Old Wan Chai Post Office

Do you know where is the oldest post office building in Hong Kong? The answer is right in front of your eyes, the Old Wanchai Post Office.

Dated way back in 1912 to 1913, the post was officially retaliate in 1915 and was ceased to operate in 1992 hence becoming a declared monument in 1990, the only historical monument in Wan Chai area.

According to legends, in the 1950s there used to be a “phantom postman” that would deliver inauspicious paper with nothing in it to the residents, with their specific name and address. People who receive the letter will face “cursed fate”, and within 7 days they will die. In order to deal with the “phantom postman”, the residents hired a mage called “玄真子”, and seal the spirits near the Hung Shing Temple.