DiscoverHongKong - Heritage - Declared Monuments

DECLARED MONUMENTS

Colonial
	Duddell Street Steps & Gas Lamps (Central)
	Former Stanley Police Station (Stanley)
	Old Supreme Court (Central)*
	Main Building, the University of Hong Kong (Pok Fu Lam)*
	Flagstaff House (Central)
	Former French Mission Building (Central)*
	Western Market (Sheung Wan)
	Main Building, the Helena May (Central)*
	Former Central Police Station Compound (Central)*
	Former Central Magistracy (Central)*
	Victoria Prison Compound*
	University Hall, the University of Hong Kong (Pok Fu Lam)*
	Hung Hing Ying Building, the University of Hong Kong (Pok Fu Lam)*
	Tang Chi Ngong Building, the University of Hong Kong (Pok Fu Lam)*
	Government House (Central)*
	St. John's Cathedral (Central)
Chinese Heritage
	Law Uk Hakka House (Chai Wan)
	Old Wan Chai Post Office (Wan Chai)
Temples
	Tin Hau Temple (Causeway Bay)

Government House
Upper Albert Road, Central

Government House was formerly the office and residence of previous Governors of Hong Kong. Construction began in 1851 and took four years to complete. Government House enjoyed harbour views until the present high-rise buildings in the vicinity were constructed. It was originally built in the Georgian style and bore rich colonial characteristics. It underwent a number of large-scale renovations, with the latest undertaken in 1942, during the Japanese occupation, by Japanese engineer Siechi Fujimura, who designed a dominant central tower to link the two original buildings. The roofs were also modified to produce a more Japanese flavour, thus diminishing the strong European style of the mansion, which was then used as the Japanese military headquarters. Since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Government House has been used by the Chief Executive and the Government to hold important official functions. (Not open to the public except during special occasions. Please contact the Government House enquiries number at +852 2530 2003, or the AMO for details.)

Directions
From outside Jardine House or Connaught Road, Central, take bus no. 3B and alight at St. Joseph Church on Cotton Tree Drive. Cross to Upper Albert Road, Government House is on the right. Or, take bus no. 15C from Edinburgh Place near the Star Ferry to the lower terminus of the Peak Tram on Garden Road. From the terminus, cross Garden Road and turn right into Upper Albert Road.