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Government House (Upper Albert Road, Central)
Government House was formerly the office and residence of previous Governors
of Hong Kong. Construction works started in 1851 and took four years to complete.
At that time it enjoyed a fine harbour view. It was originally built in the
Georgian style and bore rich colonial characteristics. It underwent a number
of large-scale renovations, with the latest undertaken in 1942, during the Japanese
Occupation, by a Japanese engineer, Siechi Fujimura, who designed to construct
a dominant central tower to link the two original buildings; the roofs were
also modified to add in more Japanese flavour, thus diminishing the strong European
style of the mansion. It was then used as the military headquarters for the
Japanese until 1945. Government House
is now the residence and office for the Chief Executive.
Government House, Upper Albert Road, Central
Address
Upper Albert Road, Central (Plan)
Transport
New World First Bus
23B Braemar Hill - Park Road (Mid-Levels) (Circular)
Citybus
3B Central (Rumsey Street) - Pokfield Road
40 Wah Fu (North) - Wan Chai Ferry Pier
Kowloon Motor Bus
103 Chuk Yuen Estate - Pokfield Road
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