Old South Kowloon District Court

Facade of the Old South Kowloon District Court in Gascoigne Road.

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

History

Initially known as the Kowloon Magistracy, the building was constructed in 1936 to handle minor criminal cases at magistrate's level. During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the building served as the Kowloon headquarters of the Kempeitai.[1] It was renamed South Kowloon District Court in 1957. 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.[2]

Conservation

The Old South Kowloon District Court was listed as a Grade II historic building[3] in 1992.[2] It was listed as a Grade I historic building in 2009.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Wordie, Jason (2007). Streets: Exploring Kowloon. Hong Kong University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-962-209-813-8.
  2. 1 2 Antiquities and Monuments Office: Brief Information on Proposed Grade I Items, pp. 240-241
  3. ↑ List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 18 September 2009)
  4. ↑ 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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