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The following list is of buildings and structures in Hong Kong that have been demolished or destroyed. Buildings are arranged by the historical period in which they were constructed.
| Name | Year completed | Year demolished | Location | Notes | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dent's Fountain | 1864 | 1933 | In front of the old City Hall, present day HSBC Building | Donated by Dent & Co. |  |
| Hongkong Hotel | 1868 | 1952 |  | ||
| City Hall | 1869 | 1936 |  | ||
| Beaconsfield Arcade | 1878 | 1917 | | ||
| HSBC Building (second) | 1886 | 1934 |  | ||
| Queen's College | 1889 | 1948 |  | ||
| Peak Hotel | 1890 | 1938 |  | ||
| Central Market (second) | 1895 | 1937 |  | ||
| Hong Kong Club (second) | 1897 | 1981 | 4 Connaught Road, Central |  | |
| Queen's Building | 1899 | 1963 | 4-5 Connaught Road, Central | Designed by Leigh and Orange. |  |
| Mountain Lodge (second) | 1900 | 1946 |  | ||
| Alexandra Building | 1904 | 1952 | |||
| Marble Hall (Chater House) | 1904 | 1953 |  | ||
| Prince's Building | 1904 | 1963 | 1 Des Voeux Road, Central | Designed by Leigh and Orange. |  |
| King's Building | 1905 | 1958 | 11 Connaught Road, Central | ||
| The Fairview (Mok House) | 1911 | 1963 | 41A Conduit Road | Built for Mok Kon Sang. In 1951 became Foreign Correspondents' Club. Featured prominently in Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955). [1] |  |
| General Post Office (second) | 1911 | 1976 |  | ||
| Kowloon Station | 1916 | 1978 | Designed by Arthur Benison Hubback. Clock tower preserved during demolition. |  | |
| Queen's Pier (first) | 1925 | 1955 |  | ||
| Central Fire Station | 1926 | 1982 | |||
| Lee Theatre | 1927 | 1991 | |||
| Gloucester Building | 1931 | 1977 |  | ||
| HSBC Building (third) | 1935 | 1978 |  | ||
| Ho Tung Gardens | 1937 | 2013 | Designed by Palmer and Turner. Built on the site of C. D. Wilkinson's house "The Falls." |  |
| Name | Year completed | Year demolished | Location | Notes | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra House | 1952 | 1974 | |||
| Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier | 1957 | 2006 |  | ||
| Chartered Bank Building | 1959 | 1986 | |||
| Kai Tak Airport Terminal | 1962 | Opened 2 November 1962 by Sir Robert Black. | |||
| Union House | 1962 | 1998 | Later known as Swire House. Demolished to make way for the Chater House. | ||
| Beaconsfield House | 1963 | 1995 | |||
| Hong Kong Hilton | 1963 | 1995 |  | ||
| P&O Building (fifth) | 1965 | 1980 | |||
| Connaught Building | 1966 | 2008 | 55 Connaught Road, Central | Later known as Crocodile House II. Demolished to make way for 50 Connaught Road. | |
| Furama Hotel | 1973 | 2001 |  |
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