Pedder Building
Pedder Building at night
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| Location | Central, Hong Kong |
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| Owner | Tai Kee Leong Co. Ltd (elsewhere noted as Henry Fok Estates) |
| Type | Private commercial building |
| Opened | 1924 |
| Designated | 1981 |
The Pedder Building (traditional Chinese: 畢打行; simplified Chinese: 毕打行; pinyin: Bìdǎ Háng; Jyutping: bat1 daa1 haang4), located at No.12 Pedder Street, in Central, Hong Kong, is a historic commercial building built in the Beaux-Arts style. Built in 1923 (elsewhere noted as 1932), it is the last surviving pre-World War II building in Pedder Street.
It is listed as a "Grade II Historic Building".
Designed by Palmer and Turner Architects, the building was completed in 1924, the same year as its neighbours, the China Building (華人行) and the Queen's Theatre, and has always been let for commercial use. The building was originally owned by Mr. So Shek Chung, and passed to Mr. Ng Wah in 1926. In 1962 the property was sold to Tai Kee Leong Co. Ltd, owned by Fok Ying-tung. The building hosted the headquarters of Jebsen & Company from 1926 to 1992. This German import-export company was established in Hong Kong in 1895, since when it traded all kinds of foodstuffs and products in Asia, from duck feathers to the well-known Blue Girl beer.
The Pedder Building is listed as a "Grade II Historic Building" by the Hong Kong Antiquities and Monuments Office (grading awarded in 1981), and there are proposals to upgrade its status to Grade I.
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