1] The site chosen was a small buff above the barracks and above Queen's Road, then at the waterfront.
The building was designed in Greek revival style. Historians suspect it was designed either by Murdoch Bruce, a Scottish who was inspector of buildings, or by Lieutenant Bernard, collinson of the Sappers.[1] The first occupant was Major-General George Charles D'Aguilar, General Officer Commanding from 1844 to 1846 who also held the post of Lieutenant Governor.[1]
The west and east wings were shelled during the Japanese invasion, and it suffered bomb damage. The Japanese repaired it and the Commandant took the building as his residence during the occupation.[1]
After the war, Flagstaff House was again the Commander's residence until 1978, when the Commander moved to a purpose built house on Barker Road. It was handed over by the military to the civilian Hong Kong Government as part of the surrender of Victoria Barracks. The Government put it under the responsibility of the Urban Council in 1981.[1]
The building was declared a monument in 1989. It was restored as far as possible to its original mid-19th-century appearance, structurally reinforced, and the interior was to be modified so that it could be used as a museum.[1]
Murray House is a Victorian-era building in Stanley in Hong Kong. Originally built in the present-day business district of Central in 1846 as officers' quarters of the Murray Barracks,[1] the building was relocated to the south of Hong Kong Island during the 2000s.
Old Supreme Court
Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound
Central Police Station Compound
Gate Lodge of the Former Mountain Lodge
Former Central Magistracy
St. John's Cathedral
North and West Blocks of St. Joseph's College
The Exterior of Hung Hing Ying Building, the University of Hong Kong
The Helena May main building
Former Kowloon British School
Old Pathological Institute
Old Wanchai Post Office
Hong Kong Hotel was the Colony's first luxury hotel in Hong Kong. It was opened on the waterfront of Victoria Harbour, Victoria City, Hong Kong in 1866. The hotel was later rebuilt into a 6-storey structure, completed in 1893[3]; the hotel burned down on New Year's Day, 1926.
Old Hong Kong Club Building. Built in 1897, demolished in 1981 to make place for the present building.
Old Dairy Farm Building
Kom Tong Hall
Hop Yat Church
Old Mental Hospital
Ex-Western Fire Station
