Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
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Date closed / demolished
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The club moved here from their previous building on Queen's Road.
Notes from Wikipedia:
- The club building was designed by Palmer & Turner, and was completed in July 1897.
- The Victorian building was demolished in June 1981.
Later place(s) at this location
Photos that show this Place
1896
1896
1897
Comments
Hong Kong Club
The Hong kong Club, situated on the New Praya, overlooking the harbour to the North, and the Cricket Ground to the South, is a magnificent edifice of five stories. It is designed in the later Italian style of Architecture, surmounted by three lightly constructed cupolas, which contribute to relieve the proportions of the main building, at the same time producing a very pretty and finished effect. Perfect in its arrangements, it provides every accommodation and amusement that can possibly be conceived as necessary or desirable in such an institution.
Source: The Tourist's Guide to Hong Kong, with short trips to the Mainland of China … (1897) by HURLEY, R. C.
June 1897
"Most of the scaffolding of the new Club has been removed and it is now possible to obtain a clear view of this handsome structure, which will be an adornment to the colony. It is expected to be ready for occupation in June."
Source: Hong Kong Daily Press, page 2, 28th April 1897
1897 Hong Kong Club (2nd Generation)
Today (28 July) the members of the Hong Kong Club take possession of their magnificent pile of buildings recently erected on the sea frontage......... See Hong Kong Weekly Press dated 29 July 1897