Editing Prince's Building (section)

==First generation==
The first Prince's Building was a four-storey [[Renaissance architecture]] building in 1904 on land created from the [[Praya Reclamation Scheme|Chater reclamation]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gwulo.com/node/2640?page=1|title=Prince's Building (1st generation) &#91;1904-1962&#93; &#124; Gwulo: Old Hong Kong}}</ref> located directly south of [[Queen's Building]], completed in 1899. The building was designed by [[Leigh & Orange]]<ref name="Colonization2">{{cite journal |date= 2006-05-30|title= From British Colonization to Japanese Invasion|journal= HKIA Journal|issue= 45: 50 years of Hong Kong Institute of Architects|pages= 47|url= http://www.hkia.net/en/pdf/journal/journal_issue45_03.pdf}}</ref> and had similarities with the [[Hong Kong Club Building]] built in 1897. It was replaced by the present building in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Hongkong-Land-Holdings-Limited-Company-History.html|title = History of Hongkong Land Holdings Limited – FundingUniverse}}</ref>

The first building housed several bank and law firm offices including:
* [[Yokohama Specie Bank]]
* [[Bank of Taiwan]]
* [[Banque de l'Indochine]]
* [[Deacons]]
* [[Johnson Stokes & Master]]