Former Kowloon Magistracy

Facade of the former Kowloon Magistracy in Gascoigne Road.

The former Kowloon Magistracy (Chinese: 前南九龍裁判法院) is a historic building and former Magistrate's and District Court in Hong Kong, located at No. 38 Gascoigne Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon.

History

Constructed under the direction of [Director of Public Works (Hong Kong)|[Director of Public Works]] Richard McNeil Henderson in 1933,[1] the building housed a court handling minor criminal cases at magistrate's level. During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, it served as the Kowloon headquarters of the Kempeitai.[2] It later served as the Kowloon District Court which was renamed in 1957 the South Kowloon District Court. After the opening of the North Kowloon Magistracy in 1960, some cases were diverted there. The South Kowloon District Court remained in use as a district court until 1986 when it became the Judiciary Central File Repository. It has served as the Lands Tribunal (土地審裁處) since 1997 and accommodates five courts.[3]

The South Kowloon Magistracy moved to a building next door (36 Gascoigne Road) where it operated until final closure in 2000.[4]

Conservation

The former Kowloon Magistracy was listed as a Grade II historic building[5] in 1992[3] and upgraded to Grade I in 2009.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Tony Lam Chung Wai, Director of AGC Design Ltd. "100 Years Architects in Hong Kong 1841-1941" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Wordie, Jason (2007). Streets: Exploring Kowloon. Hong Kong University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-962-209-813-8.
  3. 1 2 Antiquities and Monuments Office: Brief Information on Proposed Grade I Items, pp. 240-241 Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "South Kowloon Magistracy will close down soon". HKSAR Government. 21 June 2000. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. ↑ List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 18 September 2009) Archived 9 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment (as of 27 December 2013)

Coordinates: 22°18′28″N 114°10′21″E / 22.3077°N 114.1726°E / 22.3077; 114.1726


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