Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The abandoned Shek Lo Mansion in Fanling (1925) resembles a Kaiping
diāolóu
(a forti-
fied tower that blends Chinese and Western architectural elements) across the border in
Guǎngdōng. The Anglican St Mary's Church, at 2a Tai Hang Rd in Causeway Bay, is a
somewhat comical Orientalist exercise from 1937 while a subtle Eurasian interior graces the
cathedral-like Buddhist temple at the contemporaneous Tung Lin Kok Yuen, at 15 Shan
Kwong Rd in Happy Valley.
Tai Hang's Lin Fa Kung is a small Kwun Yum temple with a unique octagonal design and
side entrances reminiscent of a medieval Catholic chapel.
Victorian & Edwardian Buildings
Central Police Station (Soho)
Nam Koo Terrace (Wan Chai)
Kam Tong Hall (The Mid-Levels)
Western Market (Sheung Wan)
Colonial Architecture
Most of the colonial architecture left in the city is on Hong Kong Island, especially in Cent-
ral, such as the former Legislative Council building (1912) and Government House, residen-
ce of all British governors from 1855 to 1997. In Sheung Wan there is Western Market
(1906), and in the Mid-Levels the Edwardian-style Old Pathological Institute, now the Hong
Kong Museum of Medical Sciences (1905). The Old Stanley Police Station (1859) and
nearby Murray House (1848) are important colonial structures on the southern part of Hong
Kong Island.
2326;
www.amo.gov.hk
; 136 Nathan Rd; 9am-5pm Mon-Sat), located in a British school-
house that dates from 1902, has information and exhibits on current preservation efforts.
