Old Wan Chai Police Station | |
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舊灣仔警署 | |
General information | |
Classification | Grade III Historic Building |
Location | Wan Chai |
Address | 123 Gloucester Road |
Country | Hong Kong |
Completed | 1932 |
Relocated | 2010 |
Old Wan Chai Police Station | |||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 舊灣仔警署 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 旧湾仔警署 | ||||||||||||
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No. 2 Police Station | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 二號差館 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 二号差馆 | ||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
Wan Chai is situated at the western part of Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island,in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road to the east,Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to the south. The area north of Gloucester Road is often referred to as Wan Chai North.
Central is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern corner of the Central and Western District,on the north shore of Hong Kong Island,across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui,the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula. The area was the heart of Victoria City,although that name is rarely used today.
Chai Wan,formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣),lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District,and is a mosaic of industrial and residential areas. The population was 186,505 in 2001.
Admiralty is the eastern extension of the central business district on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern end of the Central and Western District,bordered by Wan Chai to the east and Victoria Harbour to the north.
San Po Kong is an area in New Kowloon in Hong Kong. It is largely industrial and partly residential. Administratively,it belongs to Wong Tai Sin District.
Harcourt Road is a major highway in Admiralty,Hong Kong,connecting Central and Wan Chai. It starts at Murray Road and ends at Arsenal Street. The road is 780 metres in length and has four lanes of traffic on either side. The section of Harcourt Road westbound between Rodney Street and Cotton Tree Drive features a frontage road.
Sai Wan,also known as Western district,or simply Western, is an area in Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong that corresponds to Sai Ying Pun,Shek Tong Tsui,Belcher Bay and Kennedy Town. However,Some Hong Kong people consider Kennedy Town as the only part of Sai Wan. It formed part of the City of Victoria. West Point,a former cape where major government structures in Sai Wan are close to,also used to refer to Sai Wan.
Gloucester Road is a major highway in Hong Kong. It is one of the few major roads in Hong Kong with service roads. It was named on 14 June 1929 after Prince Henry,Duke of Gloucester,to commemorate his visit to Hong Kong that year. The road is 2.2 kilometres in length and has a speed limit of 70 km/h.
The Island Eastern Corridor (IEC) is an expressway built along the northeastern shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It starts from Causeway Bay in the west and ends in Chai Wan in the east. It is mostly part of Route 4. The section between Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay consists mainly of viaducts built along Victoria Harbour.
Queen's Road East is a street in Wan Chai,in the north of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,connecting Admiralty in the west to Happy Valley in the east. Queen's Road East is one of the four sections of Queen's Road,and historically included Queensway.
Kennedy Road is a road in the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It is named after Arthur Kennedy,the seventh governor of Hong Kong.
Johnston Road is a major road in Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong.
The Old Wanchai Market Building was constructed in 1937. It is located at 264 Queen's Road East,at the Wan Chai Road crossing,opposite Stone Nullah Lane in Wan Chai,Hong Kong Island. It is a Grade III Historic Building.
Praya East Reclamation Scheme was a large scale land reclamation project in Colonial Hong Kong lasting from 1921 to 1931 under Sir Catchick Paul Chater.
The Hong Kong Police Headquarters or HKPHQ are located at 1 Arsenal Street,Wan Chai,on Hong Kong Island. It is the headquarters of the Hong Kong Police Force.
Amoy Street is a street in the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It connects Johnston Road in the north to Queen's Road East in the south. Amoy is an old name of the Chinese city of Xiamen. It has been described as "shy and retiring" by Time Out because it is a cul-de-sac with steps at one end.
Stone Nullah Lane is a one-way street in Wan Chai,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. Named after the water channel that until 1959 ran down its middle,it stretches from Lung On Street to Queen's Road East. The street is noted for its historical landmarks,most notably the Blue House and Wan Chai Pak Tai Temple.
Nam Koo Terrace is a Grade I Historic Building located at No. 55 Ship Street,Wan Chai,Hong Kong,popularly known as "The Wan Chai Haunted House". The building is currently owned by Hopewell Holdings,a large property development company based in 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. It is located at No. 11 Wan Tau Kok Lane,Tai Po,New Territories,Hong Kong,near the Old District Office North.
The Hung Shing Temple in Wan Chai,Hong Kong is one of the forty-two temples dedicated to Hung Shing in the Hong Kong.