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Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, Hong Kong, with Government House in the foreground to the left

RIBA Ref No RIBA157318
Architect/DesignerFoster Associates
Cleverly, Charles St. George (1819-1897)
Fujimura, Seichi
Artist/PhotographerCharles, Martin (1940-2012)
CountryChina
CityHong Kong
Subject Date1985
Image Date1986
ViewExterior
StyleHigh-Tech
MediumTransparency
Library ReferenceMC Unreferenced
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoColour
CreditMartin Charles / RIBA Collections
SubjectGlass ; Public buildings ; Steel ; Government buildings ; Banks ; Skyscrapers
NOTES: The Government House was originally built 1855-1858 by Charles St. George Cleverly the second Surveyor General of Hong Kong. It was subsequently altered and added to in 1891 and in 1941-1945 during Japanese occupation, when the Japanese architect Seichi Fujimura added a tower and roof elements. See RIBA130296 for a black and white version of this image.
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