Location: Former French Mission Building | Accessibility category: Religious buildings | Accessibility information: Former French Mission Building
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Available by subway (within 30 minutes walk)
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Bus reachable (within 30 minutes walk)
Introduction
The former French Foreign Missionary Society building in the Central Fort was built by the French Foreign Missionary Society in 1917 to serve as the church’s accountant office in Hong Kong. Before the fall of Hong Kong in 1941, the building was once expropriated by the government. Immediately after the end of the Second World War, the building was used as the temporary headquarters of the Hong Kong government. The French Missionary Society and the Hong Kong government signed a sale and purchase agreement for the building in 1952. Since 1953, the building has been used as the office of the Department of Education, the District Court of Victoria, the Supreme Court and the Office of the Government Information Service. From 1997 to 2015, the building was used by the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. The building is built of granite and red brick, in the neo-classical style of the Edwardian period. The building is three stories high and has a basement. A small domed church is built
FG Tips
The former French Foreign Mission Society building in Central is a statutory monument and does not have any barrier-free facilities. It is recommended that people with wheelchairs/impaired mobility can only visit the outside.
Photo album
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Situation along the road in the Battery Path
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Scenery in the Battery Path
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Peripheral situation of the Former French Mission Building
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Peripheral situation of the Former French Mission Building
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Peripheral situation of the Former French Mission Building
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The exterior of the Former French Mission Building
Relevant information
Remarks: The tour is currently not open.
Address : 1 Battery Path, Central, Hong Kong
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