Court of Final Appeal Building

Court of Final Appeal Building
Court of Final Appeal Building
Traditional Chinese	終審法院大樓
Simplified Chinese	终审法院大楼
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngshěnfǎyuàn Dàlóu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Jūng sám faat yuhn daaih làuh
Jyutping	Zung1 sam2 faat3 jyun6 daai6 lau4
Old Supreme Court Building
Traditional Chinese	舊最高法院大樓
Simplified Chinese	旧最高法院大楼
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiù Zuìgāofǎyuàn Dàlóu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Gauh jeui gōu faat yuhn daaih làuh
Jyutping	Gau6 zeoi3 gou1 faat3 jyun6 daai6 lau4

Court of Final Appeal Building
Court of Final Appeal Building
終審法院大樓
	Court of Final Appeal Building
Former names	Supreme Court Building; Legislative Council Building
General information
Type	Court building
Architectural style	Neo-classical
Location	Hong Kong
Address	8 Jackson Road, Central
Coordinates	22°16′52″N 114°09′36″E / 22.280996°N 114.160116°E
Completed	15 January 1912
Opened	7 September 2015 (current use)
Renovated	2013–2015
Owner	Judiciary of Hong Kong
Dimensions
Diameter	70 m × 38 m (230 ft × 125 ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Sir Aston Webb ; Ingress Bell

On the south side [of Statue Square] stands the New Law Courts. It was designed in England, and the only feature of note is the inartistic roof. Like all buildings erected by the Government, the edifice has been in course of construction nearly 15 years, and is still not completed. All the granite used in the construction of this massive block of buildings is the product of the Island and the mainland.

—Picturesque Hong Kong: a handbook for travellers. Hong Kong: Tillotson & Sons. 1911. pp.67–68^[1]

The Court of Final Appeal Building, also known as the Old Supreme Court Building, is the home of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong. It housed the former Supreme Court from 1912 to 1983 and the Legislative Council from 1985 to 2011. It is located at 8 Jackson Road, in Central,^[2] along the eastern side of Statue Square, directly west of Chater Garden. As the Old Supreme Court, its exterior is one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong.

^ Picturesque Hong Kong: A Handbook for Travellers. Hong Kong: Printed by Tillotson & Sons. 1911.^{[permanent dead link]}
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[1] Picturesque Hong Kong: A Handbook for Travellers. Hong Kong: Printed by Tillotson & Sons. 1911.^{[permanent dead link]}

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