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Central Police Station Wikipedia

Image:PoliceStation.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Central Police Station, Hong Kong
Image:Central Police Station vehicle entrance.JPG|thumb|250px|Looking into the Central Police Station from Hollywood Road.

The Central Police Station (????????????) is located at the eastern end of Hollywood Road, in Central, Hong Kong|Central, Hong Kong.

It was built in 1864, and other blocks were added between 1910 and 1925. Many police stations were built during this period due to the large number of people who moved to Hong Kong from mainland China and the corresponding increase in difficulty with maintaining law and order.

This main building, built in a classical style, has four storeys and a grey and blue colour scheme, with Doric order|Doric-style columns. With its long history and antiquated architectural style, the Central Police Station is one of the very last physical reminders of Colonial Hong Kong|Hong Kong's colonial heritage. In the past, the police station was used as the headquarters of the police; however, its importance declined when the new police headquarters was built in Wan Chai after World War II. Today it still functions as a police station, dormitory, and prison, and is used as both the Hong Kong Island Regional Police Headquarters and the Central District Police Headquarters.

However, the Central Police Station will have to face a reconstruction in the near future since the Government intends to convert the Police Station and the magistracy into modern food plazas, a museum and an art gallery. Victoria prison may also be converted into either a theatre or a museum. The renovated police station compound will then become a tourism|tourist destination with historical significance, a rarity amongst Hong Kong attractions.

The Central Police Station compound is a Declared monuments of Hong Kong|declared monument of Hong Kong.

Last Modified:   2005-11-04