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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 ...
Upload another image H0206 Old Victoria Barracks, Former Explosives Magazine Justice Drive, Central Upload another image H0008 The Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of Immaculate Conception No. 16 Caine Road, Central Upload another image H0564 West Point Filters Bungalow No. 50 Kotewall Road, Mid-Levels Now part of the Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education Centre. Upload another image H0009 Bishop's ...
The compound is a declared monument since 1994 as it is one of the four oldest surviving government buildings in Hong Kong. [5] [6] The Compound and the Old Kowloon Fire Station have been re-developed into a heritage hotel with food and beverage outlets and retail facilities in a project headed by architect Daniel Lin of A+T Design, opened in ...
Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to receive the highest level of protection. In Hong Kong , declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board , the approval of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong as well as the publication of the notice on the Hong Kong Government Gazette .
Aside from such institutions, however, the walled city became a mere curiosity for British colonials and tourists to visit; it was labelled as "Chinese Town" in a 1915 map. In 1933, the Hong Kong authorities announced plans to demolish most of the decaying walled city's buildings, compensating the 436 squatters that lived there with new homes.
The three historic buildings on the original site will be conserved. It will be retained by a huge glass shelter and incorporated into the shopping mall. Access will be available to the public in the near future, providing the public information about the heritage of Hong Kong. Community facilities:
At present, Hong Kong has the world's biggest skyline with a total of 7,681 skyscrapers, placing it ahead of even New York City, despite the fact that New York is larger in area. [8] Most of these were built in past two decades. [8] Many skyscrapers in Hong Kong feature holes in them called "dragon gates".
In front of the old City Hall, present day HSBC Building: Donated by Dent & Co. Hongkong Hotel: 1868 1952 City Hall: 1869 1936 Beaconsfield Arcade: 1878 1917 HSBC Building (second) 1886 1934 Queen's College: 1889 1948 Peak Hotel: 1890 1938 Central Market (second) 1895 1937 Hong Kong Club (second) 1897 1981 4 Connaught Road, Central Queen's ...