 Connaught Road Central, Central, Hong Kong, heading towards (From the left), the City Hall, Prince of Wales Building, and across the road Hong Kong Club Building. Central Plaza can be seen in the background. The Hong Kong City Hall (Chinese: 香港大會堂) is at Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Unlike most city halls where the offices of city governments are usually located, it is a complex providing municipal services, including performing venus and libraries (Hong Kong does not designate itself of any part of itself as a city, so there is not mayor or city council). It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Government. The Urban Council managed the City Hall (through the Urban Services Department) and had its meetings there prior to its dissolution in December 1999. Download high resolution version (1024x1280, 237 KB)Photo of Connauhgt Road Central, Central, Hong Kong. ...
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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 424 KB) City Hall, Hong Kong Taken by Simon Shek at 20 March 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: City Hall, Hong Kong ...
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Edinburgh Place is a square in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, near the Hong Kong City Hall and Star Ferry Pier. ...
The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: ä¸ç’°; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: ZhÅnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...
Hong Kong Island (香港島, colloquially the Island side) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory, Victoria City, was founded. ...
Also City hall, the seat of municipal government. ...
As a general term, Municipal government refers to local government operating at the level of a city, town, or village. ...
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (Chinese: 康樂åŠæ–‡åŒ–事務署) , often abbreviated as LCSD, is a department in the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
Symbol of the Urban Council from its inception in the 1960s until its abolishment in 1999. ...
Urban Services Department (市政總署) was a government department in Hong Kong. ...
History
Opened in March 1962, the 10,000 square metres complex is the second building complex to serve as the city hall. The first City Hall was located at the current site of the HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Hong Kongs first City Hall was a 2 storey colonial building at 1 Queens Road Central in 1869 and demolished in 1933 to make way for HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building. ...
HSBC Hong Kong Headquarters The HSBC Hong Kong headquarter building (officially HSBC Main Building) is located along the southern side of Statue Square, in Central, at the location of the old City Hall, Hong Kong (built 1869, demolished 1933). ...
Overview The complex has two buildings and a garden. The High Block, a 12-storey building, is in the south-western end houses a number of government facilities, including: - an eight-storey library - the City Hall Library [1], which in the past served as the central library of Hong Kong
- the 260-square feet Exhibition Gallery [2]
- a 111-seat recital hall [3]
- two 40-seat committee rooms (on the 7th floor) [4]
- a marriage registry [5]
The Low Block is at the eastern end, with the follwing facilities: Hong Kong Central Library Hong Kong Central Library (香港ä¸å¤®åœ–書館) is the central library of Hong Kong, located in Moreton Terrace, Causeway Bay. ...
- a 1434-seat (with 60 standees) concert hall [6]
- two restaurants and a cafe [7] - continental (Deli and Wine), Chinese (City Hall Maxim's Palace) and European (Maxim's Restaurant) cuisines
- The URBTIX Box Office [8]
- a 590-square metre exhibition hall [9]
- a 463-seat theatre [10]
- the Performing Arts Shop [11]
- an enquiry counter [12]
The conference room of the former Urban Council was also at the lower building of the City Hall. Symbol of the Urban Council from its inception in the 1960s until its abolishment in 1999. ...
The City Hall Memorial Garden [13] at the north-western side is a 12-sided complex includes a memorial (with Roll of Honour and Plaque) to those killed in Hong Kong during the World War II (1941-1945). World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the...
1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
City Hall has hosted a number of culture events, including the Hong Kong Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival in 1973, Asian Arts Festival in 1976, the Hong Kong International Film Festival in 1977, and the International Arts Carnival in 1982. The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is an annual event first held in 1976. ...
See also Other civic centres in Hong Kong: Other nearby sites: The entrance of the Sha Tin Town Hall at night Sha Tin Town Hall is a building located near the Sha Tin Central Park, in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. ...
Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre (西ç£æ²³æ–‡å¨›ä¸å¿ƒ) is a community arts centre in Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong and maintained by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. ...
The troop ship HMS Tamar (添馬艦) arrived in Hong Kong in 1897 and remained in the British territory until it was scuttled (to avoid being used by the invading Japanese Imperial forces) during the Battle of Hong Kong during World War II in 1941. ...
Chater Garden (é®æ‰“花園), located in the Central District of Hong Kong, is a park directly east of the Legislative Council building. ...
HSBC Hong Kong Headquarters on Statue Square Statue Square is a public pedestrian square in Central, Hong Kong. ...
HSBC Hong Kong Headquarters The HSBC Hong Kong headquarter building (officially HSBC Main Building) is located along the southern side of Statue Square, in Central, at the location of the old City Hall, Hong Kong (built 1869, demolished 1933). ...
The facade of the Government House. ...
Legislative Council Building The Former Supreme Court Building is located in Central, Hong Kong, along the eastern side of Statue Square. ...
External link - Information from LCSD website
- City Hall
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