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The Hong Kong Club BuildingChinese: ???

The Hong Kong Club Building in 1928, Cenotaph in front
Information
Location
1 Jackson Road, Central, Hong Kong
Status
Destroyed
Groundbreaking
1895
Constructed
1895-1897
Opening
1897
Destroyed
1891
Use
clubhouse
Technical details
Floorcount
5
Owner
Hong Kong Club
The Hong Kong Club Building (Chinese: ???) was a renaissance-style building in between Chater Road and Connaught Road Central at the junction of Jackson Road, Central, Hong Kong. It was owned by the Hong Kong Club.
The Hong Kong Club Building, in its second incarnation, was known for being one of the last examples of renaissance architecture remaining in Hong Kong. The building was completed in 1897, and demolished in June 1981. It was replaced by a modern building of 25 storeys, in which the club occupies the podium of the building and 8 levels.
Contents
1 History
1.1 First generation
1.2 Second generation
1.2.1 Preservation campaign
1.3 Third generation
2 External links
3 References
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History
First generation

The Hong Kong Club Building in 1890, on the corner of D'Aguilar St and Queen's Road; Supreme Court opposite (right)
Founded in 1846, the Club's first premises were situated on the corner of D'Aguilar Street and Queen's Road.
The three-storey building was designed in a classic style. The cost of construction and furniture of ?15,000 was raised through an issue of ?100 shares.[1]
A chronicle article from 1847 said: "It is a handsome three-story building and with the out offices covers nearly the third of an acre of ground...
"The interior arrangements are very elegant and reflect great credit on the architect (Mr. S. Strachan) for whose design for the building a premium was awarded.... The entrance hall and grand staircase in the centre supported on fluted columns with capitals in the Corinthian order has a very noble effect..."[1]
In 1897, the club moved to more spacious accommodation next to the war memorial, on a sea-front plot of land created by the Central Praya reclamation.[1] The existing building was sold to A. S. Watson & Company, who initially rented it out to the short-lived New Club, a club for master mariners.[2]
Second generation

Hong Kong Club and Statue of Queen Victoria, c1905
On 16 February 1895, the Club was granted a 999 year lease on the site under which it had very few restrictions. Rent of $324 was paid annually to the Government.[3]
The club building was designed by Palmer & Turner,[4] and was completed in July 1897.
The club held a referendum in around 1974, when the members voted to retain the building and not to redevelop.[3] In 1977 and again in 1978, a demolition plan was rejected by members.[5] The club committee became increasingly alarmist with arguments to redevelop, including the assertion in 1978 that the building was a fire safety hazard; that, in November 1979, it made inflated claims that it would cost HK$25 million to renovate, and eventually won the day.[5]
In 1981, architects who designed the building but who lodged an application to demolish it were quoted as saying that the existing building was old, traditional and would fall to pieces if leaned on heavily. A spokesman said it would "come down like a pack of cards".[6]
Preservation campaign
In order to update the club facilities, the members had opted to have the building renovated at a cost of HK$20 million.[7] However, the parlous state of the club's finances tempted the club to explore options to redevelop the valuable site. In 1977, it was reportedly offered HK$200 million for the site by Wardley,[3] part of the Hong Kong Bank.
In around 1978, a campaign at all levels was mounted to save the 82 year-old building.
The Heritage Society also mounted a campaign to stop the demolition of the building. The building was declared a monument by the Antiquities Advisory Board late in 1980.[8] A petition was sent to the Executive Council.[9] On 16 September 1980, the Executive Council decided not to endorse the AAB's recommendation that the Club building be preserved as a monument, citing "unjustified cost to the community" - the cost to taxpayers would be HK$500 million[6]. The decision was denounced by conservationists as being influenced by "powerful vested interests" and against public opinion[10] The Hong Kong Conservancy Association also appealed to the then Governor Murray MacLehose not to undervalue its cultural importance and not to allow the decision to be taken purely on economic grounds. "If even the Government appears to value nothing but money, Hong Kong's youth cannot be expected to have higher standards,"...(and so on)

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