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The building is a popular place for Chinese Wedding Photographs . HISTORY Flagstaff House, which was called Headquarter House until 1932, was completed in 1846 and initially served as the military headquarters office and residence of the Commander of the British forces in Hong Kong. It was occupied by Japan ese troops during World War II , and was thereafter again the Commander's residence until 1978, when the Commander moved to a purpose built house on Barker Road. In 1979 it was handed over, as part of Victoria Barracks, to the Hong Kong Government. MUSEUM OF TEA WARE In 1984 , the Flagstaff House was converted into the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a branch Museum of the Hong Kong Museum Of Art . The museum specializes in the collection, study and display of Tea Ware , including many examples of the Yixing Teapot , from China 's Jiangsu Province. A new wing, the K.S. Lo Gallery, was added in 1995 . It is named after a local collector, which made a donation to the city in the 1970s . This donation now constitutes the core of the museum's collection. The new gallery contains a collection of Ceramics and Chinese Seal s. SEE ALSO
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