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Over the past few years I have been taking part in a project on the history of the Hong Kong Judiciary from 1841 to the present, which we hope will result in the publication of a book in the next year or so. Now that the documentary research is nearly complete, we are looking for historical photographs and other images to use as illustrations.
A brief history of the Court Houses of Hongkong might be given here. We find in the old chronicles that building of a Court House on the site of the present Masonic Hall in Zetland Street was commenced in 1841 It was not until three years later (a matter for complaint at the time) that a Supreme Court was opened in premises in Wellington Street on October 1, 1844, the event being accompanied by the customary pomp and ceremony.
A brief history of the Court Houses of Hongkong might be given here. We find in the old chronicles that building of a Court House on the site of the present Masonic Hall in Zetland Street was commenced in 1841 It was not until three years later (a matter for complaint at the time) that a Supreme Court was opened in premises in Wellington Street on October 1, 1844, the event being accompanied by the customary pomp and ceremony.
Hong Kong Telegraph November 12th 1903
Heritage Assessment of the Former Fanlling Magistracy can be viewed here
Position is approximate.
Its role as the Magistracy was replaced by a new Magistracy building to the northeast, which opened some time in 1845-46.
This older building wasn't demolished, but underwent some conversion work. It is shown on later maps marked "Debtor's Prison".
This building replaced an earlier Magistracy building a short distance away to the south-west, see: http://gwulo.com/node/16097
Completion date is a guess, based on this information from the EPD report:
"Reports of Her Majesty's Colonial Possessions" - 1848
Court house was occupied.
In the photo below, the Court House is center with the columns.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/QRC_court_1880.jpg
