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Au Tau police station
Submitted by 80sKid. View the original image on Flickr.
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The National Archives UK
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Police Station
Au Tau

anyone able to work out where this is exactly?

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Tuesday, January 1, 1901
Gallery: 
1900s Hong Kong
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Submitted by philk on Wed, 2013-06-19 22:59.

I initially thought it was just a reference to Tai O, but the landscape is completely wrong (AFAIK). Back to the drawing board, sorry...

However,  found this reference in the AMO Brief Info doc (in reference to a nearby building called Kong Ha Wai):

As the police station at Au Tau was destroyed during the Japanese
Occupation, Kong Ha Wai became a temporary police station until 1953 when the new police station was founded.

Submitted by philk on Wed, 2013-06-19 23:17.

okay, I've had a bit of a looksee and I believe that this police station was located at the foot of Ho Hok Shan (on the right). This would put the station somewhere around where the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals CY Ma Memorial College now stands. Just a guess.

Submitted by 1314 on Thu, 2013-06-20 00:31.

The sum of HKD10,000 was included in the PWD estimates for the year 1899 to fund this edifice.

It was offered for sale on the 19.12 1940,realization unknown.

More details in HK Annual Reports.

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2013-06-20 04:55.

1930s Au Tau and Ping Shan Police Stations Map

Submitted by tngan on Thu, 2013-06-20 09:43.

Hi there,

Based on the photo, I believe the actual site might  be a bit beyond the present day school perimeter.  Remember the piece of land fenced off right next to it while we went past it during our outing to Ho Hok Shan last time?

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by Paul Christensen on Sun, 2020-08-30 08:32.

Wikipedia's page on Historic Police Buildings in HK  claims to have the exact coordinates pinpointing the site, which seems now to be occupied by the Yuen Long East branch of the HK Scouts.