Wan Chai Gap Police Station (coombe road) [1910- ]
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Submitted by Iloveoldhk on Fri, 2016-06-17 11:31
Current condition:
Unknown
Date Place completed:
c.1910-11-30 (Month is approximate)
This police station was constructed in 1911. It became the police mueseum in 1988.
It has a significant number of exhbits. Most notably the head of the 'Sheung Shui Tiger,' which was shot in Hong Kong after killing a policeman. It also details Hong Kong's crime history and has hundreds of roatating artifacts.
Photos that show this place
 1991 |
 1995 |
 2018 |
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On year of completion
Thank you Iloveoldhk for the post of the Police Museum.
There is no doubt that the museum was originally Wan Chai Gap Sub-station.
I just wonder when this station was built. Any documentary proof that it was built in 1911?
I have found some information from the HKU library, stating the Department of Public Works invited tender on 1939-02-09; and the tender was awarded to Massrs Sang Lee & Co, gazetted on 1939-05-05 (Please leave me e-mail so that I can send you the 'proof').
Therefore the date of completion of this sub-station couldn't be earlier than these dates? Or the year 1911 was the 'prototype' of the station?
Please shed light on this, thank you!
Not Sure
I am not sure where I exactly got that information 4 plus years ago. Could be incorrect although it must have come from some source, I would think the government website at the time. It is definitely in the pre-WW2 period just by appearance although 1939 would not suprise me.