Old Stanley Police Station

Southern District tour

Old Stanley Police Station

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong

Created By: hkbu

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Old Stanley Police Station​

  • Located at No. 88, Stanley Villae Road​

  • It was built in 1859.​

  • It is one of the six earliest police stations and the only one preserved today.​

  • Changing of use​

->Maintain the local public security ​

-> The Japanese army requisitioned it ​

-> In 1974, the police station moved out of it​

->From 1993 to 2022, this station was activated to be different purposes like runnig supermar​

Architectural style​

  • Fusion of East and West​

There are western vaulted ceilings, long columns and Chinese tiled roofs​

  • Preserve artifacts of historical value like fireplaces​

Current Old stanley police station​

From 2002 to 2022, Wellcome and ParknShop successively rented it to be a supermarket​

  • Some people think that it successfully revitalizes this vacant cultural relic​

  • Some people think that it depreciated the value of cultural relics​

This point of interest is part of the tour: Southern District tour


 

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