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(Civil Service Newsletter, Nov2001, vol52) ¤¤¶¡¤º­¶       
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The Pheonix of Murray House

Civil Service Newsletter Editorial Board

ALONG the newly developed waterfront at Stanley, the Phoenix has risen: Murray House, Hong Kong's oldest colonial building has been resurrected - stone by stone, pillar by pillar - after laying in mothballs for 18 years, waiting for a new home.

The 158-year old building was put to rest in 1982 to make way for the new Bank of China building in Central. The building, then occupied by the Rating and Valuation Department, had fallen into a state of disrepair when part of its roof collapsed during a heavy rainstorm. In a joint effort with the Architectural Services Department and the Housing Authority, every stone and pillar was numbered, carefully chipped away and stored in a brick shed near Tai Tam reservoir.

The grand, colonnaded Victorian-style building, named after Sir George Murray, the Secretary for State for the Colonies between 1828 and 1830, was the administrative headquarters for the British Army. Facing the sea and adjacent to the Cricket Club, it was the forefront for Murray Barracks which was home for 200 army personnel.

During World War II, it was taken over by the Japanese army and used as its military police headquarters in 1944. The building was returned to the British Army in 1945 and used as an officers' mess until it was handed over to the Hong Kong government in 1961.

When doubts were raised about the structural stability of the building, the Antiquities Advisory Board declared it a monument worth preserving in 1978.

The demolition and reconstruction of a building became a new challenge for the Architectural Services Department. It had to consider how many stones and columns had to be kept in order to preserve the building as close to its original state, the demolition exercise itself, storage and the eventual rebuilding of the structure. With the Housing Authority number of sites for the new home were investigated in Central and Sai Kung. The Housing Authority indicated it should be part of the Ma Hang development project in Stanley, with a planned opening in 1992. But setbacks in the development put the opening back to 2000.

Reconstruction started in 1997; the area at the end of Stanley Main Street was cleared and the 4,000 granite stones and Doric and Ionic columns were set back in place according to their number sequence. A replica roof was made to simulate the original timber roof trusses and the eight chimneys on the rooftop came from another centuries-old building, the former mental hospital in High Street, Sai Ying Pun.

In front of the building is the original flagpole of MHS Tamer, the Royal Navy depot ship stationed in Hong Kong long before the Japanese invasion. The ship was scuttled by its crew during the Battle of Hong Kong.

Stone columns in the gardens of the building were taken from the redevelopment of Shanghai Street, Yaumatei as a further reminder of the cultural heritage of Hong Kong.

Local culture was taken into consideration when designing the restructuring of Murray House in Stanley. An unobstructed fung shui lane was preserved for the Tin Hau Temple to ensure its entrance has direct access to the seafront and a pair of stone lanterns accentuates the length of the lane from the temple.

The interior of Murray House is all new and the building now houses a wide selection of restaurants and shops for the tourist trade.

(Please also see photos at centre spread)


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Web Master's note: The centre spread has already been made into 4 trilingual (Chinese, English, Japanese ) display boards jointly by the Achitecture Dept and the HK Housing Authority, and set nicely at the Exhibition Lobby at the Ground Floor of the Murray House.

Read the detailed text of the Center Spread.

( Re-published here with kind permission , March 2002)

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