Block of European Flats known as Peking Buildings, 4-12 Hankow Road [1933-????]

Background

K. I. L. 413 was a large site bounded by Nathan Road on the east, Hankow Road on the west, Peking Road on the north and Middle Road on the south. 

In the 1890s, Victoria View Terrace occupied the northern section of the lot. See here. By 1923, the Kowloon Hotel had occupied the southern portion. 

With the demolition of Victoria View in December 1928, construction plans were made to build European flats and shops known as "Peking Buildings" on Nathan, Hankow and Peking Roads.

Building work on the Nathan Road side of the lot began first. The 1930 Report of the Director of Public Works confirmed 5 European houses (5 shops and 15 flats) on K. I. L. 413, R.P., Nathan Road on 23-31 Nathan Road were completed. 

See: Airlie Hotel on 23-25 Nathan Road and Block of European Flats known as Peking Building, 27-31 Nathan Road

Completion of Peking Buildings, 43-49 Peking Road and 4-12 Hankow Road 

The buildings on both roads were completed circa 1933 as seen in "To Let" advertisements that appeared in the local newspapers in the same year. 

The blocks of European flats on Peking Road can be viewed here

Demolition of Peking Buildings, 4-12 Hankow Road between 1961-1965

In sequence of completion, the following new buildings were built:

1. Hanchung Mansion in1962
2. Keystone House in 1964
3. Rattan House in 1965
4. Metropole Building, TST in 1966

Source

1. Report of the Director of Public Works for 1930
2. "Peking Buildings" in local newspapers 1930-1933
3. 1938 Street Index of Hankow Road. See: https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/1j92g755s#?c=&m=&s=&cv=434&xywh=-395%2C95%2C2049%2C948