Old Wan Chai Post Office | |
Native Name: | 舊灣仔郵政局 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Former Names: | Wan Chai Post Office |
Status: | Declared monument |
Address: | 221 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai |
Current Tenants: | Environmental Protection Department |
Est Completion: | 1912/1913 |
Opened Date: | 1 March 1915 |
Unit Count: | --> |
T: | 舊灣仔郵政局 |
S: | 旧湾仔邮政局 |
Y: | Gauh wāan jái yàuh jing guhk |
J: | Gau6 waan1 zai2 jau4 zing3 guk6 |
P: | Jiù Wān Zǎi Yóuzhèngjú |
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The Old Wan Chai Post Office is the oldest surviving post office building in Hong Kong.[1] It is situated at No. 221 Queen's Road East, at the junction with Wan Chai Gap Road.
The building was erected between 1912 and 1913, and opened on 1 March 1915 as the Wan Chai Post Office. It is not known whether the building was originally built and designed for such purpose. The post office ceased to operate in 1992, after having served the Wan Chai community continuously for 77 years.
The Old Wan Chai Post Office is an L-shaped building. It is a simple pitched-roof structure with attractive gable ends and mouldings.
The building is now operated by the Environmental Protection Department as an Environmental Resource Centre.
The Old Wan Chai Post Office became a declared monument on 18 May 1990.[2] It is the only building declared as a monument in the Wan Chai area.