| Old City Hall | |
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舊香港大會堂 | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Old_City_Hall_HK.jpg) The 1869 City Hall, southern aspect, with Dent's Fountain at the middle. | |
| General information | |
| Country |  Hong Kong |
| Groundbreaking | 1866 |
| Opened | 28 June 1869 |
| Inaugurated | 2 November 1869 |
| Closed | 1933 |
| Demolished | 1947 |
| Owner | Hong Kong Government |
| Height | |
| Architectural | Renaissance |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Achille-Antoine Hermitte |
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| Traditional Chinese | 舊香港大會堂 | ||||||||
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Old City Hall, which existed from 1869 to 1933, was the first public multipurpose performance facility and cultural venue in the crown colony of Hong Kong. It housed a theatre, a library, a museum and assembly rooms. Despite its name, its function differed from a town hall in that it was used solely for community purposes and did not house any government offices.
Located on Queen's Road Central in Victoria, Hong Kong, it occupied the current sites of the HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building (partly) and the Bank of China Building.[1] It was designed by the French architect Achille-Antoine Hermitte and was opened by Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, in a ceremony on 28 June 1869.[2][3] The current site of the HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building was occupied in part by the old City Hall, and in part by the first and second generations of the HSBC building.
- ^ EIA: A survey report of Historical Buildings and Structures within the Project Area of the Central Reclamation Phase III, Chan Sui San Peter for the HK Government, February 2001
- ^ Davies 2014, p. 208.
- ^ Davies, Stephen (2014), "Achille-Antoine Hermitte (1840–70?)", Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch, 54, Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch: 206–208, JSTOR jroyaaisasocihkb.54.201