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MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1987
FROM 1843 TO 1846, JOHNSTON'S
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HOUSE WAS OCCUPIED BY HONG KONG'S FIRST TWO GOVERNORS, SIR HENRY POTTINGER, AND SIR IT IS SAID OWING TO THE NOISE FROM THE ADJOINING MURRAY BARRACKS, SIR JOHN MOVED FROM JOHNSTON'S HOUSE INTO NEW ACCOMMODATION PUT UP BY THE MAGISTRATE, MR W. CAINE, ON THE SITE OF TODAY'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL. THE BUILDING THEN BECAME THE TERRITORY'S COURTHOUSE.
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FROM 1846 TO ITS DEMOLITION 70 YEARS LATER THE ORIGINAL BUILDING WAS IN TURN OCCUPIED BY TRADERS
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HEARD & COMPANY, THE FINANCIER, EMANUEL BELILIOS (WHO RENAMED THE BUILDING "BEACONSFIELD"), HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK JUNIOR STAFF MESS AND THE
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ON MAY 22, 1915, THE SITE WAS PURCHASED FROM BELILIOS BY THE MISSIONS ETRANGERES DE PARIS FOR $90,000 AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE FRECNCH MISSION BUILDING BEGAN THE FOLLOWING YEAR. ALTHOUGH COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE WAS LAID ON MARCH 24, 1917, THE BUILDING WAS FINALLY COMPLETED UNTIL 1919, WHEN IT BEGAN SERVICE AS ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE FOR THE ORGANISATION.
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JUST PRIOR TO THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION, IT WAS OFFERED то THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FOR TEMPORARY USE BY THE BROADCASTING AND EVACUATION DEPARTMENTS. AFTER THE WAR, IT WAS USED AS A HOSTEL SUBSEQUENTLY BEING BOUGHT BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR $2.8 MILLION AND CONVERTED TO OFFICES FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
IN FEBRUARY, 1968, IT WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE JUDICIARY WHICH USED IT TO HOUSE VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AND, FROM JULY. 1978, TO OCTOBER, 1984, THE SUPREME COURT. IT WAS THEN REVERTED ΤΟ VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT UNTIL LAST DECEMBER.
WAN CHAI DB TO DISCUSS GREEN PAPER
WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE GREEN PAPER ON THE 1987 REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THEY WILL ALSO DISCUSS WORKS PROGRAMME AND WILL MAKE SPECIAL STAMP ISSUES IN 1989.
THE FIVE-YEAR URBAN COUNCIL CAPITAL SUGGESTIONS FOR SUITABLE THEMES FOR
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