Main Building, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam

The Main Building, the oldest structure in the University of Hong Kong, was a gift from Sir H.N. Mody and designed by Messrs Leigh & Orange. Built between 1910 and 1912, it comprised originally of two courtyards conceived in the Post-Renaissance Style in red brick and granite. The main elevation is articulated by four turrets with a central clock tower (a gift from Sir Paul Chater in 1930). Two courtyards were added in the south in 1952 and one floor in the end block in 1958. It was originally used as classrooms and laboratories for the Faculty of Medicine and Engineering and is now home of various departments within the Arts Faculty. The central Great Hall is named after Mr. Loke Yew, a benefactor of the University in its early years. It became a declared monument in 1984.