The Old South Kowloon District Court (前南九龍裁判法院) is a historic building and former Magistrate's Court

Magistrates' Court (Hong Kong)

Magistrates' courts in Hong Kong are presided over by 'Permanent' and 'Special' Magistrates. Permanent Magistrates are professionally qualified. They come from barristers or solicitors...

 in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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, located at No. 38 Gascoigne Road

Gascoigne Road

Gascoigne Road is a main road in Kowloon, Hong Kong, going through the head of King's Park and leading vehicles from West Kowloon to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, name after William Julius Gascoigne....

, Yau Ma Tei

Yau Ma Tei

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, Kowloon

Kowloon

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History

Initially known as the Kowloon Magistracy, the building was constructed in 1936 to handle minor criminal cases at magistrate's level. It was renamed South Kowloon District Court in 1957. After the opening of the North Kowloon Magistracy

North Kowloon Magistracy

The North Kowloon Magistracy is a historic building and former Magistrate's Court located at No. 292, Tai Po Road, Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon, Hong Kong....

 in 1960, some cases were diverted there. The South Kowloon District Court remained in use as a district court until 1986 when it became the Judiciary Central File Repository. It has served as the Lands Tribunal (土地審裁處) since 1997, and it is now the only Lands Tribunal in Hong Kong.

Conservation

The Old South Kowloon District Court is listed as a Grade II historic building since 1992.