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St. John's Cathedral Former French Mission Building Old Site of First City Hall Old Site of Murray Parade Ground Old Site of Murray House Old Site of Hong Kong Cricket Club Old Supreme Court (Court of Final Appeal) Old Hong Kong Club Building The Cenotaph Statue Square Edinburgh Place

Statue Square

Statue Square

Originally named Royal Square, Statue Square was the first public venue to be built on reclaimed land in the late 19th century. A statue of Queen Victoria was erected here in 1896 to commemorate her Golden Jubilee, but relocated to Victoria Park in Causeway Bay in 1957. The only statue now standing in the square is that of Sir Thomas Jackson, the chief manager of the HSBC Limited in its early years.

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