Government House

Government House, located on in , Hong Kong, is the official residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. It was constructed in 1855 as a Colonial Renaissance-style building, but was significantly remodelled during the Japanese occupation, resulting in the current hybrid Japanese-neoclassical form.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: official residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Government House, Hong Kong”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Justice Place and Garden Road.

Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Old Central Government Offices was home to many of the Hong Kong Government's departments from 1847 to 1954. Built in 1847 as the Old Secretariat Building, it was also home to the territory's Legislative Council from the 1930s to 1954. is situated 150 metres northeast of Government House.

Railway station
Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.
Central Terminus, formerly , is the lower terminus of the Peak Tram line. It is located on the bottom floor of the on , , , 33m above sea level, 28m before renovation. is situated 230 metres southeast of Government House.

Park
Photo: HK Arun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in , . Built at a cost of HK$398 million and opened on 23 May 1991, it covers an area of 80,000 square metres and is an example of modern design and facilities blending with natural landscape.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Government Hill and Mid-Levels.

Neighborhood
Photo: WiNG, CC BY 3.0.
is a hill in , bounded by upper section of Upper Albert Road on the south, Queen's Road Central north, Garden Road east, and Glenealy, west of .

Suburb
Photo: Wpcpey, CC BY 4.0.
is an affluent residential area on in . It is located between and . Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate professionals.

Photo: seeminglee, CC BY 2.0.
Central and Western is a district of Island. It is the political, administrative and financial hub and home to some fantastic skyscrapers and Victoria Peak.

Government House

Latitude
22.27863° or 22° 16′ 43″ north
Longitude
114.15733° or 114° 9′ 26″ east
Elevation
63 metres (207 feet)
Inception
1855
Open location code
7PJP75H4+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 42258038
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
1899661
Wiki­data ID
Q838415
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Government House” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “前香港總督府”
  • Chinese: “港督府”
  • Chinese: “督憲府”
  • Chinese: “礼宾府”
  • Chinese: “禮賓府”
  • Chinese: “香港督憲府”
  • Chinese: “香港禮賓府”
  • Chinese: “香港總督府”
  • French: “Government House”
  • Hebrew: “בית הממשלה”
  • Indonesian: “Gedung Pemerintahan, Hong Kong”
  • Japanese: “旧香港総督官邸”
  • Japanese: “旧香港総督府”
  • Japanese: “香港礼賓府”
  • Korean: “홍콩 예빈부”
  • Malay: “Rumah Kerajaan, Hong Kong”
  • Slovenian: “Government House”
  • Spanish: “Casa de Gobierno”
  • Vietnamese: “Toà nhà Chính quyền”
  • Vietnamese: “Tòa nhà Chính quyền”
  • Yue Chinese: “港督府”
  • Yue Chinese: “禮賓府”
  • Yue Chinese: “香港總督府”

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