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
舊灣仔警署
Wan Chai Police Station in 2008, facing Gloucester Road.
General information
ClassificationGrade III Historic Building
LocationWan Chai
Address123 Gloucester Road
CountryHong Kong
Completed1932
Relocated2010
Old Wan Chai Police Station
Traditional Chinese舊灣仔警署
Simplified Chinese旧湾仔警署
No. 2 Police Station
Traditional Chinese二號差館
Simplified Chinese二号差馆
Wan Chai Police Station in 1932, facing onto Victoria Harbour.
View of the back of Wan Chai Police Station in 2009, from Lockhart Road Public Library.

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
  1. Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Old Wan Chai Police Station, No. 123 Gloucestor Road, Wan Cha
  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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