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Island"><img alt="Government House, Hong Kong is located in Hong Kong Island" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Location_map_Hong_Kong_Island.png/240px-Location_map_Hong_Kong_Island.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Location_map_Hong_Kong_Island.png/360px-Location_map_Hong_Kong_Island.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Location_map_Hong_Kong_Island.png/480px-Location_map_Hong_Kong_Island.png 2x" data-file-width="6211" data-file-height="4392" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:27.495%;left:35.476%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Government House, Hong Kong"><img alt="Government House, Hong Kong" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/7px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/11px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/14px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location on Hong Kong Island</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architectural style</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Renaissance_Revival_architecture" title="Renaissance Revival architecture">Colonial Renaissance</a> and hybrid <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Crown_Style" title="Imperial Crown Style">Imperial Crown Style</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Town or city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Central,_Hong_Kong" title="Central, Hong Kong">Central</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">People's Republic of China</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Government_House,_Hong_Kong&params=22_16_43.19_N_114_09_26.70_E_type:landmark_region:CN"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">22°16′43.19″N</span> <span class="longitude">114°09′26.70″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">22.2786639°N 114.1574167°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">22.2786639; 114.1574167</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current tenants</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Lee_Ka-chiu" title="John Lee Ka-chiu">John Lee Ka-chiu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive of Hong Kong</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction started</th><td class="infobox-data">1851<span class="noprint">; 173 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1851</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Client</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Hong_Kong" title="Government of Hong Kong">Government of Hong Kong</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Hong_Kong" title="Government of Hong Kong">Government of Hong Kong</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Landlord</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Hong_Kong" title="Government of Hong Kong">Government of Hong Kong</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ededed">Design and construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_St_George_Cleverly" title="Charles St George Cleverly">Charles St George Cleverly</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color:#b0c4de">Government House, Hong Kong</th></tr><tr style="display:none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image notheme" style="background-color: #f8f9fa;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GH_facade.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/GH_facade.JPG/200px-GH_facade.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/GH_facade.JPG/300px-GH_facade.JPG 1.5x, 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class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn">Hsiāngkǎng lǐpīnfǔ</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Mandarin" title="Yale romanization of Mandarin">Yale Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn">Syānggǎng lǐbīnfǔ</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Mandarin" title="Help:IPA/Mandarin">IPA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn"><span class="IPA" lang="cmn-Latn-fonipa" style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Mandarin" title="Help:IPA/Mandarin">[ɕjáŋkàŋ lìpínfù]</a></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: 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style="font-style: normal" lang="yue-Latn">Dūk hun fú</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Jyutping" title="Jyutping">Jyutping</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Yue Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="yue-Latn">Duk1 hin3 fu2</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Former name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">Traditional Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hant" style="font-size: 1rem;">香港總督府</span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Government House</b>, located on <a href="/wiki/Government_Hill" title="Government Hill">Government Hill</a> in <a href="/wiki/Central,_Hong_Kong" title="Central, Hong Kong">Central</a>, Hong Kong, is the <a href="/wiki/Official_residence" title="Official residence">official residence</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">Chief Executive of Hong Kong</a>. It was constructed in 1855 as a <a href="/wiki/Renaissance_Revival_architecture" title="Renaissance Revival architecture">Colonial Renaissance</a>-style building, but was significantly remodelled during the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_Hong_Kong" title="Japanese occupation of Hong Kong">Japanese occupation</a>, resulting in the current hybrid Japanese-<a href="/wiki/Neoclassical_architecture" title="Neoclassical architecture">neoclassical</a> form. </p><p>Government House was the official residence of the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Hong_Kong" title="Governor of Hong Kong">Governor</a> from 1855 to 1997, when the territory was under <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Hong Kong">British rule</a>. Of the 28 governors of Hong Kong, 25 used this building as their official residence. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <p>Located between <a href="/wiki/Upper_Albert_Road" title="Upper Albert Road">Upper Albert Road</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lower_Albert_Road" title="Lower Albert Road">Lower Albert Road</a>, Mid-Levels, Central, Government House is on a 24,000-square-metre (5.9-acre) plot of land. Its front elevation faces south towards <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Peak" title="Victoria Peak">the Peak</a>, while right below its northern part are the former Central Government Offices (currently the Justice Place). </p><p>Government House is a declared monument under the <a href="/wiki/Antiquities_and_Monuments_Ordinance" title="Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance">Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History/Timeline"><span id="History.2FTimeline"></span>History/Timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_House,_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History/Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Public_Garden_%26_Government_house,_Hong_Kong.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Public_Garden_%26_Government_house%2C_Hong_Kong.jpg/220px-Public_Garden_%26_Government_house%2C_Hong_Kong.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Public_Garden_%26_Government_house%2C_Hong_Kong.jpg/330px-Public_Garden_%26_Government_house%2C_Hong_Kong.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Public_Garden_%26_Government_house%2C_Hong_Kong.jpg/440px-Public_Garden_%26_Government_house%2C_Hong_Kong.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2081" data-file-height="1483" /></a><figcaption>Public Garden & Government house, Hong Kong (taken on 1860–1880)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Government_House_in_1868.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Government_House_in_1868.jpg/220px-Government_House_in_1868.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Government_House_in_1868.jpg/330px-Government_House_in_1868.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Government_House_in_1868.jpg/440px-Government_House_in_1868.jpg 2x" data-file-width="443" data-file-height="305" /></a><figcaption>Government House in 1868</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HK_Government_House_Living_Room.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/HK_Government_House_Living_Room.jpg/220px-HK_Government_House_Living_Room.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/HK_Government_House_Living_Room.jpg/330px-HK_Government_House_Living_Room.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/HK_Government_House_Living_Room.jpg/440px-HK_Government_House_Living_Room.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Living Room</figcaption></figure> <p>Government House was designed by <a href="/wiki/Charles_St_George_Cleverly" title="Charles St George Cleverly">Charles St George Cleverly</a>. Construction started in 1851, eight years after Hong Kong became a British colony, and took four years to complete. The first Governor to live there was <a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Bowring" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir John Bowring">Sir John Bowring</a>, the fourth Governor of the territory. The last one was the last Governor, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Patten" title="Chris Patten">Chris Patten</a>. </p><p>Government House also housed the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong" title="Legislative Council of Hong Kong">Legislative Council of Hong Kong</a> from 1855 to the 1930s. The Council used the ballroom from 1891 onward </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_Hong_Kong" title="Japanese occupation of Hong Kong">Japanese occupation</a> during the Second World War (1941–1945), it was occupied by the Japanese Military Governor. The form of the building was changed to a hybrid Japanese/neoclassical image by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Seichi_Fujimura&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Seichi Fujimura (page does not exist)">Seichi Fujimura</a> (藤村正一 <i>Fujimura Seiichi</i>) in 1944, primarily through the addition of a tower and roof elements. </p><p>On 16 September 1945, the Instrument of Surrender was signed at Government House. </p><p>The Japanese fittings of Government House were removed in 1946, but the tower remains to this day. </p><p>During 1947 to 1957, two sculptured stone lions were erected at the entrance. </p><p>During 1971 to 1982, a kidney-shaped swimming pool was built in the garden. </p><p>During 1982 to 1986, an ornamental pool with a fountain was created at the foot of the main stairs leading down from the north Veranda. </p><p>During 1987 to 1992, a small pergola on the lower terrace was erected and the water feature of the main garden staircase was converted into an impressive planter. </p><p>Government House was declared a monument in 1995 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Transfer_of_sovereignty_over_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong">transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong</a> to the People's Republic of China in 1997, the House became a reception for ceremonies (such as the conferring of Honours and formal banquets). <a href="/wiki/Tung_Chee_Hwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Tung Chee Hwa">Tung Chee Hwa</a>, the first <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong" title="Chief Executive of Hong Kong">chief executive</a>, did not reside in Government House but rather at <a href="/wiki/Grenville_House" title="Grenville House">Grenville House</a>. </p><p>During 1997 to 2005, a bonsai gallery was introduced in the Veranda. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Donald_Tsang" title="Donald Tsang">Donald Tsang</a>, the second Chief Executive, moved into Government House in January 2006, following extensive renovations. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Standard_(Hong_Kong)" title="The Standard (Hong Kong)">The Standard</a></i> criticised that the renovation cost was estimated at HK$14.5 million, including a sum of HK$300,000 allocated to a new fish pond designed to accommodate Tsang's collection of <a href="/wiki/Koi" title="Koi">koi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-stdren_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stdren-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During 2005 to 2012, an outdoor fish pond was added in the back garden. </p><p>During 2012 to 2017, three-bin composting system was added in the back garden. </p><p>In 2017, one of the tennis courts was converted into a Landscaped Area. </p><p>In 2022, HK$2.8 million was spent to renovate the house, before John Lee moved in.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_features">Major features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_House,_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Major features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Exterior">Exterior</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_House,_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Exterior"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main entrance of the house faces south towards <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Peak" title="Victoria Peak">Victoria Peak</a>. Down on the northern side is the <a href="/wiki/Former_Central_Government_Offices" title="Former Central Government Offices">Former Central Government Offices</a>, where most government secretariat offices were situated until 2011. </p><p>The carriage porch at the front with granite frames is a notable architectural feature of Government House </p><p>The exterior of Government House is plastered in Art Deco style. Government House has its unique character and historical meanings with a blend of different architectural styles added on over more than a century. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Garden">Garden</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_House,_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Garden"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Government House has a front lawn and a back garden with dazzling flowers. Originally planted in 1919, the multi-coloured azaleas bloom every spring. There is also a rare species of tree, Brownea grandiceps (Rose of Venezuela), originating from South America and listed in the Register of Old and Valuable Trees of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Seven metres tall, with a crown spread of nine metres, this tree has been maintained in superb condition by the dedicated horticultural staff. Indeed, there are many mature trees on the grounds. Among those trees stands the giant Litchi chinensis. </p><p>The garden also features a kidney-shaped swimming pool and an outdoor fish pond. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Interior">Interior</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_House,_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Interior"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ballroom – The Ballroom is used for hosting banquets for guests from home and abroad. It is also the venue for the Honours and Awards Presentation Ceremony and various community engagement activities. </p><p>Dining Room – The Dining Room is used for banquets of smaller scale for guests from home and abroad. </p><p>Drawing Room – The Drawing Room is used for receiving guests and holding meetings. Its walls and ceilings are embellished with exquisite plaster mouldings. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gate_Lodges_and_Government_House_Guards">Gate Lodges and Government House Guards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_House,_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Gate Lodges and Government House Guards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the front entrance on Upper Albert Road, there are two buildings with an iron gate known as the Gate Lodges. Built in 1855, they are the oldest structures of Government House. They were designed by Surveyor General Charles St. George Cleverly who was in charge of the construction of the first generation of Government House in the 1850s. The lodges once housed the Government House Guards, who stood in front of the house and protected the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Hong_Kong" title="Governor of Hong Kong">Governor of Hong Kong</a>. Various units of the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> stationed in Hong Kong were used as guard units. </p> <ul><li>1st Battalion of the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment 1962-63</li> <li>C Company of the 1st Battalion of the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment Berkshire and Wiltshire</li></ul> <p>Following the handover in 1997, officers of the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Police" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong Police">Hong Kong Police</a> have guarded the building. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Open_days">Open days</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_House,_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Open days"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GH_dining_room.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/GH_dining_room.JPG/220px-GH_dining_room.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/GH_dining_room.JPG/330px-GH_dining_room.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/GH_dining_room.JPG/440px-GH_dining_room.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Dining room</figcaption></figure> <p>The garden of Government House is opened twice a year to the public. At least one will be arranged in spring to enable members of the public to share the delight in viewing the full bloom of the azaleas. Visitors are usually allowed to pass by the drawing room, dining room and ballroom where key official functions are held. </p><p>The open days are generally arranged during weekends. Dates are announced through press releases one week in advance. No admission fee is charged. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Booking">Booking</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_House,_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Booking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ballroom of Government House was made available in the 1990s on three Fridays each month for bookings by charitable, non-profit or public organisations to host events that benefit the community. The nature of the event under application must be well-matched with the identity of Government House as an important historical monument of Hong Kong and with its status as a dignified location for the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong Government">Hong Kong Government</a> to hold official functions. In early 2006, the Chief Executive moved into Government House and used it as official residence and office. Most of the staff in the Chief Executive's Office have also been relocated to Government House to support the Chief Executive. Since then, Government House is no longer available for booking due to security and operational reasons. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_official_residences">Other official residences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_House,_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Other official residences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1900, <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Lodge" title="Mountain Lodge">Mountain Lodge</a>, on <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Peak" title="Victoria Peak">Victoria Peak</a>, was built as an alternate summer home for the Governor, a role it retained until 1934. The building survived until 1946, but today only the <a href="/wiki/Gate_Lodge" title="Gate Lodge">Gate Lodge</a> and <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Peak_Garden" title="Victoria Peak Garden">Victoria Peak Garden</a> remain. One of three "GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE" marking stones of the former Mountain Lodge was erected in the small flower bed in front of the entrance of the Government House in 1980. </p><p>From 1934, <a href="/wiki/Fanling_Lodge" title="Fanling Lodge">Fanling Lodge</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/New_Territories" title="New Territories">New Territories</a>, was used as a summer residence for the Governor. It has retained this role, and is now the alternative residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. The Lodge is occupied mainly at weekends and on holidays. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Feng_shui">Feng shui</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_House,_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Feng shui"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to <i>The New York Times</i>, alleged bad <a href="/wiki/Feng_shui" title="Feng shui">feng shui</a> was the reason <a href="/wiki/Tung_Chee_Hwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Tung Chee Hwa">Tung Chee Hwa</a> refused to live or work in Government House upon becoming Chief Executive. During his terms as Chief Executive, he was still heavily criticised by Hong Kongers, and his popularity fell well below 40% by the time of his resignation.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Standard_(Hong_Kong)" title="The Standard (Hong Kong)">The Standard</a></i> believed Tung's reason to stay away from the mansion was political: a subtle effort to reduce the age-old British legacy over Hong Kong. Other sources mention that "it was the warning about spying devices [installed throughout Government House] that scared him away".<sup id="cite_ref-stdspy_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stdspy-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Staff">Staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_House,_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are 20 housekeeping positions at the house.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The senior chef is paid around HK$30,000 per month.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span 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style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Praya_Reclamation_Scheme" title="Praya Reclamation Scheme">Praya Reclamation Scheme</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Office buildings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiralty_Centre&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Admiralty Centre (page does not exist)">Admiralty Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIA_Central" title="AIA Central">AIA Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexandra_House" title="Alexandra House">Alexandra House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_China_Building_(Hong_Kong)" title="Bank of China Building (Hong Kong)">Bank of China Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_China_Tower_(Hong_Kong)" title="Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong)">Bank of China Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chater_House" title="Chater House">Chater House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheung_Kong_Center" title="Cheung Kong Center">Cheung Kong Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Landmark_(Hong_Kong)" title="The Landmark (Hong Kong)">Edinburgh Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exchange_Square_(Hong_Kong)" title="Exchange Square (Hong Kong)">Exchange Square</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Landmark_(Hong_Kong)" title="The Landmark (Hong Kong)">Gloucester Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hang_Seng_Bank_Headquarters_Building" title="Hang Seng Bank Headquarters Building">Hang Seng Bank Headquarters Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Club_Building" title="Hong Kong Club Building">Hong Kong Club Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HSBC_Building_(Hong_Kong)" title="HSBC Building (Hong Kong)">HSBC Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Finance_Centre_(Hong_Kong)" title="International Finance Centre (Hong Kong)">International Finance Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jardine_House" title="Jardine House">Jardine House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LHT_Tower" title="LHT Tower">LHT Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Man_Yee_Building" title="Man Yee Building">Man Yee Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9_Queen%27s_Road_Central" title="9 Queen's Road Central">9 Queen's Road Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Place_(Hong_Kong)" title="Pacific Place (Hong Kong)">Pacific Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince%27s_Building" title="Prince's Building">Prince's Building</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._George%27s_Building&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="St. George's Building (page does not exist)">St. George's Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standard_Chartered_Bank_Building" title="Standard Chartered Bank Building">Standard Chartered Bank Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_Garden_Road,_Central" title="Three Garden Road, Central">Three Garden Road</a> (Citibank Tower)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wing_On_House" title="Wing On House">Wing On House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World-Wide_House" title="World-Wide House">World-Wide House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Landmark_(Hong_Kong)" title="The Landmark (Hong Kong)">York House</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Government</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_City_Hall" title="Hong Kong City Hall">City Hall</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/City_Gallery_(Hong_Kong)" title="City Gallery (Hong Kong)">City Gallery</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Government_Complex" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Government Complex">Central Government Complex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Former_Central_Government_Offices" title="Former Central Government Offices">Former Central Government Offices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Post_Office,_Hong_Kong" title="General Post Office, Hong Kong">General Post Office</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Government House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queensway_Government_Offices" title="Queensway Government Offices">Queensway Government Offices</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Closed/reprovisioned" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Closed/reprovisioned</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beaconsfield_House" title="Beaconsfield House">Beaconsfield House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_Building" title="Murray Building">Murray Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_House" title="Murray House">Murray House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Prison" title="Victoria Prison">Victoria Prison</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legislature/judiciary</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Final_Appeal_Building" title="Court of Final Appeal Building">Court of Final Appeal Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Court_Building_(Hong_Kong)" title="High Court Building (Hong Kong)">High Court Building</a> (Supreme Court Building)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Council_Complex" title="Legislative Council Complex">Legislative Council Complex</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Chinese military</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Forces_Hong_Kong_Building" title="Chinese People's Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building">PLA Building</a> (Prince of Wales Building)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ching_Yi_To_Barracks" class="mw-redirect" title="Ching Yi To Barracks">Ching Yi To Barracks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transport</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central%E2%80%93Mid-Levels_escalators" class="mw-redirect" title="Central–Mid-Levels escalators">Central–Mid-Levels escalators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Peak_Tram" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong Peak Tram">Peak Tram</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bus terminuses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_(Exchange_Square)_Bus_Terminus" title="Central (Exchange Square) Bus Terminus">Central (Exchange Square)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Piers" title="Central Piers">Central Piers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ferry piers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Piers" title="Central Piers">Central Piers</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Demolished</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blake_Pier,_Central#Second_generation" title="Blake Pier, Central">Blake Pier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_Hall_Ferry_Pier" title="City Hall Ferry Pier">City Hall Pier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Place_Ferry_Pier" title="Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier">Edinburgh Place Pier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outlying_Islands_Ferry_Pier" title="Outlying Islands Ferry Pier">Outlying Islands Pier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Pier" title="Queen's Pier">Queen's Pier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Pier" title="United Pier">United Pier</a> (Jubilee Street Pier)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Relocated</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blake_Pier,_Central#First_generation" title="Blake Pier, Central">Blake Pier</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">MTR stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Admiralty_station_(MTR)" title="Admiralty station (MTR)">Admiralty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_station_(MTR)" title="Central station (MTR)">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_station" title="Hong Kong station">Hong Kong</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Diplomatic missions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Consulate-General,_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="British Consulate-General, Hong Kong">British Consulate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_Canada_in_Hong_Kong_and_Macao" title="Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao">Canadian Consulate</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=European_Union_Office_to_Hong_Kong_and_Macao&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao (page does not exist)">EU Office</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate-General_of_Japan_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong (page does not exist)">Japanese Consulate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_South_Korea_in_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Consulate General of South Korea in Hong Kong">South Korean Consulate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taipei_Economic_and_Cultural_Office_in_Hong_Kong" title="Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong">Taipei Economic and Cultural Office</a> (Chung Hwa Travel Service)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_the_United_States,_Hong_Kong_and_Macau" title="Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau">U.S. Consulate</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other landmarks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battery_Path" title="Battery Path">Battery Path</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop%27s_House,_Hong_Kong" title="Bishop's House, Hong Kong">Bishop's House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canossa_Hospital" title="Canossa Hospital">Canossa Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cenotaph_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Cenotaph (Hong Kong)">The Cenotaph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Former_Central_Magistracy" title="Former Central Magistracy">Former Central Magistracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Market,_Hong_Kong" title="Central Market, Hong Kong">Central Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chater_Garden" title="Chater Garden">Chater Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China_Club" title="China Club">China Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connaught_Place_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="Connaught Place (Hong Kong)">Connaught Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conrad_Hong_Kong" class="mw-redirect" title="Conrad Hong Kong">Conrad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Dairy_Farm_Depot" title="Old Dairy Farm Depot">Old Dairy Farm Depot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr_Sun_Yat-sen_Museum" title="Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum">Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duddell_Street" title="Duddell Street">Duddell Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Place" title="Edinburgh Place">Edinburgh Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8%C2%BD_Otto_e_Mezzo_Bombana" title="8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana">8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flagstaff_House,_Hong_Kong" title="Flagstaff House, Hong Kong">Flagstaff House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_Correspondents%27_Club_(Hong_Kong)" title="Foreign Correspondents' Club (Hong Kong)">Foreign Correspondents' Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Seasons_Hotel_Hong_Kong" title="Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong">Four Seasons Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Former_French_Mission_Building" title="Former French Mission Building">Former French Mission Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_Street" title="Graham Street">Graham Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harcourt_Road" title="Harcourt Road">Harcourt Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Helena_May_main_building" title="The Helena May main building">The Helena May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HSBC_lions" title="HSBC lions">HSBC lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Park" title="Hong Kong Park">Hong Kong Park</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Youde_Aviary" title="Edward Youde Aviary">Edward Youde Aviary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Visual_Arts_Centre" title="Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre">Visual Arts Centre</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_House_Street" title="Ice House Street">Ice House Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Immaculate_Conception_(Hong_Kong)" title="Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Hong Kong)">Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_Shangri-La" title="Island Shangri-La">Island Shangri-La</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamia_Mosque" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamia Mosque">Jamia Mosque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JW_Marriott_Hotel_Hong_Kong" title="JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong">JW Marriott Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lan_Kwai_Fong" title="Lan Kwai Fong">Lan Kwai Fong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Landmark_(Hong_Kong)" title="The Landmark (Hong Kong)">The Landmark</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/L%27Atelier_de_Jo%C3%ABl_Robuchon_(Hong_Kong)" title="L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (Hong Kong)">L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luk_Yu_(restaurant)" title="Luk Yu (restaurant)">Luk Yu Tea House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandarin_Oriental,_Hong_Kong" title="Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong">Mandarin Oriental</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Observation_Wheel" title="Hong Kong Observation Wheel">Observation Wheel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Bailey_Street" title="Old Bailey Street">Old Bailey Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedder_Building" title="Pedder Building">Pedder Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedder_Street" title="Pedder Street">Pedder Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pottinger_Street" title="Pottinger Street">Pottinger Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Cathedral_(Hong_Kong)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. John's Cathedral (Hong Kong)">St. John's Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Joseph%27s_Church_(Hong_Kong)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="St. Joseph's Church (Hong Kong) (page does not exist)">St. Joseph's Church</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Paul%27s_Church_(Hong_Kong)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="St. Paul's Church (Hong Kong) (page does not exist)">St. Paul's Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_Square" title="Statue Square">Statue Square</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Sir_Thomas_Jackson,_1st_Baronet" title="Statue of Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet">Statue of Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tai_Kwun" title="Tai Kwun">Tai Kwun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yung_Kee" title="Yung Kee">Yung Kee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zetland_Hall" title="Zetland Hall">Zetland Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Zoological_and_Botanical_Gardens" title="Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens">Zoological and Botanical Gardens</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Demolished</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dent%27s_Fountain" title="Dent's Fountain">Dent's Fountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Furama_Hong_Kong_Hotel" title="Furama Hong Kong Hotel">Furama Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Hilton" title="Hong Kong Hilton">Hong Kong Hilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Central_Hospital" title="Hong Kong Central Hospital">Hong Kong Central Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Cricket_Club#History" title="Hong Kong Cricket Club">Hong Kong Cricket Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hongkong_Hotel" title="Hongkong Hotel">Hongkong Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hutchison_House&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hutchison House (page does not exist)">Hutchison House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hongkong_Hotel#The_north_wing" title="Hongkong Hotel">Melcher's Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_Barracks" title="Murray Barracks">Murray Barracks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_Battery" title="Murray Battery">Murray Battery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_Parade_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Murray Parade Ground">Murray Parade Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_Road_Multi-storey_Car_Park_Building" title="Murray Road Multi-storey Car Park Building">Murray Road Multi-storey Car Park Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedder_Street#Clock_Tower_(1862–1913)" title="Pedder Street">Pedder Street Clock Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Building" title="Queen's Building">Queen's Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Red_Cross" title="Hong Kong Red Cross">Hong Kong Red Cross Headquarters</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ritz-Carlton_Hotel_Hong_Kong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ritz-Carlton Hotel Hong Kong (page does not exist)">Ritz-Carlton Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chater_House#Swire_House" title="Chater House">Swire House</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tak_Shing_House&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tak Shing House (page does not exist)">Tak Shing House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Barracks,_Hong_Kong" title="Victoria Barracks, Hong Kong">Victoria Barracks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Barracks,_Hong_Kong" title="Wellington Barracks, Hong Kong">Wellington Barracks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Relocated</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Murray_House" title="Murray House">Murray House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Queen_Victoria,_Hong_Kong" title="Statue of Queen Victoria, Hong Kong">Statue of Queen Victoria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Education</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caritas_Institute_of_Community_Education" title="Caritas Institute of Community Education">Caritas Institute for Further and Adult Education</a> (Caritas Francis Hsu College)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Heart_Canossian_School" title="Sacred Heart Canossian School">Sacred Heart Canossian School</a></li> <li><a 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