Old Wan Chai Police Station Explained

Old Wan Chai Police Station
Native Name:	舊灣仔警署
Native Name Lang:	zh-hant
Classification:	Grade III Historic Building
Location:	Wan Chai
Address:	123 Gloucester Road
Location Country:	Hong Kong

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

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 buildings in Hong Kong

References

22.2792°N 114.1753°W

Notes and References

1. [Antiquities Advisory Board]
2. http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201011/18/P201011180193.htm Press release: "Relocation of Report Room of Wan Chai Police Station", 18 November 2010
3. https://www.aab.gov.hk/form/AAB-SM-chi.pdf List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
4. http://www.devb.gov.hk/en/sdev/press/index_id_6452.html Press release: "Government announces 2011-12 Land Sale Programme", 24 February 2011