Red Brick Building

The Red Brick Building which is located in Yau Ma Tei, was built in 1895. Gones are the days when it was formerly the Engineer’s Office for the old Water Pumping Station on Shanghai Street. It is the oldest surviving building of a water pumping station under the Hong Kong Water Supplies Department. After the station ceased operation in 1911, various buildings in the complex were either demolished or converted for other purposes, with the exception of the Red Brick Building which was classified as a Grade 1 historic building by the Antiquities Advisory Board in 2000.
Its special features include the red brick façade, cast iron rainwater pipes, and arched verandahs.