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Old Wan Chai Police Station
舊灣仔警署
Wan Chai Police Station in 2017, facing Gloucester Road.
General information
Classification	Grade III Historic Building
Location	Wan Chai
Address	123 Gloucester Road
Country	Hong Kong
Completed	1932; 92 years ago (1932)
Relocated	2010; 14 years ago (2010)

Old Wan Chai Police Station, also known as No. 2 Police Station or Eastern Police Station, is a building located at No. 123 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

History

It was built in 1932 on land reclaimed under the Praya East Reclamation Scheme (1921–1929) and faced directly onto Victoria Harbour from the 1930s to the 1960s.

The police station was relocated to Arsenal House Lower Block at 1 Arsenal Street, Wan Chai, in 2010.

Conservation

Previously a Grade III Historic Building, the building became a Grade II Historic Building in December 2009. In 2011, the Development Bureau announced that the former Wan Chai Police Station cum Wan Chai Police Married Quarters site will be partly preserved and partly redeveloped for business and commercial uses.

See also

• Historic police buildings in Hong Kong

References

1. ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Old Wan Chai Police Station, No. 123 Gloucestor Road, Wan Chai
2. Press release: "Relocation of Report Room of Wan Chai Police Station", 18 November 2010
3. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
4. Press release: "Government announces 2011-12 Land Sale Programme", 24 February 2011

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22°16′45″N 114°10′31″E / 22.279248°N 114.175286°E / 22.279248; 114.175286 (Wan Chai Police Station)

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