Hong Kong Island: Central - Hong Kong - page 162

Former Legislative Council Building Constructed in 1912, this is one of few colonial-era buildings remaining in the area.
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Bank of China Tower (, BOC Tower MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 1 Garden Rd, Central; Central, exit K)

HISTORIC BUILDING

FORMER FRENCH MISSION BUILDING
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 1 Battery Path, Central; Central, exit K)
The Court of Final Appeal ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ) , the highest judicial body in Hong Kong,
is housed in the neoclassical former French Mission building, a charming structure built in
1868. It served as the Russian consulate until 1915 when the French Overseas Mission
bought it and added a chapel and a dome. The building was the headquarters of the provi-
sional colonial government after WWII. Just before the mission building is the pretty
Cheung Kong Garden ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ) .

CHURCH

ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 2523 4157; www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk ; 4-8 Garden Rd, Central;
7am-6pm; 12A, 40, 40M, Central, exit K)