Site of former Royal Building
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This building ran the length of Ice House Street between Des Voeux Road C. and Chater Road. It was on the west side of the street. Part of Alexandra House now occupies this site.
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1915
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1915
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1915
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1930
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1950
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I've found these bits on the
I've found these bits on the Internet:
King Edward Hotel - 3 Des Voeux Road (entrance on the corner of Ice House and Des Voeux - big fire in 1929)
Chung Tin Building - 5 Des Voeux Road (address from in a court case)
There was an alleyway between the King Edward Hotel and Alexandra Building. The top floor of the adjoining Savoy hotel, was gutted in the fire. (newspaper hotel fire story 11 March 1929)
In 1952 the, Alexandra Building, Royal Building and Chung Tin Building — were demolished and the 13-storey Alexandra House was erected
(Hong Kong Land 1889/1989)