Statue Square

The name of the square is directly related to the statues of the British royal family, once located on it. They stood there until the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. Currently, only a monument to Sir Thomas Jackson, HSBC banker, can be seen here.

The square was built at the end of the XIX century. Originally there was only a bronze statue of Queen Victoria, erected to commemorate her anniversary in 1887, as evidenced by the name of the square in Chinese.

The remaining statues were installed a little later. The monuments of Prince Albert and Edward VII were added in 1902, and the statue of Sir Thomas Jackson in 1906. They were all moved to Japan to be melted. After the war, statues of Sir Thomas Jackson and Queen Victoria were brought back to Hong Kong. The latter is in Victoria Park.

Since the 1980s, gathering at Statue Square on Sunday has become a tradition for thousands of Filipino housekeepers. The same thing happens in Victoria Park.