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Old Wan Chai Police Station

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Coordinates: 22°16′45″N 114°10′31″E / 22.279248°N 114.175286°E / 22.279248; 114.175286 (Wan Chai Police Station)
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Old Wan Chai Police Station
舊灣仔警署
Wan Chai Police Station in 2017, facing Gloucester Road.
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General information
ClassificationGrade III Historic Building
LocationWan Chai
Address123 Gloucester Road
CountryHong Kong
Completed1932; 92 years ago (1932)
Relocated2010; 14 years ago (2010)
Old Wan Chai Police Station
Traditional Chinese舊灣仔警署
Simplified Chinese旧湾仔警署
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiù Wān Zǎi Jǐngshǔ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGauh wāan jái gíng chyúh
JyutpingGau6 waan1 zai2 ging2 cyu5
No. 2 Police Station
Traditional Chinese二號差館
Simplified Chinese二号差馆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÈrhào Chāiguǎn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYíh houh chāai gún
JyutpingJi6 hou6 caai1 gun2
Wan Chai Police Station in 1932, facing onto Victoria Harbour.
View of the back of Wan Chai Police Station in May 2009, from Lockhart Road Public Library.

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]

History

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Old Wan Chai Police Station, No. 123 Gloucestor Road, Wan Chai
  2. ^ Press release: "Relocation of Report Room of Wan Chai Police Station", 18 November 2010
  3. ^ List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
  4. ^ Press release: "Government announces 2011-12 Land Sale Programme", 24 February 2011
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