Main building of lady may women's Association

The Helena may main building is located at 35 Garden Road, central, Hong Kong. Mrs. may women's Association is the first hostel club for European women in Hong Kong. The main building of the building was listed as a statutory historic site by the government in October 1993. The first headquarters of the Hong Kong Girl Scouts was also set up here. The Helena may institute for women (simplified as the Helena may in 1974) was formerly the young women's Christian Association (later known as Hong Kong Women's Institute) established in 1898. It provided dormitories for single European professional women. In the early days, it worked in beacon field arcade and Edward, a barrister Pollock) and the buildings in Queen's Road Central. Lady Helena may, the 15th governor of Hong Kong, initiated the construction of the building in 1913 at a land purchase cost of 3600 yuan, and donated 15000 yuan by Eli Kadoorie, Liu Zhubo, Chen Qiming, He Dong and he Gantang. The building was built in 1914 and officially completed on September 12, 1916. The rooftop was added in October 1937. The building was occupied by the Japanese army as a club and stable during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. The furniture in the building and the books in the library were completely lost. After the end of the Second World War, the building was temporarily requisitioned by the British army, and reopened in 1946 to provide accommodation for working women. The new wing was built in 1958. Since 1985, women of any nationality can stay. In 1993, the exterior of the main building was listed as a statutory historic site. It was stipulated that it would be open for one day every September and a charity fair would be held in October.

Main building of lady may women's Association

The main building of Mrs. may women's Association is located at 35 Garden Road, central, Hong Kong. The main building was listed as a statutory historic site by the government in October 1993.

history

Lady Helena may, the 15th governor of Hong Kong, initiated the construction of the women's Association building. The land purchase cost was 3600 yuan, and then donated 15000 yuan by Eli Kadoorie and he Gantang. The building was built in 1914 and officially opened on September 12, 1916. In the early days, the Helena may institute for women (simplified as the Helena may in 1974) provided dormitories for single European professional women. The building was occupied by the Japanese Army during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. The furniture in the building and the books in the library were completely lost. After the end of the Second World War, the building was temporarily requisitioned by the Hong Kong government and reopened in 1946 to provide accommodation for working women. Since 1985, women of any nationality can stay.

structure

Near the central terminus of the cable car at the top of Garden Road, the main building of Mrs. may women's Association on the south side of St. John's building is in the form of Victorian and Edward's classical Renaissance architecture. The building is three stories high, with a basement, 24 single and double rooms, which can provide accommodation services for 28 people. It also has a library (more than 25000 Books), reading room, classroom and other facilities. The main entrance is located in garden road. There are two pillars on both sides of the entrance. The capitals are neoclassical Ionic style. There are front porches on the ground floor and the front of the second floor.

Only the exterior of the main building of Mrs. May's women's Association is a statutory historic site, while the interior of the main building is only rated as a class II historical building. The maintenance expenses of the main building should be borne by the women's association itself. The association applied to the Development Council for subsidy for maintenance, and was approved with a grant of HK $600000 to replace the wall with water seepage.

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Central station or Admiralty Station of the mass transit railway. Walk up garden road to the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong, and then cross the road to the East.

Address: 35 Garden Road, central, Hong Kong

Longitude: 114.158537

Latitude: 22.277531

Tel. + 852-25226766

Ticket information: no ticket.