French Mission Building
The Former French Mission Building is a declared monument located on Government Hill at 1 Battery Path in Central, Hong Kong. It housed the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong from 1 July 1997 to 6 September 2015.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Office building
- Description: Declared monument in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Former 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.
St John’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ngckmax, Public domain.
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.
Cheung Kong Park
Park
Photo: Chanjoeyingdr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cheung Kong Park is a small garden located in the Central district of Hong Kong Island and named for Li Ka Shing's corporate empire. The park is privately maintained by Cheung Kong Holdings, but is open to the public.
The Court of Final Appeal
Courthouse
Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Court of Final Appeal Building, also known as the Old Supreme Court Building, is the home of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. It housed the former Supreme Court from 1912 to 1983 and the Legislative Council from 1985 to 2011. The Court of Final Appeal is situated 180 metres north of French Mission Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Government Hill and Central Hong Kong.
Government Hill
Neighborhood
Government Hill is a hill in Central, Hong Kong, bounded by upper section of Upper Albert Road on the south, Queen's Road Central north, Garden Road east, and Glenealy, west of Hong Kong Island.
Central Hong Kong
Photo: seeminglee, CC BY 2.0.
Central and Western is a district of Hong Kong Island. It is the political, administrative and financial hub and home to some fantastic skyscrapers and Victoria Peak.
Mid-Levels
Suburb
Mid-Levels is an affluent residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located between Victoria Peak and Central. Residents are predominantly more affluent Hong Kong locals and expatriate professionals.
French Mission Building
- Categories: building, historic site, historic building, and office
- Location: Central and Western District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.27938° or 22° 16′ 46″ northLongitude
114.15976° or 114° 9′ 35″ eastInception
1917Levels
4Open location code
7PJP75H5+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 85320697OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q1595391
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“French Mission Building” goes by many names.
- 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”
- French: “bâtiment de l’ancienne mission française”
- Japanese: “旧パリ外国宣教会ビル”
- Korean: “전 프랑스 외방전도회 대루”
- Yue Chinese: “前法國外方傳道會大樓”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bank of China Building and HSBC Main Building.
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