| 1894 - 1897 | A committee in Hong Kong considers ideas for relocating the Supreme Court and government offices to a site on the Central Reclamation, then under formation. The government in London appoints Aston Webb and E. Ingress Bell, leading British architects, to draw up plans. |
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| 1898 | Webb and Bell produce preliminary drawings, which, with later modifications, form the basis of the design for the building. |
| 1900 - 1903 | The foundations are constructed by the contractor Chan A Tong. |
| 1903 | Governor Sir Henry Blake, accompanied by Chief Justice Sir William Goodman, lays the foundation stone in a ceremony on 12 November. |
| 1903 - 1912 | Construction of the superstructure by Chan A Tong. |
| 1912 | Governor Sir Frederick Lugard and Chief Justice Sir Francis Piggott formally open the building at a ceremony on 15 January. |
| 1912 - 1941 | Used as the Supreme Court and offices of the Attorney General and Crown Solicitor. |
| 1942 - 1945 | Headquarters of the Kempeitai (Military Police) during Japanese occupation. |
| 1945 - 1978 | Used as the Supreme Court and, at various times, also by the Tenancy Tribunal, the Victoria District Court, and the Legal Department. |
| 1978 | Movements in the foundations caused by the construction of the Mass Transit Railway nearby produces cracks in the building. The Supreme Court is evacuated in July and relocated to the former French Mission Building, the former Central Magistracy and the old Fire Brigade Building. |
| 1982 - 1984 | The Supreme Court reoccupies the building before moving into the new Supreme Court building on Queensway in July 1984. |
| 1984 | The exterior of the building was declared a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap.53). |
| 1985 - 2011 | Used as the Legislative Council Chamber and associated facilities. |
| 2015 onwards | Home of the Court of Final Appeal. |