North Kowloon Magistracy
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The North Kowloon Magistracy (北九龍裁判法院 / 北九龍裁判司署 before 1 July 1997) is a historic building and former Magistrate's Court located at No. 292, Tai Po Road, Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Location | 292 Tai Po Road, Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong |
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Owner | HKSAR Government |
Type | Magistrate's Court |
Opened | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) |
Closed | 3 January 2005; 19 years ago (2005-01-03) |
North Kowloon Magistracy | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 北九龍裁判法院 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 北九龙裁判法院 | ||||||||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 北九龍裁判司署 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 北九龙裁判司署 | ||||||||||||
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The building was erected in 1960 and served the community for over 44 years. The Magistracy used to handle cases in the Kowloon District, which covers Mong Kok, Sham Shui Po, Shek Kip Mei, Cheung Sha Wan and Ho Man Tin, and could be considered one of the busiest in Hong Kong.[1] It was closed in 2005 due to cost saving policy of the government and consolidation of magistracies from nine to six.[2] In February 2009, the government declared that the building would be converted into the Hong Kong campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design. It operated as the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) (Hong Kong) from September 2010 until 1 June 2020. The Government took over the historic building after the expiry of the tenancy on 1 August 2020.[3]