Former French Mission Building
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Title
Former French Mission Building
前法國外方傳道會大樓
Subject
Declared Monument
Historic Building
Historic Sites
Cultural Sites
Tangible Cultural Heritages
Description
The Former French Mission Building is a declared monument located on Government Hill at 1, Battery Path, Central, Hong Kong. It housed the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong from 1 July 1997 to 6 September 2015.
Creator
The Paris Foreign Missions Society
Date
1870
Contributor
Sir Henry Pottinger
The Leigh & Orange Ltd.
The Antiques and Monuments Office
The Hong Kong Government
Rights
Right to take photos inside the building
Relation
The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist
Residence of Augustine Heard and Company. St. John's Cathedral
Format
It is a three-storey building. The building is based on a previous structure near the site known as "Beaconsfield", but it is clad in red brick rather than an all white facade. It is constructed in granite and red bricks in Neo-Classical style
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
formerfrenchmissionbuilding1870
Coverage
World War II
The Japanese Occupation
The Handover of Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Battle
The Post War Era
Date Created
1870
Date Accepted
1989
Collection
Citation
The Paris Foreign Missions Society, “Former French Mission Building,” CCCH9051 Group 41, accessed June 26, 2024, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-41/items/show/6.