Former French Mission Building 前法国外方传道会大楼Qián Fǎguó Wàifāng Chuándàohuì Dàlóu

About Former French Mission Building

Built in 1917 by the French Society of Foreign Missions as its base in Hong Kong, this three-storey granite and red-brick building is Neo-classical, with a chapel in one corner whose cupola rises above the roof. It stands on Government Hill and served as the temporary headquarters of the provisional Hong Kong government immediately after the Second World War. The Court of Final Appeal sat here from 1997 to 2015, and the building is now used by law-related organisations.

How to get to Former French Mission Building

Only the exterior can be seen, from Battery Path, a short walk south-east of Central MTR station.

Nearby

• Victoria Peak 太平山顶 under 10 km
  Ride the 1888 funicular to the skyline view, then walk the Lugard Road loop
• Victoria Harbour 维多利亚港 under 10 km
  Glass towers and green hills around a harbour you can cross in ten minutes
• Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪 30 km
  A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride

Also within 20 km: St. John's Cathedral 圣约翰座堂 (under 10 km), Cheung Kong Center 长江集团中心 (under 10 km), Old Bank of China Building 旧中国银行大厦 (under 10 km), HSBC Main Building 汇丰总行大厦 (under 10 km), Old Supreme Court Building 旧最高法院大楼 (under 10 km), Bank of China Tower 中银大厦 (under 10 km).

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