Government House, Hong Kong
| Government House (香港禮賓府) | |
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Government House, Hong Kong
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Colonial Renaissance and hybrid Japanese-neoclassical |
| Town or city | Central, |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°16′43.19″N 114°09′26.70″E / 22.2786639°N 114.1574167°ECoordinates: 22°16′43.19″N 114°09′26.70″E / 22.2786639°N 114.1574167°E |
| Current tenants | Leung Chun-ying, Chief Executive of Hong Kong |
| Construction started | 1851 |
| Client | Government of Hong Kong |
| Owner | Government of Hong Kong |
| Landlord | Government of Hong Kong |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Charles St George Cleverly |
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The façade of the Government House
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港禮賓府 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 香港礼宾府 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiānggǎng lǐbīnfǔ |
| Wade–Giles | Hsiāngkǎng lǐpīnfǔ |
| Yale Romanization | Syānggǎng lǐbīnfǔ |
| IPA | [ɕi̯áŋkàŋ lìpínfù] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Heūng góng laíh bīn fú |
| IPA | Cantonese pronunciation: [hœ́ŋkɔ̌ːŋ lɐ̬ipínfǔː] |
| Jyutping | Hoeng1 gong2 lai5 bin1 fu2 |
Government House (Chinese: 香港禮賓府; formerly 督憲府/香港總督府/港督府), located on Government Hill in the Central District of Hong Kong Island, is the official residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. The building was constructed in 1855 as a Colonial Renaissance style, but was significantly remodelled during 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 city was under British rule. 25 governors of Hong Kong, out of total 28, used this building as official residence.
Government House was designed by Charles St George Cleverly. Construction started in 1851, eight years after Hong Kong was declared a British colony, and took four years to complete. The first governor to live there was Sir John Bowring, the fourth governor of the territory. The last one was the last governor, Chris Patten.
During the Japanese occupation during World War II (1941–1945), it was occupied by the Japanese Military Governor. The form of the building changed to a hybrid Japanese/neoclassical image by Seichi Fujimura in 1944, primarily through the addition of a tower and roof elements.
Government House also housed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1855 to the 1930s. The Council used the ballroom from 1891 onward.
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