The predecessor of the Hong Kong Legislative Council Building of the Supreme Court building, built by the Legislative Council on February 28, 1898 resolution, the building by the architect consultants Crown Agents of Ashley Anton Weibo (Aston Webb) and Inglis Bell (Ingress Bell) design. The building in 1900 to start construction in 1903 laid the foundation stone mason and due to the lack of suitable granite, engineering until 1912 to complete.

Once the Supreme Court has used the building and the legislature, the Japanese army was requisitioned as a military police headquarters in the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. With the Hong Kong Legislative Council moved situated Legislative Council Complex at Tamar October 2011, the building has been handed over to the judiciary to become the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal change is expected to put into service in mid-2015.

Legislative Council Building neo-classical architectural style, follow the example of the Roman and Greek architecture, supported by Ionic style columns and Doric columns, consisting of ground and first floors around the colonnade. Building design symbolizes order and fair, all the doors and windows distributed between the pillars, symmetry has caused. In order to adapt to the climate in Hong Kong, building ad hoc spacious balcony, enough to prevent direct sunlight penetration into the interior, to provide cooling.

Western kneading top of the building architectural features of the buildings in the central dome appearance accounted for the main position, double dome supported by steel truss and the internal structure is built on a square base made of granite, the four-terminal has a decoration minaret . The highest point of the dome on the top of the tower building, inlaid with bronze sculptures Tudor Crown is King Edward VII in 1902, Royal Crown adopted. Built north and south sides of the building has two Chinese-style pitched roof to two Chinese tile laying, in order to prevent leaks during the rainy season, the entire roof with carved teak gorgeous Chinese traditional T-shaped steel bracket and supporting bracket.

Statue Square facing the central part of the building built with porch pediments, and engraved with "Erected AD MDCCCCX" (1910 AD upright) inscription, on each side of the susceptor ring lettering in a "E" and "R", is an abbreviation for "Edward Rex", the symbolic building was built in the reign of King Edward VII. Frieze decorated the top of the British coat of arms for the royal coat decoration design: top left and bottom right of each engraved with three lions, England; a lion represents the top right of the Su Gelan; harp represents the lower left Ireland. Mostly from the coat of arms of England lion and unicorn Su Gelan, the top carved crown, engraved with the next highest ruler Ming speech "DIEU ET MON DROIT" (Dieu et mon droit). Leaning against the royal coat of arms on each side of one statue left for the truth of God's Al-te Asia statue, the right to the mercy of God Koehler door to mention that.

Pediment erected on top of a 2.7 m high, the Thai Gomez statue represents the righteous right hand statue holding the scales of justice on behalf of his left hand holding a symbol of power of the sword. The statue was blindfolded, a symbol of the spirit of law and impartiality and fairness.

Scenic Area Address: Western 8 Jackson Road, Hong Kong.

Car lines: tram 2,3,5,6 way to go.