Antiquities & Monuments Office – Declared Monument

Products Used:  Keim Soldalit Grob, Keim Soldalit ME

Keim Soldalit ME provides a high quality protective finish to the building as well as increased resistance to mould and fungal growth.  It is essential with older buildings that moisture is not trapped in the structure where it can cause damage.

History:  The oldest structure within the police station was built in 1864.  The dominant structures in the compound are the Barracks Block (constructed in 1864) and the Headquarters Block (completed in 1919). With a Neo-classical facade that overlooked a parade ground, the Barracks Block provided accommodation for single constables and both single and married sergeants.  A storey was added in 1906. The verandahs and ventilation grilles in the high ceilings are features that reflect the architectural adaptation to Hong Kong’s subtropical climate.

The Headquarters Block contained offices and officers’ rooms and Double-storey Doric order columns stand at the verandahs, while the letters ‘G’ and ‘R’ engraved in the centre of the building stand for George Rex, or King George V. 

The old Central Police Station Compound, the former Central Magistracy and the old Victoria Prison Compound form a unique cluster of buildings, which allow the historical development of the institutions for law and order in Hong Kong since the mid-19th century to be traced.