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Island House is a historical building located on Island House Lane, Yuen Chau Tsai (), Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Island House
/ref> Island House served as the residence for the first British Police Magistrate appointed in 1898. It was also the official residence of the North District Officer and the residences of District Commissioners for the New Territories. Island House had been resided in by a total of 15 District Commissioners since 1949. The last resident of the Island House was Sir David Akers-Jones, who became the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong in 1985. Since then, the house has become the Island House Conservation Studies Centre () after it was passed to the custodianship of WWF HK. To increase public understanding and participation in biodiversity monitoring WWF Hong Kong have been increasingly getting involved in
Virtual tour of Island HouseFilm Service Office
Declared monuments of Hong Kong Tai Po Official residences in Hong Kong Houses completed in 1905 1905 establishments in the British Empire {{HongKong-geo-stub
Island House is a historical building located on Island House Lane, Yuen Chau Tsai (), Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.
History
Built in 1906, Antiquities and Monuments Office. Declared Monuments in Hong KongIsland House
/ref> Island House served as the residence for the first British Police Magistrate appointed in 1898. It was also the official residence of the North District Officer and the residences of District Commissioners for the New Territories. Island House had been resided in by a total of 15 District Commissioners since 1949. The last resident of the Island House was Sir David Akers-Jones, who became the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong in 1985. Since then, the house has become the Island House Conservation Studies Centre () after it was passed to the custodianship of WWF HK. To increase public understanding and participation in biodiversity monitoring WWF Hong Kong have been increasingly getting involved in
Citizen Science
Citizen science (CS) (similar to community science, crowd science, crowd-sourced science, civic science, participatory monitoring, or volunteer monitoring) is scientific research conducted with participation from the public (who are sometimes re ...
, incorporating iNaturalist and the City Nature Challenge activities into their sites across Hong Kong including Island House.
Conservation
Island House is one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong since 1983.References
External links
Virtual tour of Island House
Declared monuments of Hong Kong Tai Po Official residences in Hong Kong Houses completed in 1905 1905 establishments in the British Empire {{HongKong-geo-stub