List of the oldest buildings and structures in Hong Kong


The following is a list of the oldest buildings and structures in Hong Kong.

Before 1800

Although Hong Kong was sparsely populated prior to the arrival of the British, the area has a number of historic structures:
BuildingYear completedBuilderSourceLocation
Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum25-220ADSham Shui Po District
Tung Chung Fort1174–1189Tung Chung
Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay1266Sai Kung District
Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda15th centuryPing Shan
Tang Ancestral Hall14th centuryPing Shan
Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall16th centuryPing Shan
Sau Choi MansionPing Shan
Law Uk Folk Museum18th centuryChai Wan
Tung Lung Fort1719–1724Sai Kung District
Fan Lau Fort1729Lantau
Entrance Tower of Ma Wat WaiFanling
Kun Lung Gate Tower1744Fanling
Sam Tung Uk1786Tsuen Wan

19th century

Most of the buildings built during this period was by the British and mostly on Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula:
BuildingYear completedBuilderStyleSourceLocation
Yeung Hau Temple1811Ha Tsuen
Tung Chung Battery1817Tung Chung
Stanley Fort1840s?VictorianStanley
Victoria Barracks, Hong Kong1840s–1874VictorianCentral
Victoria Prison1841VictorianCentral
Murray House1844Major Aldrich and Lieutenant Collinson of the Royal EngineersClassicalre-located to Stanley from Central
Flagstaff House1846ColonialCentral
remains of the Kowloon Walled City and Yamen Building1847Kowloon
St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong1847Victorian GothicCentral
Bishop's House1848Tudor RevivalCentral
Government House, Hong Kong1855Charles St George CleverlyColonial / JapaneseCentral
Old Stanley Police Station1859VictorianStanley
University Hall 1861Tudor and GothicDouglas LapraikPok Fu Lam
Central Police Station – Barracks block1864ColonialCentral
Fat Tong Chau Old Chinese Customs Station1868Junk Island, Sai Kung
Cape D'Aguilar Lighthouse1875Cape D'Aguilar
Green Island Lighthouse Compound1875, 1905Green Island, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Observatory1883ColonialTsim Sha Tsui
Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound1884ColonialTsim Sha Tsui
Lei Yue Mun Fort1887Lei Yue Mun
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 1888Crawley and CompanyGothic RevivalMid-Levels
Old Dairy Farm Depot1892Danby & LeighEclectic architecturalCentral
Waglan Lighthouse1893
Old Stanley Police Station1899Tai Po

Early 20th century

BuildingYear completedBuilderStyleSourceLocation
Ohel Leah Synagogue1901–1902Colonial SephardicMid-levels
Former Kowloon British School1902VictorianTsim Sha Tsui
Gate Lodge1902–1904RenaissanceVictoria Peak
Old British Military Hospital1903Mid-Levels
Old Pathological Institute1905Mid-Levels
Western Market1906EdwardianCentral
St. Andrew's Church 1906Victorian-GothicTsim Sha Tsui
Old District Office North1907Tai Po
Signal Hill Tower1907Tsim Sha Tsui
Clock Tower, Hong Kong1910Greek-revivalTsim Sha Tsui
Central Police Station – HQ Block, Blocks A-D1910Central
University of Hong Kong Main Building1910–1912Leigh & OrangeMid-levels
Legislative Council Building1912Sir Aston WebbNeo-ClassicalCentral
Old Wan Chai Post Office1912–1913Greek-revivalWan Chai
Former Central Magistracy1913–1914Greek-revivalCentral
Elliot Hall, University of Hong Kong1914EdwardianMid-Levels
Ex-Commodore's House1914NeoclassicismCentral
Dr. Sun Yat-sen Museum1914Greek-revivalCentral
May Hall, University of Hong Kong1915EdwardianMid-Levels
The Main Building, The Helena May1916Central
Former French Mission Building1917NeoclassicalCentral
Hung Hing Ying Building, the University of Hong Kong1919Neoclassical
North Block of St. Joseph's College1920Central
Old Kowloon Fire Station1920Tsim Sha Tsui
Main Building at St. Stephen's Girls' College1923Mid-Levels
Pedder Building1923Central
Sham Shui Po Police Station1924Sham Shui Po
Central Police Station Stable Block1925Tsim Sha Tsui
West Block of St. Joseph's College1925Central
Yau Ma Tei Police Station1925Yau Ma Tei
The Church of Christ in China Hop Yat Church 合一堂1926Tsim Sha Tsui
The Peninsula Hong Kong1928Tsim Sha Tsui
Tang Chi Ngong Building, the University of Hong Kong1929
Diocesan Boys' School1929Mongkok/ Ho Man Tin
Fanling Lodge1934Public Works DepartmentMixedFanling
The Haw Par Mansion1935Chinese RenaissanceTai Hang
Tung Lin Kok Yuen1935Chinese RenaissanceHappy Valley
Morrison Building in Hoh Fuk Tong Centre1936Tuen Mun
King Yin Lei1937A.R. Fenton-RayenChinese RenaissanceMid-Levels
Holy Trinity Cathedral1937Chinese TraditionalKowloon City

Post-World War II

BuildingYear completedBuilderSourceLocation
Bank of China Building1952Central
City Hall, Hong Kong1962Central
Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier1957Central
Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier1957Tsim Sha Tsui
Queen's Pier1957Ron Phillips and Alan FitchCentral
Central Government Offices1957Central