The Helena May main building

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The Helena May main building
The Helena May main building

The Helena May main building (traditional Chinese: 梅夫人婦女會主樓) is a declared monument of Hong Kong and a membership club located in the Central district on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.[1] The present day building structure remains largely unchanged from its original building structure from 1914.

[edit] History

The building was built in 1914 and officially opened on September 12, 1916 by Lady May, daughter of Lieutenant General George Digby Barker, British Commanding Officer in China and Hong Kong from 1890 to 1895, as a respite for unaccompanied women arriving in Hong Kong.[2] Lady May eventually married Sir Francis Henry May, of no blood relation to herself, who would become Governor of Hong Kong in 1912.

During the Second World War, the building was occupied by Axis Japanese forces and later requisitioned by the Royal Air Force at the end of the war until 1947.[2]

In 1985, The Helena May started accepting the women of all nationalities as residents.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Declared Monuments in Hong Kong - Hong Kong Island: The Helena May. Antiquities and Monuments Office, Government of the Hong Kong SAR (2005-09-08). Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
  2. ^ a b A Short History of the Helena May 1916 - now. The Helena May. Retrieved on 2007-11-04.

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