Legislative Council Building

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  • Address
    Hong Kong Island, 8 Jackson Rd, Central
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Central (exit J1)

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The colonnaded and domed neoclassical building on the east side of Statue Square was once the old Supreme Court. Built in 1912 of granite quarried on Stonecutters Island, it has served as the seat of the Legislative Council (Legco) since 1985. Standing atop the pediment is a blindfolded statue of Themis, the Greek goddess of justice and natural law.

During WWII it was a headquarters of the Gendarmerie, the Japanese version of the Gestapo, and many people were executed here. Across Jackson Rd to the east is Chater Garden, which was a cricket pitch until 1975.