Old Tai Po Police Station Explained

Old Tai Po Police Station
Native Name:舊大埔警署
Native Name Lang:zh-hant
Building Type:Police station
Location:Wan Tau Tong Hill, Tai Po, New Territories
Address:11 Wan Tau Kok Lane
Location Country:Hong Kong

The Old Tai Po Police Station is a former Hong Kong police station at the top of Tai Po Wan Tau Tong Hill.[1] It is located at No. 11 Wan Tau Kok Lane, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong, near the Old District Office North.[2]

History

The Old Tai Po Police Station was built in 1899, shortly after the British leased the New Territories in 1898. It was the first police station and police headquarters in the New Territories. It is said to have been built at the site of the British flag raising ceremony which marked the official British takeover of the New Territories. It operated as a police station until the new district police station of Tai Po started its service in 1987.[3]

Conservation

The Old Tai Po Police Station was listed as a Grade II historic building[4] from 1988 to 2021. In 2008, it was part of the seven buildings of Batch I of the Hong Kong Government's Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme[5] seeking adaptive reuse of government-owned historic buildings. The project was awarded by UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Awards in 2016 with honourable mention.[6] The Old Tai Po Police Station was declared a monument on 16 July 2021.

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Further reading

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.heritage.gov.hk/en/doc/Resource%20kit_Old_Tai_Po_Police_Station.pdf Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme: Old Tai Po Police Station Resource Kit
  2. http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/Brief_Information_on_proposed_Grade_I_Items.pdf Brief Information on Proposed Grade I Items, pp. 326-327
  3. http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/AAB_brief_info_en.pdf Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.164
  4. http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/historical.pdf List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 18 September 2009)
  5. http://www.heritage.gov.hk/en/rhbtp/buildings.htm Conserve and Revitalise Hong Kong Heritage: Batch I of Revitalisation Scheme
  6. Web site: 2016 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award Winners . 30 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161031025618/http://www.unescobkk.org/culture/heritage/awards/previous/2016/ . 31 October 2016 . dead .