19-596: Old Supreme Court Building may refer to: Old Supreme Court Building, Hong Kong , the home of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong. Old Supreme Court Building, Singapore , the former home of the Supreme Court of Singapore Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Old Supreme Court Building . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
38-685: A handbook for travellers . Hong Kong: Tillotson & Sons. 1911. pp.67–68 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. It is located at 8 Jackson Road, in Central , along the eastern side of Statue Square , directly west of Chater Garden . As
57-406: A timber raft. Such a foundation system requires the groundwater level to be maintant level, and a groundwater replenishment system is installed to replace groundwater as required. The plan of the building follows a rectangular pattern and is symmetrical. The building occupies an area of around 2,660 square metres (28,600 sq ft) (about 70 by 38 metres (230 ft × 125 ft)) and
76-399: A while, before moving to Caine Road . The building likely served as one of the earlier homes of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong during this period (1843–1846). The building then had several owners, including Emanuel R. Belilios, and was occupied among others by the tai-pans of Augustine Heard and Company , a trading firm that went bankrupt in 1876. It was also used by HSBC and
95-404: Is built on a podium due to the hilly nature of Government Hill. Originally a mansion called Johnston House, the building was altered in the 1870s and 1880s to a three-storey building. The present three-storey building opened in 1917 as the result of a major renovation, also described as an "extensive rebuilding", of the previous structure. The building is probably based on a previous structure near
114-475: Is surrounded by columns. Its height, fronze Tudor Crown , is about 40 metres (130 ft). A pediment surmounts the central section of the building facing Statue Square. The pediment is topped by a Statue of Justice and under it is the inscription "Erected AD MDCCCCX" (Erected AD 1910). The pediment incorporates a semi-circular window and the carving of the British royal coat of arms is above it. The shield shows
133-468: The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal . The opening ceremony was held on 25 September 2015 by the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal Geoffrey Ma Tao-li . The building was erected on reclaimed land . Its foundation was formed by driving hundreds of Chinese fir tree trunks into the mixture of reclamation materials and silt on the site. As a consequence, the building is in effect "floating" on
152-527: The British royal arms. 22°16′52″N 114°09′36″E / 22.280996°N 114.160116°E / 22.280996; 114.160116 Former French Mission Building The Former French Mission Building is a declared monument located on Government Hill at 1, Battery Path , Central , Hong Kong . It housed the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong from 1 July 1997 to 6 September 2015. The building
171-577: The Governor Sir Frederick Lugard . The two-storey granite building is neo-classical in style supported by Ionic columns. It is surmounted by a 2.7 m high blindfolded statue of Justice, represented by Themis , the Greek goddess of justice and law. This statue was inspired by the one erected at London's Old Bailey . During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong (December 1941 to August 1945),
190-814: The Legislative Council, when it was known as 'the Legislative Council Building', while the Supreme Court moved to the Supreme Court Building in Admiralty - renamed the High Court Building in 1997. In 2011, the Legislative Council moved into the new Legislative Council Complex within the Central Government Complex at Tamar site . On 7 September 2015, the building reverted to its former judicial function. It now houses
209-615: The Old Supreme Court, its exterior is one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong . The building was designed by Sir Aston Webb and Ingress Bell , the British architects responsible for the eastern façade of Buckingham Palace and the Cromwell Road frontage of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Construction of the building started in 1900 and it was opened on 15 January 1912 by
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#1732848947248228-599: The building was used as the headquarters of the Kempeitai (Military Police). In 1978, this building was severely affected by the construction of MTR , requiring restoration work. As a consequence, for part of the early 1980s, the Supreme Court was moved to the Former French Mission Building , which was then used by the Victoria District Court . In 1985, the building took up service as home to
247-407: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Supreme_Court_Building&oldid=682899055 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Old Supreme Court Building, Hong Kong On
266-600: The north-west corner, and the building was refaced with red bricks. It reopened in 1917 and became known as the "French Mission Building". In 1953, it was sold back to the Hong Kong Government. From 23 August 1945 to April 1946 the building was used by the provisional Government of Hong Kong following the end of Japanese occupation of Hong Kong . When the Society of Jesus were expelled from Canton in 1949, it moved its St. Ignatius Language School to Hong Kong where it
285-517: The site known as " Beaconsfield ", but it is clad in red brick rather than an all white facade. It is constructed in granite and red bricks in Neo-Classical style, dating from the Edwardian period. The original structure on this site dated back to 1842. The first Governor of Hong Kong , Sir Henry Pottinger resided there from 1843 to 1846. His successor, John Francis Davis also lived there for
304-642: The south side [of Statue Square] stands the New Law Courts. It was designed in England, and the only feature of note is the inartistic roof. Like all buildings erected by the Government, the edifice has been in course of construction nearly 15 years, and is still not completed. All the granite used in the construction of this massive block of buildings is the product of the Island and the mainland. — Picturesque Hong Kong:
323-579: The various royal emblems of the various parts of the United Kingdom: the three lions of England in the first and fourth quarters, the lion of Scotland in the second and the harp of Ireland in the third. The shield is supported by the English lion and Scottish unicorn and is surmounted by the royal crown. The motto of the sovereign, Dieu et mon droit (God and my right), is displayed underneath it. The figures of Mercy and Truth are located on both sides of
342-592: Was home to the Russian Consulate in the 1870s. The government then leased the building from 1879 and, by 1911, the Sanitary Board and Registrar-General's offices were located in the building. In 1915, it was acquired by the Paris Foreign Missions Society , which commissioned a major renovation. The architects were Leigh & Orange . In the process, a chapel topped by a cupola was added in
361-648: Was housed in the top floor of the building, together with accommodation for Joseph Mallin of the Society. It was then used successively by the Education Department , the Victoria District Court (1965–1980), the Supreme Court (1980–1983), and the Government Information Services (starting from 1987). It has been used as the Court of Final Appeal since the inception of the Court at the time of
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