Sunday, September 28, 2008

Yau Ma Tei Police Station

Yau Ma Tei Police Station is a police station in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Its current buildings at the junction of Public Square Street and Canton Road was erected in 1925 after relocation from the junction of Public Square Street and Shanghai Street.

The colonial building is classified as "Grade III Historic Building" . Nevertheless, part of the structure is under threat from the proposed 4 lane Central Kowloon Route. The staff quarters, constructed in the 1960s, is not listed.

In the wake of growing conservationist sentiment following the demolition of the Star Ferry Pier in , lawmakers are threatening to block funding of the project.

Architecture Characteristic


There is a traditional portico on both sides of Canton Road and Public Square Street;it is the highlight of the police station building.

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