Hong Kong City Hall

22°16′57″N 114°9′41″E / 22.28250°N 114.16139°E / 22.28250; 114.16139

Hong Kong City Hall
香港大會堂
Hong Kong City Hall in 2017
General information
Type	City hall
Architectural style	International Style
Location	Central
Address	5 Edinburgh Place
Country	Hong Kong
Groundbreaking	25 February 1960; 64 years ago (1960-02-25)
Completed	2 March 1962; 62 years ago (1962-03-02)
Owner	Government of Hong Kong
Landlord	Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Technical details
Material	Steel & concrete
Grounds	10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Gordon Brown Ronald Phillips Alan Fitch
Declared Monument of Hong Kong
Designated	20 May 2022; 2 years ago (2022-05-20)
Reference no.	132

City Hall High Block north façade in 2012.

City Hall High Block south façade, viewed from Statue Square in 2004.

Hong Kong City Hall (Chinese: 香港大會堂) is a building located at Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

In the 19th century, the British founded City of Victoria in the present-day Central after the establishment of the Crown Colony of Hong Kong. The Crown Colony (including City of Victoria) was governed by a Governor and Urban Council, there was no mayor or city council, therefore, the City Hall does not hold the offices of a city government, unlike most city halls around the world. Instead, it is a complex providing municipal services, including performing venues and libraries.

The City Hall is managed by the Government's Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The Urban Council (UrbCo) managed the City Hall (through the Urban Services Department) and held its meetings there prior to its dissolution in December 1999. Prior to its dissolution the UrbCo served as the municipal council for Hong Kong Island and Kowloon (including New Kowloon). The UrbCo had its meeting chamber in the Low Block of the City Hall.