Old Wan Chai Police Station
Old Wan Chai Police Station, also known as No. 2 Police Station or Eastern Police Station, is a building located at No. 123 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.[1]
Old Wan Chai Police Station | |
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舊灣仔警署 | |
Wan Chai Police Station in 2008, facing Gloucester Road. | |
General information | |
Classification | Grade III Historic Building |
Location | Wan Chai |
Address | 123 Gloucester Road |
Country | Hong Kong |
Completed | 1932 |
Relocated | 2010 |
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Traditional Chinese | 舊灣仔警署 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 旧湾仔警署 | ||||||||||||
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No. 2 Police Station | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 二號差館 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 二号差馆 | ||||||||||||
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History
It was built in 1932 on land reclaimed under the Praya East Reclamation Scheme (1921-1929) and faced directly onto Victoria Harbour from the 1930s to the 1960s.[1]
The police station was relocated to Arsenal House Lower Block at 1 Arsenal Street, Wan Chai, in 2010.[2]
Conservation
Previously a Grade III Historic Building, the building became a Grade II Historic Building in December 2009.[3] In 2011, the Development Bureau announced that the former Wan Chai Police Station cum Wan Chai Police Married Quarters site will be partly preserved and partly redeveloped for business and commercial uses.[4]
See also
- Historic police station buildings in Hong Kong
References
- Brief Information on Proposed Grade II Items. Item #356 Archived 2013-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Press release: "Relocation of Report Room of Wan Chai Police Station", November 18, 2010
- List of the Historic Buildings in Building Assessment (as of 23 November 2011) Archived 22 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Press release: "Government announces 2011-12 Land Sale Programme", February 24, 2011
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