List of lost buildings and structures in Hong Kong

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The following list is of buildings and structures in Hong Kong that have been demolished or destroyed. Buildings are arranged by the historical period in which they were constructed.

First British era (1841-1945)

Name Year completed Year demolished Location Notes Photo
Dent's Fountain 1864 1933 In front of the old City Hall, present day HSBC Building Donated by Dent & Co. File:Beaconsfield1890.jpg
Hongkong Hotel 1868 1952 File:Hongkong hotel.jpg
City Hall 1869 1936 File:HK Cityhall1875.jpg
Beaconsfield Arcade 1878 1917 File:Beaconsfield1890.jpg
HSBC Building (second) 1886 1934 File:HSBC HQ 1901.jpg
Queen's College 1889 1948 File:Tcitp d131 queen's college.jpg
Peak Hotel 1890 1938 File:PeakHotel1930s.jpg
Central Market (second) 1895 1937 File:Old Central Market of 1895.jpg
Hong Kong Club (second) 1897 1981 4 Connaught Road, Central File:Tcitp d177 the hong kong club.jpg
Queen's Building 1899 1963 4-5 Connaught Road, Central Designed by Leigh and Orange. File:Queen's Building 1890s (Hong Kong).jpg
Mountain Lodge (second) 1900 1946 File:Peaksummerresidence.jpg
Alexandra Building 1904 1952
Marble Hall (Chater House) 1904 1953 File:Hong Kong-Admiralty House-1935.preview.jpg
Prince's Building 1904 1963 1 Des Voeux Road, Central Designed by Leigh and Orange. File:Prince's Building 1945-6.jpg
King's Building 1905 1958 11 Connaught Road, Central
The Fairview (Mok House) 1911 1963 41A Conduit Road Built for Mok Kon Sang. In 1951 became Foreign Correspondents' Club. Featured prominently in Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955).[1] File:41A Conduit Road Hongkong.jpg
General Post Office (second) 1911 1976 File:Post Office, Hong Kong.jpg
Kowloon Station 1916 1978 Designed by Arthur Benison Hubback. Clock tower preserved during demolition. File:KCR 1914.jpeg
Queen's Pier (first) 1925 1955 File:Queen's pier.gif
Central Fire Station 1926 1982
Lee Theatre 1927 1991
Gloucester Building 1931 1977 File:德輔道中 Des Voeux Road Central 告羅士打酒店 Gloucester Hotel (Gloucester Building), 1950s.jpg
HSBC Building (third) 1935 1978 File:HSBC 1936.jpg
Ho Tung Gardens 1937 2013 Designed by Palmer and Turner. Built on the site of C. D. Wilkinson's house "The Falls." File:Hotung gardens.jpg

Second British era (1945-1997)

Name Year completed Year demolished Location Notes Photo
Alexandra House 1952 1974
Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier 1957 2006 File:前中環天星碼頭及多層停車場 Former Central Star Ferry Pier and Car Park, 1957.jpg
Chartered Bank Building 1959 1986
Kai Tak Airport Terminal 1962 Opened 2 November 1962 by Sir Robert Black.
Union House 1962 1998 Later known as Swire House. Demolished to make way for the Chater House.
Beaconsfield House 1963 1995
Hong Kong Hilton 1963 1995 File:Hong Kong Hilton Hotel.jpg
P&O Building (fifth) 1965 1980
Connaught Building 1966 2008 55 Connaught Road, Central Later known as Crocodile House II. Demolished to make way for 50 Connaught Road.
Furama Hotel 1973 2001 File:Furama.jpg

See also

References

  1. "The Fairview, 41A Conduit Road (Former Mok Residence, later the FCC) [1911-c.1963] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong". gwulo.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.