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Lui
Seng
Chun
is
a
Grade
I
historic
building
situated
at
the
Lai
Chi
Kok
Road
and
Tong
Mi
junction
in
Mong
Kong.
This
is
a
pre-war
era
shophouse
(Tong
Lau)
that
is
a
blend
of
Western
and
Chinese
architectural
style,
a
popular
way
of
designing
buildings
during
the
first
half
of
the
20th
century.
The
building
was
constructed
in
1931
by
the
Mr.
Lui
Leung,
one
of
the
founders
of
our
local
KMB
Bus
company
(1933),
for
his
family
and
to
conduct
business.
What
you
see
is
a
delightful
curved
facade
with
each
floor
having
its
own
balcony.
The
ground
floor
pillars
and
urn
shaped
balustrade
on
the
second
and
third
floor
are
also
unique.
It
appears
that
the
building
was
used
as
a
traditional
shophouse
until
Mr.
Lui
Leung
died
in
1944.
In
later
years,
it
was
let
out
to
tailors
and
was
eventually
deserted
in
the
1980s.
The
Liu
family
then
donated
the
property
to
the
Antiquities
and
Monuments
Office
of
the
HK
Government
in
2000
where
it
was
given
historic
grade
status
(2003),
ensuring
its
preservation
and
protection
from
sale
or
demolition.
Since
2012
it
has
been
repurposed
under
a
conservation
initiative
and
is
now
being
put
to
use
by
Hong
Kong
Baptist
University
School
of
Chinese
Medicine.
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