Flagstaff Hill, Tai Po

Old Tai Po Police Station

Flagstaff Hill is a hill in Tai Po. It was the site of the British flag raising ceremony which marked the official British take-over of the New Territories.[1] on 16 April 1899,[2] after the British leased the New Territories in 1898. The Old Tai Po Police Station was built in 1899 at the site, It was the first police station and police headquarters in the New Territories.[1] It operated as a police station until the new district police station of Tai Po started its service in 1987.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Brief Information on Proposed Grade I Items, pp. 326-327
  2. ↑ Hase, Patrick H. (2008). The Six-Day War of 1899: Hong Kong in the Age of Imperialism. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. p. 85. ISBN 9789622098992.
  3. ↑ Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.164

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