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Historic police buildings in Hong Kong

Several police buildings in Hong Kong are listed as historic monuments. While some of them are still serving their initial purpose, most of them have been decommissioned and have been redeveloped or are awaiting redevelopment.

Historic police stations edit

Historic police stations include:

Name Photographs Location Notes/References
Old Stanley Police Station
 
22°13′06″N 114°12′47″E / 22.21831°N 114.213121°E / 22.21831; 114.213121 (Old Stanley Police Station) Built in 1859, a declared monument. Now used as a Wellcome supermarket.
Central Police Station
 
22°16′54″N 114°09′15″E / 22.28174°N 114.154196°E / 22.28174; 114.154196 (Central Police Station, Hong Kong) Built in 1864, a declared monument
Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound
 
22°17′44″N 114°10′12″E / 22.295479°N 114.169994°E / 22.295479; 114.169994 (Former Marine Police Headquarters) Built in 1884. Now a heritage hotel with food and beverage outlets, and retail facilities. A declared monument.
Peak Police Station No. 92 Peak Road, The Peak.

22°15′52″N 114°09′19″E / 22.264395°N 114.155172°E / 22.264395; 114.155172 (Peak Police Station)

Built in 1886. A Grade III Historic Building.
Old Aberdeen Police Station
 
No. 116 Aberdeen Main Road, Aberdeen.

22°14′52″N 114°09′25″E / 22.247691°N 114.156827°E / 22.247691; 114.156827 (Old Aberdeen Police Station)

Built in 1891. A Grade II Historic Building.
Old Tai Po Police Station
 
22°26′47″N 114°10′11″E / 22.446422°N 114.169735°E / 22.446422; 114.169735 (Old Tai Po Police Station) Built in 1899. A declared monument.
Old Ping Shan Police Station [zh]
 
22°26′47″N 114°10′11″E / 22.446422°N 114.169735°E / 22.446422; 114.169735 [1] Built in 1899. Now used as the Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery cum Heritage Trail Visitors Centre. A Grade II Historic Building.
Former Tiu Keng Leng Police Station aka. Rennie's Mill Police Station
(舊調景嶺警署)
 
No. 160 Po Lam Road South, Tiu Keng Leng

22°18′33″N 114°15′05″E / 22.309155°N 114.251407°E / 22.309155; 114.251407 (Old Tiu Keng Leng Police Station)

Built in 1900. Closed in 1941. Since 1999, it was partially used by the Po Yin Fat Yuen, a monastery founded in 1956, after the original monastery building was torn down with the clearance of the nearby squatter area in 1996. Its function as a monastery ceased in 2015.[1]
Old Tai O Police Station
 
22°15′12″N 113°51′13″E / 22.25322°N 113.853686°E / 22.25322; 113.853686 (Old Tai O Police Station) Built in 1902, a Grade III Historic Building. Converted into a boutique hotel.
Old Sheung Shui Police Station
(舊上水警署)
 
22°30′30″N 114°07′32″E / 22.508248°N 114.125432°E / 22.508248; 114.125432 (Old Sheung Shui Police Station) Built in 1902. Now housing a Junior Police Corps (JPC) Club House. It is a Grade III historic building.
Cheung Chau Police Station
(長洲警署)
 
No. 4 Police Station Path, Cheung Chau.

22°12′29″N 114°01′50″E / 22.208184°N 114.030602°E / 22.208184; 114.030602 (Cheung Chau Police Station)

Built in 1913. A Grade II Historic Building. Still used as a police station.
Lok Ma Chau Police Station
 
No. 100 Lok Ma Chau Road, Lok Ma Chau.

22°30′42″N 114°04′49″E / 22.511544°N 114.080218°E / 22.511544; 114.080218 (Lok Ma Chau Police Station)

Built in 1915. A Grade II Historic Building. Still used as a police station.
Yau Ma Tei Police Station
 
22°18′35″N 114°10′07″E / 22.309676°N 114.168704°E / 22.309676; 114.168704 (Yau Ma Tei Police Station) Built in 1922, a Grade III Historic Building, closed and relocated in 2016
Sham Shui Po Police Station
 
22°19′48″N 114°09′33″E / 22.329986°N 114.159088°E / 22.329986; 114.159088 (Sham Shui Po Police Station) Built in 1924, a Grade III Historic Building
Former Sha Tin Police Station
 
No. 102 Sha Tin Tau Village

22°22′27″N 114°11′16″E / 22.374062°N 114.187841°E / 22.374062; 114.187841 (Former Sha Tin Police Station)

Built around 1924. Converted into the High Rock Christian Camp in 1980.[2] A Grade II Historic Building.
Old Kowloon Police Headquarters

(舊九龍警察總部)

 
22°19′28″N 114°10′08″E / 22.324525°N 114.168835°E / 22.324525; 114.168835 (Old Kowloon Police Headquarters) Built in 1925. Now part of the Mong Kok Police Station. Grade II Historic Building.[3]
Wan Chai Police Station
 
22°16′45″N 114°10′31″E / 22.279248°N 114.175286°E / 22.279248; 114.175286 (Wan Chai Police Station) Built in 1932. A Grade III Historic Building.
Old Upper Levels Police Station
 
No. 1F High Street, Sai Ying Pun.

22°17′08″N 114°08′43″E / 22.285441°N 114.145261°E / 22.285441; 114.145261 (Old Upper Levels Police Station)

Built in 1934-1935. It was later used as the Crime Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters. Now part of the David Trench Rehabilitation Centre. A Grade III Historic Building.
Ta Kwu Ling Police Station
 
Ping Che Road, Ta Kwu Ling.

22°32′27″N 114°08′56″E / 22.540853°N 114.148764°E / 22.540853; 114.148764 (Ta Kwu Ling Police Station)

Built in 1937. Still used as a police station. A Grade III Historic Building.
Former Wan Chai Gap Police Station
 
22°16′04″N 114°10′09″E / 22.26765°N 114.169197°E / 22.26765; 114.169197 (Former Wan Chai Gap Police Station) Built in 1939. Now housing the Hong Kong Police Museum.
Former Lau Fau Shan Police Station
 
Lau Fau Shan.22°28′09″N 113°59′02″E / 22.469035°N 113.983795°E / 22.469035; 113.983795 (Lau Fau Shan Police Station) Built in 1962. Used until 2002.[4] Awaiting adaptive reuse. It has been proposed to be converted into a restaurant with exhibition space to reminisce the history of the oyster farming industry of Lau Fau Shan.[5] A Grade III Historic Building.

Demolished police stations edit

Name Photographs Location Notes/References
Old Sha Tin Police Station
 
Tung Lo Wan Hill Road, Sha Tin District

22°22′46″N 114°10′50″E / 22.379503°N 114.1805391°E / 22.379503; 114.1805391 (Old Sha Tin Police Station)

Demolished.

Built in 1950 and demolished in 2004. After being decommissioned as a police station, it housed the Regional Continuation Training Centre.[6] It is now the site of The Great Hill private housing estate.[7]

Au Tau Police Station
 
Au Tau, Yuen Long District

22°26′36″N 114°02′43″E / 22.4434°N 114.0453°E / 22.4434; 114.0453 (Au Tau Police Station)

Demolished.

Built in 1900 and demolished in 1942.[8]

Starling Inlet Police Station
 
Sha Tau Kok, North District

22°32′15″N 114°12′40″E / 22.537557°N 114.211044°E / 22.537557; 114.211044 (Starling Inlet Police Station)

Demolished.

Built in 1899 and demolished in 1942. The Sha Tau Kok Police Station now occupies the site.[9]

Historic police quarters edit

Name Photographs Location Notes/References
Old Police Bungalow
 
Nos. 173 and 175 Kwong Fuk Road, Tai Po

22°26′51″N 114°10′12″E / 22.447477°N 114.169924°E / 22.447477; 114.169924 (Old Police Bungalow)

Built in 1909. The bungalow was the residence of four single police officers at the time when it was built. It is a Grade II historic building.
Hollywood Road Police R & F Married Quarters
 
No. 35 Aberdeen Street, Central.

22°17′00″N 114°09′07″E / 22.283406°N 114.151819°E / 22.283406; 114.151819 (Hollywood Road Police R & F Married Quarters)

Built in 1951.[10]

MacIntosh Forts edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Lau, Stuart (23 November 2012). "Memories of a haven for Nationalists". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  2. ^ High Rock Centre: Former's High Rock and Today's High Rock
  3. ^ List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment (as of 27 December 2013)
  4. ^ Lau Fau Shan Police Station at gwulo.com
  5. ^ Ng, June (Mar 25, 2010). "Fishy Business". HK Magazine.
  6. ^ Item for Public Works Subcommittee of Finance Committee, 17 April 2002
  7. ^
  8. ^ Former Au Tau Police Station (1900-1942) at gwulo.com
  9. ^ Former Starling Inlet Police Station (1899-1942) at gwulo.com
  10. ^ Consultancy for Heritage Impact Assessment for Transformation of the Former Police Married Quarters Site on Hollywood Road into a Creative Industries Landmark. Volume 1 - Built Heritage Impact Assessment. Architectural Services Department. March 2011

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Several police buildings in Hong Kong are listed as historic monuments While some of them are still serving their initial purpose most of them have been decommissioned and have been redeveloped or are awaiting redevelopment Contents 1 Historic police stations 2 Demolished police stations 3 Historic police quarters 4 MacIntosh Forts 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistoric police stations editHistoric police stations include Name Photographs Location Notes References Old Stanley Police Station nbsp 22 13 06 N 114 12 47 E 22 21831 N 114 213121 E 22 21831 114 213121 Old Stanley Police Station Built in 1859 a declared monument Now used as a Wellcome supermarket Central Police Station nbsp 22 16 54 N 114 09 15 E 22 28174 N 114 154196 E 22 28174 114 154196 Central Police Station Hong Kong Built in 1864 a declared monument Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound nbsp 22 17 44 N 114 10 12 E 22 295479 N 114 169994 E 22 295479 114 169994 Former Marine Police Headquarters Built in 1884 Now a heritage hotel with food and beverage outlets and retail facilities A declared monument Peak Police Station No 92 Peak Road The Peak 22 15 52 N 114 09 19 E 22 264395 N 114 155172 E 22 264395 114 155172 Peak Police Station Built in 1886 A Grade III Historic Building Old Aberdeen Police Station nbsp No 116 Aberdeen Main Road Aberdeen 22 14 52 N 114 09 25 E 22 247691 N 114 156827 E 22 247691 114 156827 Old Aberdeen Police Station Built in 1891 A Grade II Historic Building Old Tai Po Police Station nbsp 22 26 47 N 114 10 11 E 22 446422 N 114 169735 E 22 446422 114 169735 Old Tai Po Police Station Built in 1899 A declared monument Old Ping Shan Police Station zh nbsp 22 26 47 N 114 10 11 E 22 446422 N 114 169735 E 22 446422 114 169735 1 Built in 1899 Now used as the Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery cum Heritage Trail Visitors Centre A Grade II Historic Building Former Tiu Keng Leng Police Station aka Rennie s Mill Police Station 舊調景嶺警署 nbsp No 160 Po Lam Road South Tiu Keng Leng 22 18 33 N 114 15 05 E 22 309155 N 114 251407 E 22 309155 114 251407 Old Tiu Keng Leng Police Station Built in 1900 Closed in 1941 Since 1999 it was partially used by the Po Yin Fat Yuen a monastery founded in 1956 after the original monastery building was torn down with the clearance of the nearby squatter area in 1996 Its function as a monastery ceased in 2015 1 Old Tai O Police Station nbsp 22 15 12 N 113 51 13 E 22 25322 N 113 853686 E 22 25322 113 853686 Old Tai O Police Station Built in 1902 a Grade III Historic Building Converted into a boutique hotel Old Sheung Shui Police Station 舊上水警署 nbsp 22 30 30 N 114 07 32 E 22 508248 N 114 125432 E 22 508248 114 125432 Old Sheung Shui Police Station Built in 1902 Now housing a Junior Police Corps JPC Club House It is a Grade III historic building Cheung Chau Police Station 長洲警署 nbsp No 4 Police Station Path Cheung Chau 22 12 29 N 114 01 50 E 22 208184 N 114 030602 E 22 208184 114 030602 Cheung Chau Police Station Built in 1913 A Grade II Historic Building Still used as a police station Lok Ma Chau Police Station nbsp No 100 Lok Ma Chau Road Lok Ma Chau 22 30 42 N 114 04 49 E 22 511544 N 114 080218 E 22 511544 114 080218 Lok Ma Chau Police Station Built in 1915 A Grade II Historic Building Still used as a police station Yau Ma Tei Police Station nbsp 22 18 35 N 114 10 07 E 22 309676 N 114 168704 E 22 309676 114 168704 Yau Ma Tei Police Station Built in 1922 a Grade III Historic Building closed and relocated in 2016 Sham Shui Po Police Station nbsp 22 19 48 N 114 09 33 E 22 329986 N 114 159088 E 22 329986 114 159088 Sham Shui Po Police Station Built in 1924 a Grade III Historic Building Former Sha Tin Police Station nbsp No 102 Sha Tin Tau Village 22 22 27 N 114 11 16 E 22 374062 N 114 187841 E 22 374062 114 187841 Former Sha Tin Police Station Built around 1924 Converted into the High Rock Christian Camp in 1980 2 A Grade II Historic Building Old Kowloon Police Headquarters 舊九龍警察總部 nbsp 22 19 28 N 114 10 08 E 22 324525 N 114 168835 E 22 324525 114 168835 Old Kowloon Police Headquarters Built in 1925 Now part of the Mong Kok Police Station Grade II Historic Building 3 Wan Chai Police Station nbsp 22 16 45 N 114 10 31 E 22 279248 N 114 175286 E 22 279248 114 175286 Wan Chai Police Station Built in 1932 A Grade III Historic Building Old Upper Levels Police Station nbsp No 1F High Street Sai Ying Pun 22 17 08 N 114 08 43 E 22 285441 N 114 145261 E 22 285441 114 145261 Old Upper Levels Police Station 2 Built in 1934 1935 It was later used as the Crime Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters Now part of the David Trench Rehabilitation Centre A Grade III Historic Building Ta Kwu Ling Police Station nbsp Ping Che Road Ta Kwu Ling 22 32 27 N 114 08 56 E 22 540853 N 114 148764 E 22 540853 114 148764 Ta Kwu Ling Police Station Built in 1937 Still used as a police station A Grade III Historic Building Former Wan Chai Gap Police Station nbsp 22 16 04 N 114 10 09 E 22 26765 N 114 169197 E 22 26765 114 169197 Former Wan Chai Gap Police Station Built in 1939 Now housing the Hong Kong Police Museum Former Lau Fau Shan Police Station nbsp Lau Fau Shan 22 28 09 N 113 59 02 E 22 469035 N 113 983795 E 22 469035 113 983795 Lau Fau Shan Police Station Built in 1962 Used until 2002 4 Awaiting adaptive reuse It has been proposed to be converted into a restaurant with exhibition space to reminisce the history of the oyster farming industry of Lau Fau Shan 5 A Grade III Historic Building Demolished police stations editName Photographs Location Notes References Old Sha Tin Police Station nbsp Tung Lo Wan Hill Road Sha Tin District 22 22 46 N 114 10 50 E 22 379503 N 114 1805391 E 22 379503 114 1805391 Old Sha Tin Police Station Demolished Built in 1950 and demolished in 2004 After being decommissioned as a police station it housed the Regional Continuation Training Centre 6 It is now the site of The Great Hill private housing estate 7 Au Tau Police Station nbsp Au Tau Yuen Long District 22 26 36 N 114 02 43 E 22 4434 N 114 0453 E 22 4434 114 0453 Au Tau Police Station Demolished Built in 1900 and demolished in 1942 8 Starling Inlet Police Station nbsp Sha Tau Kok North District 22 32 15 N 114 12 40 E 22 537557 N 114 211044 E 22 537557 114 211044 Starling Inlet Police Station Demolished Built in 1899 and demolished in 1942 The Sha Tau Kok Police Station now occupies the site 9 Historic police quarters editName Photographs Location Notes References Old Police Bungalow nbsp Nos 173 and 175 Kwong Fuk Road Tai Po 22 26 51 N 114 10 12 E 22 447477 N 114 169924 E 22 447477 114 169924 Old Police Bungalow Built in 1909 The bungalow was the residence of four single police officers at the time when it was built It is a Grade II historic building Hollywood Road Police R amp F Married Quarters nbsp No 35 Aberdeen Street Central 22 17 00 N 114 09 07 E 22 283406 N 114 151819 E 22 283406 114 151819 Hollywood Road Police R amp F Married Quarters Built in 1951 10 MacIntosh Forts editMain article MacIntosh FortsSee also edit nbsp 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