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The Court of Final Appeal Building, also known as the Old Supreme Court Building, is the home of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong. It housed the former Supreme Court from 1912 to 1983 and the Legislative Council from 1985 to 2011. It is located…

Located at the junction of Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road on the Hong Kong Island where World-Wide House is now situated, the old General Post Office (GPO) building was completed in 1911 and demolished in 1976. Throughout the years, it had been the…

St. John's Cathedral is the oldest Anglican church in the Far East. It serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island and mother church to the Province of Hong Kong and Macao. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Hong Kong.

Tin Hau temple is located at Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island. It is a declared monument that has given its name to the MTR station serving the Island Line, and subsequently to the neighboring area of Tin Hau.

St Louis School is run by private organization and government located in Sai Ying Pun. It is also a secondary English grammar school. St Louis School aims to 'provide an education which embraces the joy of learning and stresses the spiritual, moral,…

The building was the original site of the first hospital 'Wah To Hospital' which was built in the 1870s in Wan Chai. The building was acquired by the government in the 1970s, and the outer walls painted blue, thus earning it the name “Blue House". It…

Old Wan Chai Post Office is the oldest surviving post office building in Hong Kong. It is built in a L-shape with a pitched-roof structure, located in between the Wan Chai Gap Road and the Queen's Road East. It was now used as the Wan Chai…

The Former Central Magistracy imposed with pillars of the facade and other features of the Greek revival style are lost these days. The only massive retaining walls were constructed with granite blocks. The building was now closed since 1979, and was…

Victoria Prison, or Victoria Gaol was the first and longest-running prison to date in Hong Kong. It is located on Old Bailey Street in Central, Hong Kong Island. As part of the Central Police Station Compound, which also includes Central Police…

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a late 19th-century English Gothic revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. It is located in the Mid-Levels area of the city at 16 Caine Road.