Government House, Hong Kong

Government House
香港禮賓府
Government House, Hong Kong
Government House, Hong Kong is located in Hong Kong Island
Government House, Hong Kong
Location on Hong Kong Island
General information
Architectural styleColonial Renaissance and hybrid Imperial Crown Style
Town or cityCentral, Hong Kong
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Coordinates22°16′43.19″N 114°09′26.70″E / 22.2786639°N 114.1574167°E / 22.2786639; 114.1574167
Current tenantsJohn Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Construction started1851; 173 years ago (1851)
ClientGovernment of Hong Kong
OwnerGovernment of Hong Kong
LandlordGovernment of Hong Kong
Design and construction
Architect(s)Charles St George Cleverly
Government House, Hong Kong
The façade of the Government House
Traditional Chinese香港禮賓府
Simplified Chinese香港礼宾府
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng lǐbīnfǔ
Wade–GilesHsiāngkǎng lǐpīnfǔ
Yale RomanizationSyānggǎng lǐbīnfǔ
IPA[ɕjáŋkàŋ lìpínfù]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHeūng góng laíh bīn fú
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 lai5 bin1 fu2
IPACantonese pronunciation: [hœ́ŋkɔ̌ːŋ lɐ̬ipínfǔː]
Former name
Traditional Chinese督憲府
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDūk hun fú
JyutpingDuk1 hin3 fu2
Former name
Traditional Chinese香港總督府
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēung Góng júng dūk fú
JyutpingHoeng1 Gong2 zung2 duk1 fu2
Former name
Traditional Chinese港督府
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGóng dūk fú
JyutpingGong2 duk1 fu2

Government House, located on Government Hill in Central, Hong Kong, is the official residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. It was constructed in 1855 as a Colonial Renaissance-style building, but was significantly remodelled during the Japanese occupation, resulting in the current hybrid Japanese-neoclassical form.

Government House was the official residence of the Governor from 1855 to 1997, when the territory was under British rule. Of the 28 governors of Hong Kong, 25 used this building as their official residence.

Located between Upper Albert Road and Lower Albert Road, Mid-Levels, Central, Government House is on a 24,000-square-metre (5.9-acre) plot of land. Its front elevation faces south towards the Peak, while right below its northern part are the former Central Government Offices (currently the Justice Place).

Government House is a declared monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance.