Statue Square
Statue Square
皇后像廣場 | |
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| Public Square | |
| Former name(s): Royal Square | |
Statue Square in June 2008, looking south toward the HSBC building. | |
| Completion | 19th century |
| Location | Central, Hong Kong |
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| Traditional Chinese | 皇后像廣場 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 皇后像广场 | ||||||||||||
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Statue Square (Chinese: 皇后像廣場; lit. "Empress' Statue Square") is a public pedestrian square in Central, Hong Kong. Built entirely on reclaimed land at the end of the 19th century, Statue Square consists of two parts separated by Chater Road into a northern and a southern section. It is bordered by Connaught Road Central in the north and by Des Voeux Road Central in the south.
The name is a reference to the statues, mainly of British royalty, which stood on the square until the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. Today, the only statue on the square is the one of Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet, an early HSBC banker.