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The HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building is located along its southern side. It stands at the location of the of the old City Hall (built 1869, demolished 1933). The Former Supreme Court Building, now housing the Legislative Council is located along the eastern side of the square.

The square was initially bordered by Victoria Harbour on its northern side, but following land reclamation, it is now separated from it by Edinburgh Place , which houses the Star Ferry pier, among others.

History

The square was built at the end of the 19th century. It derives its name from the fact that it originally contained the statues of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Edward VII and Sir Thomas Jackson , the chief manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank between 1876 and 1902. These statues, together with the two bronzeBronze is the traditional name for a broad range of alloys of copper, usually with zinc and tin but not limited to those metals. First used during the Bronze Age, to which it gave its name, bronze made tools, weapons and armor that were either harder or m lions in front of the HSBC building, were displaced to JapanJapan (, Nippon/Nihon literally "the origin of the sun") is a country in East Asia situated on a chain of islands east of the Asian continent on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. The largest of these islands are, from north to south, Hokkaido , Honsh to be melted by the occupying Japanese during World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough.

After the war all statues were brought back to Hong Kong. Sir Thomas Jackson's now stands roughly in the middle of the square, facing the Former Supreme Court Building. Queen Victoria's statue was placed in Victoria ParkVictoria Park is a public park in Hong Kong, named after Queen Victoria. It is located on Hong Kong Island, between Causeway Bay (west Wanchai district) and Tin Hau (east Eastern district), Victoria Harbour (north). Hong Kong Central Library stands on its. The two lions are now again in front of the HSBC building.

See also:

• List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong
• History of Hong KongThis article details the history of Hong Kong . Early history According to archaeological studies, human activity on Hong Kong dates back over five millennia. Excavated Neolithic artifacts suggest a difference from northern Chinese Stone-Age cultures, inc