French Mission Building

The Former French Mission Building is a declared monument located on at 1 Battery Path in , . It housed the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong from 1 July 1997 to 6 September 2015.
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  • Type: Office building
  • Description: declared monument in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “bâtiment de l’ancienne mission française”, “Former French Mission Building”, “法國外方傳道會大樓 French Mission Building”, and “終審法院大樓 Court of Final Appeal Building”
  • Address: 1 炮台里 Battery Path

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St John’s Cathedral and Cheung Kong Park.

Church
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The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist is the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong Island, and mother church to the Province of Hong Kong and Macao.

Park
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is a small garden located in the of and named for Li Ka Shing's corporate empire. The park is privately maintained by Cheung Kong Holdings, but is open to the public.

Courthouse
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Building, also known as the Old Supreme Court Building, is located at 8 Jackson Road, in , along the eastern side of Statue Square, directly west of . is situated 180 metres northeast of French Mission Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Government Hill and Central Hong Kong.

Neighborhood
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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 .

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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.

Suburb
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is an affluent residential area on in . It is located between and . Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate professionals.

French Mission Building

Latitude
22.27945° or 22° 16′ 46″ north
Longitude
114.15968° or 114° 9′ 35″ east
Inception
1917
Levels
4
Open location code
7PJP75H5+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 85320697
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­office
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q1595391
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“French Mission Building” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Vieyu Edificiu de la Misión Francesa”
  • Chinese: “前法国外方传道会大楼”
  • Chinese: “前法國外方傳道會大樓”
  • Chinese: “法國外方傳道會大樓”
  • French: “ancien bâtiment de la mission française”
  • French: “Ancienne mission française de Hong Kong”
  • Japanese: “旧パリ外国宣教会ビル”
  • Korean: “전 프랑스 외방전도회 대루”
  • Persian: “ساختمان سابق ماموریت فرانسه”
  • Yue Chinese: “前法國外方傳道會大樓”
  • “Former French Mission Building”

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