the building, together with accommodation for Joseph Mallin of the Society. It was then used successively by the Education Department, the Victoria District Court (1965–1980), the Supreme Court (1980–1983), and the Government Information Services (starting from 1987). It has been used as the Court of Final Appeal since the inception of the Court at the time of the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, on 1 July 1997. On 7 September 2015, the court moved to the Old Supreme Court Building. Conservation The building was declared a monument on September 14, 1989. It was decided in 2011 that it would be made available for adaptive reuse after the relocation of the Court of Final Appeal to the Old Supreme Court Building. See also Béthanie, a building built in 1875 by the Paris Foreign Missions Society in Pok Fu Lam References External links GIS through the years Buildings and structures completed in 1917 Central, Hong Kong Declared monuments of Hong Kong Government buildings in Hong Kong Government Hill Landmarks in Hong Kong Official residences in Hong Kong 1917 establishments in Hong Kong