Declared Monuments in Hong Kong

The North Block and West Block of St. Joseph's College at 7 Kennedy Road, Hong Kong were declared historical monuments on 18 August 2000.

St. Joseph's College is a Roman Catholic missionary school and its forerunner, St. Saviour's College, was opened at Wellington Street in 1864 by the Roman Catholic Church. In 1875, six La Salle Brothers took over the school and renamed it as St. Joseph's College. In 1918, the college moved to the present site at 7 Kennedy Road, which had been previously occupied by the Club Germania. The Classroom Block, i.e. the present North Block, was opened in 1920 while the Science Block or the Chapel Block, i.e. the present West Block was opened in 1925. The North Block and West Block are currently the only existing pre-War buildings of the college. The former is a four-storey building flanked by two clock towers at both ends and has verandahs on one side whereas the latter is also a four-storey structure with a turret on top.