District Office (North), Tai Po

Government administration and land registration for the northern part of the New Territories

Function

• Magistrate’s Court (until 1961)
• District Office (1983)
• the Environmental Protection Department — Tai Po Branch Office (1998 - 2000)
• Law Ting Pong Scout Centre (Since 2002)

typical colonial-style structure

fine red bricks, with open verandahs and brick arches along its east and west elevations

antique fireplaces in the rooms are still well-preserved