Historic police buildings in Hong Kong

Several police buildings in Hong Kong are listed as historic monuments. While some of them are still serving their initial purpose, most of them have been decommissioned and have been redeveloped or are awaiting redevelopment.

Historic police stations

Historic police stations include:

Name Photographs Location Notes/References
Old Stanley Police Station
22°13′06″N 114°12′47″E / 22.21831°N 114.213121°E / 22.21831; 114.213121 (Old Stanley Police Station) Built in 1859, a declared monument. Now used as a Wellcome supermarket.
Central Police Station
22°16′54″N 114°09′15″E / 22.28174°N 114.154196°E / 22.28174; 114.154196 (Central Police Station, Hong Kong) Built in 1864, a declared monument
Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound
22°17′44″N 114°10′12″E / 22.295479°N 114.169994°E / 22.295479; 114.169994 (Former Marine Police Headquarters) Built in 1884. Now a heritage hotel with food and beverage outlets, and retail facilities. A declared monument.
Peak Police Station No. 92 Peak Road, The Peak.

22°15′52″N 114°09′19″E / 22.264395°N 114.155172°E / 22.264395; 114.155172 (Peak Police Station)

Built in 1886. A Grade III Historic Building.
Old Aberdeen Police Station
No. 116 Aberdeen Main Road, Aberdeen.

22°14′52″N 114°09′25″E / 22.247691°N 114.156827°E / 22.247691; 114.156827 (Old Aberdeen Police Station)

Built in 1891. A Grade II Historic Building.
Old Tai Po Police Station
22°26′47″N 114°10′11″E / 22.446422°N 114.169735°E / 22.446422; 114.169735 (Old Tai Po Police Station) Built in 1899. A Grade II Historic Building.
Old Ping Shan Police Station
22°26′47″N 114°10′11″E / 22.446422°N 114.169735°E / 22.446422; 114.169735 Built in 1899. Now used as the Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery cum Heritage Trail Visitors Centre. A Grade II Historic Building.
Old Tiu Keng Leng Police Station aka. Rennie's Mill Police Station
Tiu Keng Leng

22°18′33″N 114°15′05″E / 22.309155°N 114.251407°E / 22.309155; 114.251407 (Old Tiu Keng Leng Police Station)

Built in 1900. Closed in 1941. Now partially used as a Buddhist temple.[1]

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Old Tai O Police Station
22°15′12″N 113°51′13″E / 22.25322°N 113.853686°E / 22.25322; 113.853686 (Old Tai O Police Station) Built in 1902, a Grade III Historic Building. Converted into a boutique hotel.
Old Sheung Shui Police Station
22°30′30″N 114°07′32″E / 22.508248°N 114.125432°E / 22.508248; 114.125432 (Old Sheung Shui Police Station) Built in 1902. Now housing a Junior Police Corps (JPC) Club House. It is a Grade III historic building.
Cheung Chau Police Station
No. 4 Police Station Path, Cheung Chau.

22°12′29″N 114°01′50″E / 22.208184°N 114.030602°E / 22.208184; 114.030602 (Cheung Chau Police Station)

Built in 1913. A Grade II Historic Building. Still used as a police station.
Lok Ma Chau Police Station
No. 100 Lok Ma Chau Road, Lok Ma Chau.

22°30′42″N 114°04′49″E / 22.511544°N 114.080218°E / 22.511544; 114.080218 (Lok Ma Chau Police Station)

Built in 1915. A Grade II Historic Building. Still used as a police station.
Yau Ma Tei Police Station
22°18′35″N 114°10′07″E / 22.309676°N 114.168704°E / 22.309676; 114.168704 (Yau Ma Tei Police Station) Built in 1922, a Grade III Historic Building
Sham Shui Po Police Station
22°19′48″N 114°09′33″E / 22.329986°N 114.159088°E / 22.329986; 114.159088 (Sham Shui Po Police Station) Built in 1924, a Grade III Historic Building
Former Sha Tin Police Station
No. 102 Sha Tin Tau Village

22°22′27″N 114°11′16″E / 22.374062°N 114.187841°E / 22.374062; 114.187841 (Former Sha Tin Police Station)

Built around 1924. Converted into the High Rock Christian Camp. A Grade III Historic Building.

Another "Old Shatin Police Station" was built in 1950 and demolished in 2004 at Tung Lo Wan Hill Road. It is now the site of The Great Hill private housing estate.[2]

Old Kowloon Police Headquarters

(舊九龍警察總部)

22°19′28″N 114°10′08″E / 22.324525°N 114.168835°E / 22.324525; 114.168835 (Old Kowloon Police Headquarters) Built in 1925. Now part of the Mong Kok Police Station. Grade II Historic Building.[3]
Wan Chai Police Station
22°16′45″N 114°10′31″E / 22.279248°N 114.175286°E / 22.279248; 114.175286 (Wan Chai Police Station) Built in 1932. A Grade III Historic Building.
Old Upper Levels Police Station
No. 1F High Street, Sai Ying Pun.

22°17′08″N 114°08′43″E / 22.285441°N 114.145261°E / 22.285441; 114.145261 (Old Upper Levels Police Station)

Built in 1934-1935. It was later used as the Crime Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters. Now part of the David Trench Rehabilitation Centre. A Grade III Historic Building.
Ta Kwu Ling Police Station Ping Che Road, Ta Kwu Ling.

22°32′27″N 114°08′56″E / 22.540853°N 114.148764°E / 22.540853; 114.148764 (Ta Kwu Ling Police Station)

Built in 1937. Still used as a police station. A Grade III Historic Building.
Former Wan Chai Gap Police Station
22°16′04″N 114°10′09″E / 22.26765°N 114.169197°E / 22.26765; 114.169197 (Former Wan Chai Gap Police Station) Built in 1939. Now housing the Hong Kong Police Museum.
Former Lau Fau Shan Police Station
Lau Fau Shan.22°28′09″N 113°59′02″E / 22.469035°N 113.983795°E / 22.469035; 113.983795 (Lau Fau Shan Police Station) Built in 1962. Used until 2002.[4] Awaiting adaptive reuse. It has been proposed to be converted into a restaurant with exhibition space to reminisce the history of the oyster farming industry of Lau Fau Shan.[5]

Historic police quarters

Name Photographs Location Notes/References
Old Police Bungalow
Nos. 173 and 175 Kwong Fuk Road, Tai Po

22°26′51″N 114°10′12″E / 22.447477°N 114.169924°E / 22.447477; 114.169924 (Old Police Bungalow)

Built in 1909. The bungalow was the residence of four single police officers at the time when it was built. It is a Grade II historic building.
Hollywood Road Police R & F Married Quarters
No. 35 Aberdeen Street, Central.

22°17′00″N 114°09′07″E / 22.283406°N 114.151819°E / 22.283406; 114.151819 (Hollywood Road Police R & F Married Quarters)

Built in 1951.[6]

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