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to lend a sense of occasion to visiting dignitaries. On the façade of the Lower Block once had the old Coat of Arms of Hong Kong, which was removed before the handover in 1997. One major consideration was juxtaposing the city bustle whilst maximising public access to the surrounding area. Thus, the
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The building complex erected at the present site based on the original design by Professor Gordon Brown, the first Head of Department of Architecture of Hong Kong University, together with his team including Patricia O'Reilly Mayne, was completed by British architects Ronald Phillips and Alan Fitch
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Memorial Shrine commemorates soldiers and citizens who died in defence of Hong Kong during the Second World War. It is a popular spot and obligatory backdrop for photographs of couples who celebrate their marriage in the City Hall Registry. Within the Memorial Shrine are embedded memorial Roll of
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The two separate blocks and gardens were laid out as a cohesive whole, along a central axis. The entrance to the lower block (exhibition hall) of the City Hall formed an axis with
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City Hall's Concert hall and theatre have been an important home to the performing arts in Hong Kong since its inauguration. A number of culture events, including the
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fashionable at the time. The structure was constructed using steel and concrete, and much of the equipment was of steel, glass and anodised aluminium.
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The complex also incorporates a three-storey car park, with 171 car park spaces, which was also designed by architects Ron Phillips and Alan Fitch.
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The second and current City Hall complex was built in the late 1950s on a 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft) plot of land on the newly
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This article is about the building "Hong Kong City Hall" offering municipal services. For the building housing the Hong Kong legislature, see
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and the piazza in front were conceived as a natural extension to promote the "freedom of movement and a sense of unlimited space".
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The most important civic function performed by City Hall was as a ceremonial location for the swearing in of successive
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around the world. Instead, it is a complex providing municipal services, including performing venues and libraries.
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at the cost of HK$ 20 million. With its clean lines and stark geometric forms, the new Hall is an example of the
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in 1977, and the International Arts Carnival in 1982 were hosted there. The conference room of the former
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Commemorative plaque dedicated to all those who defended Hong Kong between 1941-1945 at the entrance to
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Committee Rooms: two 40-seat committee rooms, each 35 square metres (380 sq ft) (7th floor)
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The second and current City Hall complex has two buildings, a garden and a three-storey car park.
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following their inauguration: The 24th to 28th Governors all swore their oaths of office there.
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Hong Kong's first City Hall, which existed from 1869 to 1933, occupied the current sites of the
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seafront, about 200 metres (660 ft) from the first generation building.
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Model of City Hall, with High Block, Lower Block and Garden in August 2013.
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The foundation stone laying ceremony took place on 25 February 1960 with
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Honour and Plaques to combat units who fought in Hong Kong during
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in 1969) began life there on the tenth and eleventh floors. The
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was opened in 2001; the Hong Kong art gallery (which became the
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Davies, Stephen (2014), "Achille-Antoine Hermitte (1840–70?)",
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Sea view from the City Hall High Block, in December 2005, with
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in the present-day Central after the establishment of the
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War memorial shrine in the memorial garden in July 2012
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is at the eastern end, with the following facilities:
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The memorial garden in the City Hall in February 2014
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City Hall: 30th anniversary. A platform for the arts
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Legislative Council Complex
Central Government Complex (Hong Kong)
22°16′57″N 114°9′41″E / 22.28250°N 114.16139°E / 22.28250; 114.16139

City hall
International Style
Central
Edinburgh Place
Hong Kong
Government of Hong Kong
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Declared Monument of Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Jyutping
A donkey
A trout
Statue Square
Chinese
Edinburgh Place
Central
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong
City of Victoria
Crown Colony of Hong Kong
Governor
Urban Council
city halls
Government's

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